Real de Banjul FC explained

Clubname:Real de Banjul
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Fullname:Real de Banjul Football Club
Nickname:City Boys
Ground:Banjul Mini Stadium[1]
Capacity:3,000
Chairman:Momodou Bah
Manager:Vjatšeslav Zahovaiko
League:GFA League First Division
Season:2022–23
Position:GFA League First Division, 2nd
Website:http://www.realdebanjul.com/
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Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club in Gambian football history, having won a record 12 national titles

History

Real de Banjul was founded in the 1966–67 season after a group of secondary schoolboys international team returned from a trip to Thiès in Senegal and named it as Benson and Hedges FC. The name was eventually changed by the then Director of Youth and Sports to Real de Bathurst FC and upon its registration with the Gambia Football Federation, it headquartered at 81 Lancaster Street, Banjul. The team witnessed another name change in 1970 changing to its present name of Real de Banjul which led to the expansion of the team having basketball, volleyball and athletics teams.[2] The team then consisted of the youngest talented players in comparison to other local teams and won its first league title in 1971–72.

The first two cup titles were won in 1969 and 1970. Real de Banjul's cup final results in 1970 defeated White Phantoms 2–1, the club lost to Gambia Ports Authority in 1975 and later in 1980. Real lost to win their third title in 1993 after losing to Wallidan 2–1, they got their recent cup title in 1997 after defeating Hawks. The club lost to again to Wallidan in 2002 in their recent cup final appearance.

As champion winner, the club competed in the 2012 Gambian Super Cup and won their only title.[3]

Their first continental appearance was in 1975 after winning their second title and withdrew from a match with Guinea's Hafia FC. Their first match was played a year later against Mali's Djoliba AC. After winning their fourth title, the club advanced in the second round and challenged Liberia's Saint Joseph Warriors where they scored their first goal and won their first match at the continentals for Real, later the club lost two legs to Ghana's Hearts of Oak. Real Banjul competed against the club from Guinea-Bissau further south Sporting Bissau and lost the second leg. The club competed in 1995 and defeated Cape Verde's CD Travadores, then the club faced Mbilnga from Gabon and the second match was abandoned at the 70th minute. Four years later in 1999, the club faced another Guinea's club AS Kaloum Star, the first leg won 0–2 while the second lost 4–1, in 2001, the club faced FC Derby from Mindelo, Cape Verde and defeated 1–0 in the second leg, then faced ASC Diaraf from Dakar in the neighboring Senegal up northwest and scored only a goal in the first match, as they scored nothing in the second match, they lost. As the 2007 national champion,[4] Real Banjul withdrew in early December[5] and did not participate in the 2008 CAF Champions League.[6] Their next appearance was twelve years later in the 2013 season, the club challenged with FUS Rabat and won 2–1 and was out as the away team succeeded. Their recent appearance was the 2015 season and succeeded up to the first round.

Uniform

Its uniform color is red with a white right sash, sleeve and short edges for home games and the opposite being white with a red right sash, sleeve and short edges.

Its uniform color for home games was white with blue lining near its edges.

Achievements

13

1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2023

3

1969, 1970, 1997.

3

2000, 2012, 2014.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

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CompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
1975African Cup of Champions ClubsGambian championsFirst round Hafia FCcanc.canc.none
1976African Cup of Champions ClubsGambian championsFirst round Djoliba AC0–22–00–4
1979African Cup of Champions ClubsGambian championsPreliminary Round Saint Joseph Warriors1–00–01–0
First round Hearts of Oak1–12–01–3
1984African Cup of Champions ClubsGambian championsFirst round SC Bissau0–02–00–2
1995African Cup of Champions ClubsGambian championsFirst round CD Travadores1–00–01–0
Second round Mbilinga FC0–24–00–6
1999African Cup of Champions ClubsGambia championsFirst round AS Kaloum Star0–24–13–4
2000CAF CupFirst round CSS Richard-Toll0–11–00–2
2001CAF Champions LeagueGambian championsPreliminary Round FC Derby0–01–01–0
First round ASC Diaraf1–11–01–2
2013CAF Champions LeagueGambian championsPreliminary Round FUS Rabat2–11–01–3
2015CAF Champions LeagueGambian championsFirst round

National level

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupNotes
2003–0416186751614+225
200516186571318align=right-523
2006181547497+219
20071align=right bgcolor=gold1181053156+935
200814226133149+531
200918227871720align=right-329

Statistics

Managers

NameNationalityFromTo
Bai Malleh Wadda[7] 19961998
Musa Njie20132014
Vasile Dobrău20092010
Alhaji Amat Cham20132013
Alagie Sarr20132013
Franky van de Velde20132014
Mattar M'Boge
20142015
Franky van de Velde20152016
Majorr Saine20162017
Musa Njie20172019
Ebou Jarra20192021

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banjul Mini-Stadium (KG5) - Soccerway . int.soccerway.com . 2 April 2021 . 8 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108150503/https://int.soccerway.com/venues/gambia/banjul-mini-stadium-kg5/v8365/ . live .
  2. Web site: CLUB HISTORY . Real de Banjul . 2 April 2021 . 8 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408230301/http://realdebanjul.com/club-history/ . live .
  3. News: Super Cup final slated for Sunday December 23rd - The Point . thepoint.gm . 20 December 2012 . 2 April 2021 . 8 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225236/https://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/super-cup-final-slated-for-sunday-december-23rd . live .
  4. Web site: Mouloudia Alger and Real Banjul Qualify for Africa. Soccerway. 19 October 2007.
  5. Web site: Real Withdrew from CAF Champ League. The Daily Observer. 10 December 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131225050057/http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/banjul/article/2007/12/10/real-withdraw-from-caf-champ-league. 25 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Real de Banjul Will Not Participate in the CAF Champions League. wow.gm. 12 December 2007. 25 February 2011. 18 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090618073723/http://wow.gm/africa/gambia/banjul/article/2007/12/12/real-de-banjul-will-not-participate-in-caf-champions-league. dead.
  7. Web site: Real de Banjul, 50 of the Perspective of an ex-Player Coach. Observer Gambia. 2016-11-07. 2016-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20161108052447/http://observer.gm/real-de-banjul-50-the-perspective-of-an-ex-player-coach/. live.