Rukinzo FC

Last updated
Rukinzo
(Rukinzo FC)
Full nameRukinzo Football Club
(Rukinzo)
Founded31 March 2015;10 years ago (2015-03-31)
Ground Intwari,
Stade, Bujumbura
Capacity7,000[ citation needed ]
ChairmanEdourdo Nahimana
ManagerAboubakar Mirubo
League Burundi Ligue A
Website https://www.owsports.info/sites/primusleague/teams/241375

Rukinzo Football Club is a football club based in Bujumbura, Burundi. The club currently plays in the first division, Burundi Ligue A. [1]

Contents

History

It was founded in the capital Bujumbura as the representative team of the national police, [2] so the majority of its payroll is made up of serving officers. In the 2017/18 season, they were promoted to the Burundi First Division for the first time after winning their group in the second category.

In their first season in the first division, they finished in sixth place and reached the final of the Burundi Cup for the first time, which they lost against Aigle Noir Makamba FC, a team that ultimately won the league and cup that season.

Being a finalist in the Burundi Cup, Rukinzo qualified for the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup, his first international tournament, where they were eliminated in the preliminary round by Triangle United FC from Zimbabwe. [3]

Colours and badge

Rukinzo FC's colors are Blue and Green

The Rukinzo FC badge has a bow, shield and a policeman in a blue beret.

Stadium

Rukinzo FC play their home matches at the Stade Intwari.

Squad

As of 12 August 2022 [4]

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.NationPlayer
22 GK Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Blaise Mugisha
13 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Ciza Paul
15 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Djuma Simpo
20 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Habimana Amissi
19 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Icoyitunga Alain
30 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Iradukunda Didier
5 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Irakoze Jimmy
9 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Jean Pastore
4 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Kavumbagu Jr
9 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Kazhindo Bonfils
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Manirambona Elvis
— FW Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Mpawenimana Abdoul Karim
26 MF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Muhuza Patient
10 MF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Munaba Edson
— MF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Ndayishimiye Maike
7 FW Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Ndikumana Dany
3 MF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Niragira Hussein
1 GK Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Nzoyisaba Epimaque
23 GK Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Rugumandiye Yvan
17 DF Flag of Burundi.svg  BDI Tuyishime Derrick

Management and staff

Management and staff as of 12 August 2022
PositionName
Head Coach Flag of Burundi.svg Aboubakar Miburo
Assistant coach/Team Manager Flag of Burundi.svg Philippe Sibomana
Goalkeeper Coach Flag of Burundi.svg Yvan Rugumandiye
Kit Manager Flag of Burundi.svg Edouard Nahimana
Team Doctor Flag of Burundi.svg Prosper Habarugira

Honours

Rukinzo F.C. honours
HonourNo.Years
Burundi Ligue A
Burundi Cup 12023–24

Participation in CAF Competitions

SeasonTournamentRoundClubHomeAwayGlobal
2019–20 Participation in CAF Competitions Preliminary Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Triangle United 0–00–50–5

References

  1. ↑ "League". the-sports.org. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
  2. ↑ "League". africanfootball.com. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Triangle United, Zimbabwean football's Sugar Boys" . Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Rukinzo Domain".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.