Full name | Aweil Stars Football Club | ||
---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | The Constellations | ||
Founded | 16 May 1999 | ||
Ground | Aweil Stadium | ||
Capacity | 1,500 | ||
President | Robert Majok | ||
Head Coach | Yai Tong | ||
League | South Sudan Premier League | ||
2023 | TBA | ||
Aweil Stars Football Club is a South Sudanese federation football club commonly known as Aweil Stars or Aweil, mostly based in Aweil, South Sudan. [1] They perform at Aweil Stadium. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Aweil Stars FC are one of the victorious teams of Northern Bhar el Ghazal, and they are winners of South Sudan National Cup
Since its inception in 1999 (Aweil Stars was founded on 16 May 1999, and declared an official, independent team), the club gradually consolidated its power; as commensurate with their performances, they were inaugurated into the membership of South Sudan Premier League (SSPL) in 2013. Aweil Stars lost a match against Salaam Aweil that ended 5–2 at Aweil Stadium. [2] And on 21 July 2015 Aweil Stars crowned champions by beating Salaam Aweil on penalties on Saturday evening, in the presence of state governor Salva Chol Ayat. [3] In April 2016 Aweil Stars was defeated 1–2 by Islah in Aweil State qualification for South Sudan Cup. [4] Aweil Stars FC team scored their first goal in the first half of the game but a stricker from Islah John Dog made it end with 2 goals in the second half of the game. After the match, Islah FC earned donations of £10,000 SSP from the governor, £3,000 SSP from the state legislative assembly, and £3,000 SSP from the Wanyjokish government.
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2021) |
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2021) |
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2021) |
Dwight Eversley Yorke CM is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian former professional footballer and current manager, who was most recently in charge of Australian A-League club Macarthur FC. Throughout his club career, he played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland, mainly as a forward, between 1988 and 2009. He was the assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team until the completion of the qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Yorke scored 123 goals in the Premier League, a record for a non-European which was not broken until Sergio Agüero in 2017.
Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but it was renamed in 1993 as Sydney United after having the name Sydney CSC for a season.
Enyimba Football Club or simply known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian football club based in the city of Aba which plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Their name means People's Elephant in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba. Founded in 1976, the club rose to prominence in the 2000s and is considered the most successful Nigerian football club as they won two African Champions League titles, eight Nigerian championships and four Federation Cups since 2001.
Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of football in Australia. The club plays its home games at WIN Stadium.
Akwa United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Uyo. They play in the first division of Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional Football League. Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is the club's home stadium. In the 2020-21 season, they won their first Nigerian top-flight title.
Azam Football Club is a professional football club based in Chamazi, Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that competes in the Tanzanian Premier League. Nicknamed "Wana Lambalamba, Chamazi Millionaires or the Bakers", the club was founded as Mzizima Football Club in 2004, changed its name to Azam Sports Club in 2005, then Azam Football Club in 2006 and moved to its current stadium, Azam Complex Chamazi, in 2010.
Gazelle FC is a football club from Chad based in N'Djamena. The club currently play in the Chad Premier League, the top flight of Chadian football.
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian Professional Leagues (APL). formerly under licence by the Football Federation Australia (FFA). The club had established itself as a major force in both Australia and Asia, having won one A-League Premiership and an AFC Champions League title in its history.
The South Sudan National Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic South Sudanese football. Organized by the South Sudan Football Association, the cup began in 2012, not long after South Sudan gained independence. Al-Malakia FC is the most successful club in South Sudan National Cup history, holding two titles. In the most recent competition, nine teams competed in the cup. However, the competition has only been held three times, most recently in 2014.
Al-Salam Football Club, also known as Al-Salam Wau, is a South Sudanese football club based in Wau, South Sudan, that participates in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan Cup, CAF Confederation Cup, and CAF Champions League.
Adelaide United Football Club Youth is the youth system of Adelaide United Football Club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The team players in the National Premier Leagues, the second level of Australia's soccer pyramid in Australia. The club also competes in the under-23s A-League Youth competition.
Merreikh Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation football club based in Aweil, South Sudan. It plays at Aweil Stadium which is currently known as Madane Horia. The word Merreikh means The Mars in the Arabic language.
Salaam Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation soccer club commonly known as Salaam Aweil or Salaam, currently based in Aweil, South Sudan. Founded on 16 of April 2009 by police. It plays at Aweil Stadium and it currently sharing Aweil Stadium with Merreikh Aweil and Aweil Stars. Salaam is governmental team. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Salaam is one of the victorious teams of South Sudan, and they are winners of South Sudan Premier League.
Aluck Akech Mabior, known as Aluck Akech, also spelled as Aluk Akec in Dinka language, is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays for Sudanese club Al-Merreikh SC. Aluck started his football career as street football in the Sudan before South Sudan gained its independence. In 2009 Aluck returned to the south, and Aweil Stars administrators realised that Aluck was footballer and that great realisation brought them to registration of Aluck. And in the year 2012 Aluck joined Salaam Aweil from Aweil Stars. And he spent two years with Salaam Aweil than Salaam Aweil sold him to Malakia in 2014. When Aluck was playing in Juba for Malakia; South Sudan national football team administrators realized that he was capable for South Sudan national football team. And Malakia sold him to Sudanese club Al-Merreikh Costi in 2014. And Merreikh Kosti sold him to Al-Merreikh SC.
Islah Football Club is a South Sudanese federation soccer club professionally known as Islah or Sejune otherwise Sijn, currently based in Aweil, South Sudan. Islah, Sejune and Sijn are Arabic words which are translated to English as "prison". It was established on February 4, 2010 by Aweil Prison Service (APS), so it is rumoured as governmental soccer club. It shares Aweil Stadium with various teams namely Tuek Tuek, Madiria, Apada, Ayat Stars, Merreikh Aweil, Salaam Aweil and Aweil Stars. It participates in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Islah is one of the victorious teams of South Sudan.
Ayat Stars Football Club, also known as Ayat Stars or simply Ayat, is a South Sudanese soccer club. The club is currently based in Aweil Centre County, Aweil State, in northwestern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the Abyei Region. The team is nicknamed "The Thunders". It was formed on December 30, 2009, and initially started as a part of the South Sudan Premier League (SSPL). Ayat shares Aweil Stadium with various teams such as Tuektuek, Madiria, Apada, Merreikh Aweil, Salaam Aweil and Aweil Stars. They participate in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship, depending on qualification.
Wanyjok Football Club is a South Sudanese sports club homed in Wanyjok. The team was founded on eight February 2010 by Wanyjok youths. The team is nicknamed The Lions. Their home ground is Lions Ground.
Young Stars FC is a football club based in Torit, South Sudan.
Taddeo Lwanga is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays for Arta/Solar7 in the Djibouti Premier League and the Uganda national team as a midfielder.
The 2018 South Sudan National Cup is the 6th edition of the South Sudan National Cup, the knockout football competition of South Sudan.