AC Mogadiscio

AC Mogadiscio

Full name	Associazione Calcio Mogadiscio
Founded	1941
Ground	Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu
Capacity	10,000
League	Somali First Division

AC Mogadiscio was a football club in Somalia. They were Somali football champions in 1946/47 (amateur) and in 1957/58. ^[1]

History

The club was founded as an amateur team in 1941 with the Italian name "Associazione Calcio Mogadiscio", but in 1956 the club changed name to AS Mogadiscio (or Association Sport Mogadishu) winning the Somali championsdhip the next year ^[2] . It was dismantled in 1964.

In 1955 -during the Trust Territory of Somalia under Italian administration- was created the first football stadium in Mogadishu: the Coni Stadium, later called Banadir Stadium. The teams that played a Trust Territory of Somalia championship with the stadium inauguration were: "Lavori Publici", "Autoparco", "El Gab", "Sicurezza", "Somali Police FC" and "AS Mogadiscio" (the former AC Mogadiscio, that won the championship in 1947). ^[3]

Achievements

• 1958 First Division of Somalia League champions:

Final Table:

1.AS Mogadiscio                             10   9  0  1  43-10  18  Champions 2.AS Corpo Polizia                          10   6  2  2  21-11  14 3.Autoparco                                 10   6  0  4  25-18  12 4.LLPP                                      10   4  3  3  20-17  11   5.AS El Gab                                 10   2  0  8  10-34   4 6.AC Scuraran                               10   0  1  9  10-39   1

References

1. "Somalia Champions". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. "Somalia 1957/58". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
3. "Corriere di Mogadiscio", page # 3 of November 28, 1955 (in Italian)

See also

• Football in Somalia
• Alba FC