A.F.C. Leopards
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| Full name | All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ingwe (The Leopards) | ||
| Founded | 12 March 1964 | ||
| Ground | Nyayo National Stadium Nairobi, Kenya |
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| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Allan Kasavuli |
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| Head coach |  Ivan Minnaert |
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| League | Kenyan Premier League | ||
| 2015 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards and commonly known as simply AFC, Leopards or Ingwe (Script error: No such module "Language with name/for".), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964. With 13 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (15 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Nairobi derby.[1] The team currently plays its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium.
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History
AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 13 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 8 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times.[citation needed]
The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya Football Club when a number of small clubs amalgamated.[2] In 2008 they played in the Nationwide League and won the title in their zone. They returned to the Kenyan Premier League for the 2009 season in which it also won the KFF Cup.[3]
Honours
- Kenya National Football League/Kenyan Super League/Kenyan Premier League: 13
- FKF President's Cup: 9
- 1967, 1968 (as Abaluhya)
- 1984, 1985, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2009, 2013
- CECAFA Club Cup: 5
Performance in CAF competitions
African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League
- First round exits: 1971, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1993, 1999
- Second round exits: 1989
- Quarter-final exits: 1974, 1990
- Semi-final exits: 1968
CAF Confederation Cup
- Preliminary round exits: 2010
CAF Cup
- Quarter-final exits: 1994, 1997
CAF Cup Winners' Cup
- First round exits: 1992, 2002
- Second round exits: 1986
- Quarter-final exits: 1988
- Semi-final exits: 1985
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 March 2014
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Ivan Minnaert |
| Assistant coach | Nicolas (football coach) |
| Goalkeeper coach | Washington Muhanji |
| Team manager | Francis Xavier |
Managers
Charles Gyamfi (1988–91)- Luc Eymael (2013)
- Template:FlagicOn Jans Koop (2012)
See also
References
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- Kenya Premier League,8 February 2009 :Over-flowing crowds finally a 'crisis'? Hope Centre ground fails to cope
External links
- Official website
- A.F.C. Leopards on FacebookLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Official supporters' website
- Official blog
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kenyachamp.html
- ↑ Daily Nation, 5 January 2004: Oyugi speaks on state of soccer
- ↑ Kenyafootball, 17 November 2008: AFC Leopards confirmed for 2009 Premier League
- Pages with reference errors
- Use British English from September 2013
- Use dmy dates from September 2013
- Football kits with incorrect pattern
- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2012
- Official website not in Wikidata
- Kenyan Premier League clubs
- Football clubs in Kenya
- Association football clubs established in 1964
- Sport in Nairobi
- 1964 establishments in Kenya
