Red Sea FC
Appearance
Full name | Red Sea Football Club | |
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Founded | 1945 | |
Ground | Cicero Stadium Asmara, Eritrea | |
Capacity | 6,000 | |
League | Eritrean Premier League | |
2019 | 1st (Champions) | |
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Red Sea Football Club is an Eritrean football club based in Asmara. With 13 league titles they are the most successful club in the country.[1][2]
History
Red Sea FC was founded in 1945.[3] After the 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup in Tanzania, thirteen members of the team did not return home to Eritrea and sought political asylum.[4]
Achievements
- 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019
International competitions
The following is a list of results for Red Sea FC in international competitions. Red Sea FC’s scores are listed first.
Year | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. | Ref. |
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1999 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage | Withdrew
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[5] | |||
1999 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round | Rayon Sport | 1–1
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0–2
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1–3
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[6] |
2000 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage | Withdrew because of border war with Ethiopia | [7] | |||
2000 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round | Tusker | 1–1
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1–1
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2–2 (5-6 p) | [8] |
2001 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage | Oserian | 0–3
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[9] | ||
Villa | 0–2
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[9] | |||||
APR | 1–3
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[9] | |||||
2001 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round | Tourbillon | 2–0
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0–2
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2–2 (4-2 p) | [10] |
First Round | Al Ally | 0–3
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1–0
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1–3
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[10] | ||
2003 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage | Al Khartoum | 1–0
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[11] | ||
Mlandege | 3–1
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[11] | |||||
Villa | 2–3
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[11] | |||||
Young Africans | 2–1
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[11] | |||||
Quarter-finals | Muzinga | 2–3
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[11] | ||||
2003 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round | Nzoia Sugar | 2–0
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0–2
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2–2 (3-4 p) | [12] |
2006 | Preliminary Round | Tusker | 1–3
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0–1
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1–4
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[13] | |
2011 | Kagame Interclub Cup | Group Stage | Ocean View | 0–2
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[14] | ||
Entincelles | 4–1
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[14] | |||||
Vital'O | 1–0
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[14] | |||||
Simba | 0–0
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[14] | |||||
Knockout Stage | Young Africans | 0–0 (5-6 p) | [14] |
References
- ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "Eritrea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ McConnell, Tristan. "Eritrean footballers go missing (again)". The World. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Eritrea - List of Foundation Dates Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Eritrean Red Sea FC footballers seek Tanzania asylum". BBC. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "CECAFA Club Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Jönsson, Mikael. "CECAFA Club Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Karsdorp, Dirk; Stokkermans, Karel. "CECAFA Club Championship 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Batalha, Jose; Stokkermans, Karel. "Kagame Inter-Club Cup 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Stokkermans, Karel. "CECAFA Club Championship 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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