F.C. Johansen

FC Johansen
Full name Football Club Johansen
Founded 2004
Ground National Stadium, Freetown
Capacity 45 000
League Sierra Leone National Premier League
2012–13 5th

FC Johansen is a Sierra Leonean football club founded in 2004 and is based in the city of Freetown. The club is run by Isha Johansen (Tejan Cole) and her Norwegian husband Arne Birger Johansen.[1]

History

The club started with the objective of giving hope to a group of young people, using sport as a means of channeling their energy into a positive healthy direction. Co-owned by Billionaires CONPROLOG Ltd

In 2010, FC Johansen was not playing the Sierra Leone league. In 2011, they played for the first time in the Sierra Leone division One league. That year they did not lose a single match and were promoted to the Premier division.

2012 was their first year in the Premier League where they finished fourth behind Diamond Stars, Kallon FC and End Lions. 2013, is their 2nd year in the Sierra Leone Premier League. [2][3] In February/March 2013, the club had its maiden appearance at the continental level. It played Barack Young Controller FC (Liberian Second Division team) in the CAF Confederation Cup. FC Johansen lost 1–0 on aggregate and did not progress to the next round.[4]

Performance in CAF competitions

2013 –

References

  1. ↑ http://clients.bm2c.co.uk/fcjohansen_website/history.html
  2. ↑ http://sierraleonefootball.com/
  3. ↑ http://sierraleonefootball.com/index.php/features/tables/1161-diamond-stars-a-fc-johansen-know-opponents-in-caf-clubs-competitions
  4. ↑ http://standardtimespress.org/?p=3490


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