Horoya AC explained

Clubname:Horoya AC
Fullname:Horoya Athletic Club
Nickname:H.A.C.
Ground:Stade du 28 Septembre
Capacity:25,000
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Antonio Souaré[1]
Manager:Lappé Bangoura
League:Ligue 1 Pro
Season:2022–23
Position:2nd place
Website:http://www.horoyaac.com/
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Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro,[2] the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.

History

In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League.[3]

In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).

Club identity

The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages.The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.

Home shirt

Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.

Crest

Honours

National

20

9

6

International

1

1

Rivalry

The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and Santoba FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.

Performance in CAF competitions

2000 – first round[4]

2002 – preliminary round

2012 – first round

2013 – preliminary round

2014 – play-off round

2016 – first round

2017 – first round

2018 – quarter-finals

2018–19 – quarter-finals

2019–20 – first round

2020–21 – group stage (top 16)

2021–22 – group stage

1986 – second round

1987 – first round

1989 – first round

1992 – second round

1993 – first round

1995 – first round

2017 – group stage (top 16)

2019–2020 – semi-finals

1997 – first round

1998 – second round

1999 – first round

1978 – champion

1979 – semi-finals

1980 – second round

1983 – semi-finals

1984 – first round

1985 – second round

1996 – first round

2009 – champion

Current squad

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Notable coaches

Notes and References

  1. http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/le-horoya-ac-de-conakry-se-renforce-avec-cinq-nouvelles-recrues.html Le Horoya AC de Conakry se renforce avec cinq nouvelles recrues
  2. http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/satellite-fc-face-a-horoya-ac-pour-le-titre-de-champion-de-football-de-guinee.html Satellite FC face à Horoya AC pour le titre de champion de football de Guinée
  3. Web site: Liga dos Campeões: Vice-campeão mundial, Raja Casablanca é precocemente eliminado de torneio continental. FutNet. 9 March 2014. pt. 9 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140309231011/http://www.futnet.com.br/futebolinternacional/futebolafricano/noticias/?331824-liga-dos-campeoes-vice-campeao-mundial-raja-casablanca-e-precocemente-eliminado-de-torneio-continental. 9 March 2014. dead.
  4. Book: David Goldblatt. World Soccer Yearbook 2003-4: The Complete Guide to the World Game. 8 August 2013. 1 August 2003. Dk Pub. 978-0-7894-9654-6.
  5. Web site: Horoya AC Squad . 6 March 2016 . 2018-12-26 . 2018-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181226233016/http://www.horoyaac.com/equipe/pros/ . live .
  6. http://guineenews.org/2013/10/football-le-horoya-ac-de-conakry-remporte-la-coupe-nationale-et-realise-le-double/ Football : le Horoya AC de Conakry remporte la coupe nationale et réalise le doublé.
  7. Web site: Patrice Neveu va succéder à Victor Zvunka . 13 October 2018 . 2018-12-26 . 2019-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190410004528/http://www.football365.fr/guinee-horoya-patrice-neveu-arrive-8158825.html . live .