Nickname(s) Ingwe (The Leopards) Chairman Allan Kasavuli Founded 12 March 1964 | Ground Capacity 30,000 Head coach Ivan Minnaert | |
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Full name All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club Ground Nyayo National StadiumNairobi, Kenya (AFC Leopards use several stadiums for home games) Profiles | ||
All Footballers' Confederation Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards and commonly known as simply AFC, Leopards or Ingwe (Luhya for Leopards), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964. With 13 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (15 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Nairobi derby. The team currently plays its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium.
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History
AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 13 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 8 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times.
The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya Football Club when a number of small clubs amalgamated. In 2008 they played in the Nationwide League and won the title in their zone. They returned to the Kenyan Premier League for the 2009 season in which it also won the KFF Cup.
Honours
African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Cup
CAF Cup Winners' Cup
Current squad
As of 15 March 2014Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.