Rayon Sports F.C.
Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali and Kigali Stadium, Nyamirambo. For some years, its daily operations were held in the southern province in Nyanza District.[2] They have won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the most Premier League championships after one. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs' Cup, 9 peace Cup, 3 Agaciro Cup, 2 Intwali Cup and a Kigali 100 Years' Cup. The blues of Rwanda are said to have more than 80% of Football fans in the country, which makes it the most popular team in Rwanda and the only competent citizen owned club in the country of thousand hills.
Full name | Rayon Sports Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Gikundiro (The Lovely) | ||
Founded | May 1965 | ||
Ground | Stade Régional Nyamirambo[1] Kigali, Rwanda | ||
Capacity | 22,000 | ||
Chairman | Sadate Munyakazi | ||
Manager | Casa Bungo André | ||
League | RWANDA PREMIER LEAGUE | ||
Current Season | Champion | ||
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History
The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986 before moving back in 2012 following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. [2] In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the Rwanda National Football League after the 2011–12 season. [3]
Achievements
- Rwanda National Football League: 9
- Rwandan Peace Cup: 9
- 1976, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2005, 2016.
- Rwandan Super Cup: 1
- 2017.
- CECAFA Clubs Cup: 1
- 1998.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs : 7 appearances
- 1982 – Preliminary Round
- 1998 – First Round
- 1999 – Second Round
- 2001 – Preliminary Round
- 2003 – First Round
- 2005 – Preliminary Round
- 2014 – Preliminary Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- 2006 – First Round
- 2008 – First Round
- 2017 – Second Round
- 2018 – Quarter Finals
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1993 – Preliminary Round
- 2002 – Quarter-Finals
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
- 1990 – First Round
- 1994 – Second Round
- 1996 – First Round
- 2000 – Second Round
Current squad (2019–20)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
- Head coach: Cassa Bungo André
- Assist coach: Kirasa Alain
- Goalkeeper coach: Kalisa Calliopie
- Team Manager : Adrien
- KT manager : Claude
- CEO : ITANGISHAKA Bernard
Notable coaches
name N/A (19??–85) Longin Rudasingwa (1995–00) René Kalimunda (2007–08) Raoul Shungu (2009) Tierry Hitimana Baptiste Kayiranga Fatikaramu Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012– 2013) Jean Marie Ntagwabira Luc Eymael David Donadei Masudi Djuma (2015–2017) Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018) Ivan Minnaert (2018) Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo(2018-) Javier Martinez Espinosa ( September 2019 To December 2019) Casa Bungo André ( Mars 2020 up To now)
References
- https://int.soccerway.com/teams/rwanda/rayon-sports/3895/
- Historique de l'équipe.
- "Rayon Sport na Nyanza FC zifatanyije zatangiye imyitozo n'ibikoresho bicye" (in Kinyarwanda). Umuseke.rw. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2014.