UNAM F.C.

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UNAM FC
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Full nameUniversity of Namibia Football Club
Nickname(s)Clever Boys [1]
Founded1990s;33 years ago (1990s)
Ground UNAM Stadium, Windhoek
League Namibia Premiership
2023–244th

University of Namibia Football Club, commonly known as UNAM F.C., is a football club founded in the late 1990s by the University of Namibia from Windhoek in Namibia. [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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The team, as well as the women's football team (UNAM Bokkies), plays home games at the UNAM Stadium (Unam Sports Ground) in the southwest of Windhoek. [7]

History

Players were originally exclusively recruited from the University of Namibia through the Unam home league. [8]

In the 2002–03 season, UNAM FC was promoted from the Namibia Second Division to the Namibia First Division.

In August 2014, the club acquired the right to start in the highest Namibian league, the Namibia Premier League, from Ramblers FC. Thus, in the 2014/15 season, UNAM FC competed in the first division for the first time. [9]

On 2 October 2014,Grand Master Printing owed by former UNAM student and businessman Eliaser Ndimulunde took over the vacant position of shirt sponsor for N$60,000 per season. [10]

In February 2023, the club announced that MUMI would become the main shirt sponsor in a 3-year deal of N$30,000 per year. [1]

Performance

SeasonLeaguePlace
2022/23Namibia Premier Football League5th
2021/22No League
2020/21No League
2019/20No League
2018/19Namibia Premier League4th [11]
2017/18Namibia Premier League4th [12]
2016/17Namibia Premier LeagueCancelled [13]
2015/16Namibia Premier League10th [14]
2014/15Franchise place bought from Ramblers FC [9]
2013/14Southern Stream3rd [15]
2012/13Southern Stream6th [16]
2011/12No Information
2010/11Southern Stream8th [17]
2009/10Southern Stream2nd [18]
2008/09Southern Stream First Division - Coastal Stream4th [19]
2007/08MTC Khomas Region Division Two1st [20]
2006/07No Information
2005/06Khomas Football Region ?
2004/05Central West First Division2nd [21]
2003/04Khomas Second Division1st [22]
2002/03Khomas Second Division ?

Achievements

2018 - 2nd

Performance in CAF competitions

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References

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  2. ↑ "UNAM FC eliminating trial system". namibianewsdigest.com. 6 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Premier league football is back…as Stars face Unam". neweralive.com.na.
  4. ↑ "Big plans for Unam Home League". namibian.com.na. 23 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "UNAM Fc Gets Sponsorship From Former Student". allafrica.com.
  6. ↑ "UNAM FC to host pre-season charity tournament". nampapr.com.na. 11 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Unam Bokkies Fc: Unam Bokkies Tournament Victory - New Era". August 17, 2009.
  8. ↑ "Big plans for Unam Home League". May 24, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Unam buys Ramblers FC - Truth, for its own sake". May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10.
  10. ↑ "allAfrica.com: Namibia: UNAM Fc Gets Sponsorship From Former Student". December 11, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11.
  11. ↑ "Namibia 2018/19". www.rsssf.org.
  12. ↑ "Namibia 2017/18". www.rsssf.org.
  13. ↑ "Namibia 2016/17". www.rsssf.org.
  14. ↑ "Namibia 2015/16". www.rsssf.org.
  15. ↑ "Namibia 2013/14". www.rsssf.org.
  16. ↑ "Namibia 2012/13". www.rsssf.org.
  17. ↑ "Namibia 2010/11". www.rsssf.org.
  18. ↑ "Namibia 2009/10". www.rsssf.org.
  19. ↑ "Namibia 2008/09". www.rsssf.org.
  20. ↑ "Namibia 2007/08". www.rsssf.org.
  21. ↑ "Namibia 2004/05". www.rsssf.org.
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