Coton Sport FC de Garoua
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Full name | Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les Cotonniers (The Cottoners) | ||
Founded | 1986 | ||
Ground | Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adjia, Garoua | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Chairman | Pierre Kapténé | ||
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League | Elite One | ||
2014 | Elite One, 1st | ||
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Coton Sport Football Club de Garoua, or simply Coton Sport, is a Cameroonian football club based in Garoua. They play their home games at the Stade Omnisport de Garoua.
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History
The club was founded in 1986 and campaigning in the lower leagues until they were promoted to the country's Premier League in 1992. Since 1996 Coton Sport has dominated local football winning eleven league titles in the process. In 2008 the club finished runners up in the CAF Champions League, losing to Al Ahly SC of Egypt in the final.[1][2]
Honours
National titles
- Champions (14): 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015.
- Runners-up (5): 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002.
- Winners (6): 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2014.
- Runners-up (1): 1999.
International titles
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- Runners-up (1): 2003
Players
Current squad
As of 24 March 2014.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former coaches[4]
- Robert Boivin
Jules Nyongha
Alain Ouombleon
Bonaventure Djonkep (2002–03)
Lamine Ndiaye (2003–06)
Denis Lavagne (2007–08), (2009–11)
References
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External links
- (French) Official website
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