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Requins De L'Atlantique FC
Requins de l'Atlantique Football Club is a football club of Benin, playing in the town of Cotonou. They play in the Beninese first division, the Benin Premier League. Achievements *Benin Premier League The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 ...: 3 ::1985, 1987, 1990 * Benin Cup: 5 ::1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989 External linksTeam profilenbsp;– ''soccerway.com'' Football clubs in Benin {{Benin-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade René Pleven D'Akpakpa
Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa is a multi-use stadium in Cotonou, Littoral Department Littoral is one of the twelve departments of Benin. At , Littoral is the smallest department in the country. Its capital is Cotonou, Benin's largest city. The department was created in 1999 with the splitting up of territories of Atlantique Depa ..., Benin. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and is used as the home stadium of Requins de l'Atlantique FC. The stadium has a capacity of 15,000 people. References Football venues in Benin Buildings and structures in Cotonou Requins de l'Atlantique FC {{Benin-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotonou
Cotonou (; fon, Kútɔ̀nú) is a city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué. In addition to being Benin's largest city, it is the seat of government, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. History The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 74-91 At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830. It grew as a centre for the slave trade, and later palm oil and cotton. In 1851 the French Second Republic made a treaty with King Ghezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou. During the reign of King ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin Premier League
The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 clubs being divided in 4 groups, and 9 clubs in each. The last 5 teams of each group, goes to the relegation round, which consists on 2 groups of 10 teams. The first 4 teams of each group goes to the final stage with 16 clubs playing a single round-robin tournament. The winner of this round (and of the Premier League) earns a place in the CAF Champions League. 2021-22 season teams Group A * Béké FC de Bembèrèkè ( Bembèrèkè) *Buffles du Borgou FC (Parakou) * Cavaliers FC (Nikki) * Damissa FC (Nikki) * Dynamique Djougou (Djougou) *Dynamo Parakou (Parakou) * Real Sport de Parakou FC (Parakou) *Panthères FC (Djougou) * Takunnin FC ( Kandi) Group B * Dadje FC d'Aplahoué (Aplahoué) *Dynamo Abomey FC (Abomey) *Energie FC (S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin Cup
The Benin Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Beninese football. It was created in 1974. Winners *1974 : Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo ''No Cup between 1975 and 1977'' *1978 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1979 : Buffles du Borgou (Parakou) *1980 : ''no Cup'' *1981 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1982 : Buffles du Borgou (Parakou) 2-1 Université Nationale du Bénin FC *1983 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1984 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1985 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1986 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1987 : ''no Cup'' *1988 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) *1989 : Requins de l'Atlantique FC (Cotonou) 3-0 ASMAP *1990 : Dragons de l'Ouémé (Porto Novo) *1991 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) *1992 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) 1-1 Dragons de l'Ouémé -4 pen*1993 : Locomotive Cotonou 0-0 Postel Sport -3 pen*1994 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) *1995 : Mogas 90 FC (Porto Novo) 2-1 Toffa Cotonou *1996 : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Requins De L'Atlantique FC
Requins de l'Atlantique Football Club is a football club of Benin, playing in the town of Cotonou. They play in the Beninese first division, the Benin Premier League. Achievements *Benin Premier League The Benin Premier League, also called ''Championnat National du Bénin'' in French, is the highest football division in Benin. The league was held in 1969 for the first time. Currently, the initial round is a double round-robin tournament, with 36 ...: 3 ::1985, 1987, 1990 * Benin Cup: 5 ::1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989 External linksTeam profilenbsp;– ''soccerway.com'' Football clubs in Benin {{Benin-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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