Khemara Keila FC

Khemara Keila

Full name	Khemara Keila
Nickname(s)	Khemara
Founded	1997 (1997)
Dissolved	2011
Ground	Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Capacity	50,000
Manager	Lah Salakhan
Coach	Kim Ty
League	Metfone C-League
2010	7th
Home colours

Khemara Keila FC (Khmer: ខេមរាកីឡា, also romanized as Khemara Keyla) was a Cambodian football club based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.^[1]

History

The club was established in 1997. The football club's name is derived from Khemara a formal term for Khmer, and keila meaning sports.^[2] The club won 2005 and 2006 the Metfone C-League, as well 2007 the Hun Sen Cup.^[3] Due to financial problems and the mass exodus of key players, the club withdraw from Hun Sen Cup 2011 and later also from Metfone C-League 2011 and was defunct 2011.^[4]

Achievements

• Metfone C-League: 2
  • 2005, 2006
• Hun Sen Cup: 1

2007

• AFC President's Cup
  • Semi finalist: 2006

Performance in AFC competitions

• AFC President's Cup: 2 appearances

2006: Semi-Final

2007: Group Stage

Notable players

• Ouk Mic
• San Narith
• Kouch Sokumpheak
• Om Thavrak
• Tieng Tiny

• Ali Chigozie Anthony, Nigeria national under-20 football team member^[5]
• Kenneth Nwafor, former Nigeria national under-17 football team member^[6]
• Nelson Oladiji, former Nigeria national under-23 football team member^[7]

• Nchouwat Souleyman, best scorer

• Kevin Q Anderson

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