Citizens F.C.

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Citizens FC
Full nameCitizens Football Club
Founded2013
Ground Sam Nuyoma Stadium,
Windhoek,
Capacity10,300
League Namibia Premiership

Citizens FC is a football club located in Windhoek, Namibia.

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History

The predecessor of Citizens was a football club that was founded in 2012 under the name Monitoring Success College FC. [1]

Citizens Football Club was founded on September 27, 2013, in the capital of Namibia, in the city of Windhoek. In 2014, the club reached the final of the National Cup [2]

Performance

SeasonLeaguePlace
2023/24First Division Southern
2022/23Namibia Premier Football League16th [3]
2021/22No League
2020/21No League
2019/20No League
2018/19Namibia Premier League7th [4]
2017/18Namibia Premier League11th [5]
2016/17Namibia Premier LeagueCancelled [6]
2015/16Namibia Premier League13th [7]
2014/15Namibia Premier league9th [8]
2013/14First Division Southern1st [9] [10] [11]
2012/13First Division Southern7th [12]

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  11. https://allafrica.com/stories/201403180094.html
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