Les Buffles du Borgou

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Les Buffles du Borgou
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Full nameLes Buffles Football Club du Borgou
Founded1976
Ground Stade Municipal de Parakou
Parakou, Benin
Capacity8,000
ManagerXavier Bernain
League Benin Premier League
20171st

Les Buffles Football Club du Borgou, famously known as Les Buffles du Borgou, is a Beninese professional football club based in Parakou, that competes in the Benin Premier League.

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History

The club was founded on 1976 in Paraku under the name of Association Sportive Buffles FC du Borgou after the merger of the two major clubs of the city.

Crest

Achievements

Champions: 1980, 1992, 2014, 2017, 2019.
Winners: 1979, 1982, 2001.
Runners-up: 2000.
Winners: 2014.

Performance in CAF competitions

1993: withdraw
2015: Preliminary round
2018: Preliminary round
2020: Preliminary Round
2021: Preliminary Round
1983: First Round

Notable players

Notable coaches

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