Red Sea FC

Association football club in Eritrea

Football club

Red Sea FC

Full name| Red Sea Football Club
Founded| 1945
Ground| Cicero Stadium
Capacity| 10,000
League| Eritrean Premier League
2019| 1st (Champions)

Home colours

Red Sea Football Club is an Eritrean professional football club based in Asmara. They compete in the Eritrean Premier League, the top division of Eritrean football. With 13 league titles, they are the most successful club in the country.[1][2]

## History

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Red Sea FC was founded in 1945.[3] After the 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup in Tanzania, thirteen members of the team did not return home to Eritrea and sought political asylum.[4]

## Achievements

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* Eritrean Premier League: 13[1]

1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019

## International competitions

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The following is a list of results for Red Sea FC in international competitions. Red Sea FC’s scores are listed first.

Year  | Tournament  | Round  | Opponent  | Home  | Away  | Agg.  | Ref.

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1999 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage |

Withdrew

| [5]
1999 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round |  Rayon Sport |

1–1

0–2

1–3

| [6]
2000 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage | Withdrew because of border war with Ethiopia | [7]
2000 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round |  Tusker |

1–1

1–1

| 2–2 (5-6 p)  | [8]
2001 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage |  Oserian |

0–3

| [9]
Villa |

0–2

| [9]
APR |

1–3

| [9]
2001 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round |  Tourbillon |

2–0

0–2

| 2–2 (4-2 p)  | [10]
First Round |  Al Ally |

0–3

1–0

1–3

| [10]
2003 | CECAFA Club Championship | Group Stage |  Al Khartoum |

1–0

| [11]
Mlandege |

3–1

| [11]
Villa |

2–3

| [11]
Young Africans |

2–1

| [11]
Quarter-finals |  Muzinga |

2–3

| [11]
2003 | CAF Champions League | Preliminary Round |  Nzoia Sugar |

2–0

0–2

| 2–2 (3-4 p)  | [12]
2006 | Preliminary Round |  Tusker |

1–3

0–1

1–4

| [13]
2011 | Kagame Interclub Cup | Group Stage |  Ocean View |

0–2

| [14]
Entincelles |

4–1

| [14]
Vital'O |

1–0

| [14]
Simba |

0–0

| [14]
Knockout Stage |  Young Africans | 0–0 (5-6 p)  | [14]

## References

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1. ^ a b Schöggl, Hans. "Eritrea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
2. ^ McConnell, Tristan. "Eritrean footballers go missing (again)". The World. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
3. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Eritrea - List of Foundation Dates Clubs". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
4. ^ "Eritrean Red Sea FC footballers seek Tanzania asylum". BBC. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
5. ^ "CECAFA Club Championship 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
6. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
7. ^ Jönsson, Mikael. "CECAFA Club Championship 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
8. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
9. ^ a b c Karsdorp, Dirk; Stokkermans, Karel. "CECAFA Club Championship 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
10. ^ a b Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
11. ^ a b c d e Batalha, Jose; Stokkermans, Karel. "Kagame Inter-Club Cup 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
12. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
13. ^ Stokkermans, Karel. "African Club Competitions 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
14. ^ a b c d e Stokkermans, Karel. "CECAFA Club Championship 2011". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

## External links

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* Global Sports Archive profile

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