Horoya AC

Horoya AC

Full name	Horoya Athletic Club
Nickname(s)	H.A.C.
Founded	1975;50 years ago (1975)
Ground	Stade du 28 Septembre
Capacity	25,000
President	Antonio Souaré [1]
Manager	Lappé Bangoura
League	Ligue 1 Pro
2024–25	Champions
Website	www.horoyaac.com
Home colours Away colours

Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, ^[2] the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.

History

In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League. ^[3]

In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).

Club identity

The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages. The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.

Home shirt

Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.

Crest

• Historical evolution of Horoya AC crest
• 
  1978-2014
• 
  2014-2016
• 
  Since 2016

Honours

National

• Ligue 1 Pro: 21
  • Champions: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025 (Record)
• Guinée Coupe Nationale: 9
  • Champions: 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
• Guinean Super Cup: 6
  • Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 (Record)

International

• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
  • Champions: 1978
• UFOA Cup: 1
  • Champions: 2009

Rivalry

The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and HAFIA FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League  : 12 appearances

2000  – first round [4] 2002  – preliminary round 2012  – first round

2013  – preliminary round 2014  – play-off round 2016  – first round

2017  – first round 2018  – quarter-finals 2018–19  – quarter-finals 2019–20  – first round 2020–21  – group stage (top 16) 2021–22  – group stage

• African Cup of Champions Clubs  : 6 appearances

1986  – second round 1987  – first round

1989  – first round 1992  – second round

1993  – first round 1995  – first round

• CAF Confederation Cup  : 2 appearances

2017  – group stage (top 16) 2019–2020  – semi-finals

• CAF Cup  : 3 appearances

1997 – first round

1998 – second round

1999 – first round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup  : 7 appearances

1978 – champion 1979 – semi-finals 1980 – second round

1983 – semi-finals 1984 – first round 1985 – second round

1996 – first round

• West African Club Championship  : 1 appearance

2009  – champion

Current squad

As of 12 November 2021 ^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   GUI Sékou Sylla 3 DF   COD El Jireh Nsingani 4 DF   GUI Ibrahima Sow 5 DF   MLI Boubacar Samassekou 6 MF   GUI Ismaël Camara 7 MF   GUI Naby Soumah 8 MF   GUI Alseny Soumah 9 FW   GUI Daouda Camara 11 MF   GUI Alassane Mendy 13 DF   GUI Alseny Camara 14 DF   MLI Issaka Samaké 15 FW   GUI Gnagna Barry 16 GK   GUI Modibo Touré 17 MF   GUI Abdoulaye Bamba 18 DF   GUI Fode Camara

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 GK   GUI Moussa Camara 23 DF   GUI Ibrahima Sory Doumbouya 25 DF   GUI Ibrahima Condé 26 MF   GUI Sory Sidibé 27 DF   GUI Abou Mangué 28 MF   GUI Mohamed Coumbassa 29 FW   GUI Boniface Haba 30 FW   GUI Fodé Diabaté 31 FW   GUI Sekou Keita 33 DF   GUI Samuel Conté 35 GK   SLE Medo Kamara 38 FW   GUI Sory Traoré

Notable coaches

• Mario Diabaté
• Pierre Bangoura
• Mohamed Dansoko
• Souleymane Cherif
• Mohamed Lamine Kaba
• Mory Conde La Valeur
• Kanfory Lapé Bangoura
• Mamadouba Sylla
• Aboubacar Fofana
• Mohamed Zouba Camara
• Amara Péle
• Mohamed Sylla Leandro
• Ibrahima Sory Toure Damas
• Issiaga Fadiga
• Théophile Bola
• Amara Traore
• Kanfory Lapé Bangoura ^[6]
• Victor Zvunka
• Patrice Neveu ^[7]
• Didier Gomes Da Rosa

References

1. Le Horoya AC de Conakry se renforce avec cinq nouvelles recrues Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine  – starafrica.com
2. Satellite FC face à Horoya AC pour le titre de champion de football de Guinée Archived 2013-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Liga dos Campeões: Vice-campeão mundial, Raja Casablanca é precocemente eliminado de torneio continental" (in Portuguese). FutNet. 9 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
4. David Goldblatt (1 August 2003). World Soccer Yearbook 2003-4: The Complete Guide to the World Game. Dk Pub. ISBN   978-0-7894-9654-6 . Retrieved 8 August 2013.
5. "Horoya AC Squad". 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
6. Football : le Horoya AC de Conakry remporte la coupe nationale et réalise le doublé. Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Patrice Neveu va succéder à Victor Zvunka". 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2018-12-26.

External links

• Official website
• Horoya AC on Facebook