Ayat Stars FC

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Ayat Stars
Full nameAyat Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)The Thunders
Founded30 December 2009;13 years ago (2009-12-30)
Ground Aweil Stadium
Capacity1,500
PresidentSteigner Ramatalli
Head CoachDeng Atak
League South Sudan Premier League
SSPL 2015 27th place
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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. [1] 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). [2] [3] [4] 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.

Club history

Ayat Stars beat Salaam Aweil on May 6, 2015, at 2–1.

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References

  1. The coordinates of Aweil are: 8° 46' 02.00"N, 27° 23' 59.00"E (Latitude: 8.7671; Longitude: 27.3998).
  2. Trust, Gurtong. "El Salam FC Thrashed 2–1 By Ayat Stars FC > Gurtong Trust > Editorial".
  3. "Aweil 1st division league continues". 30 April 2015.
  4. "Al-Salam wins 2–1 against Al-Marreikh in Aweil – Radio Tamazuj". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20.