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Franck Boli
Franck Boli (born 7 December 1993) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ferencváros. Club career Boli signed with Eliteserien side Stabæk Fotball on 3 January 2012. The leader of sports at Stabæk Fotball, Inge André Olsen said; "Boli has many qualities, with his technically good finishing and quick pace". On 26 February 2015, Boli signed for Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin. In 2016, Boli signed for the Norwegian club Aalesunds FK, in what the club claimed was a 1-year loan from Liaoning. In an article in the football magazine Josimar from 10 May 2019, NFF confirmed that Boli signed for Aalesunds FK on a free transfer from the Ivorian amateur club Williamsville AC before the 2016 season. Boli returned to Stabæk on 20 December 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club. After he finished as top scorer of the 2018 Eliteserien, his contract was extended through 2021. Ferencváros On 1 August 2019, Boli signed for Hungarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamoussoukro
Yamoussoukro (; , locally ) is the ''de jure'' capital of Ivory Coast and an autonomous district. As of the 2014 census, Yamoussoukro is the fifth most populous city in Ivory Coast with a population of 212,670. Located north-west of Abidjan, the district of Yamoussoukro covers among rolling hills and plains. Yamoussoukro became the legal capital of the Ivory Coast in 1983, although the former capital Abidjan retains several political functions. Prior to 2011, what is now the district of Yamoussoukro was part of Lacs Region. The district was created in 2011 and is split into the departments of Attiégouakro and Yamoussoukro. In total, the district contains 169 settlements. Yamoussoukro is a sub-prefecture in Yamoussoukro Department and is also a commune: since 2012, the city of Yamoussoukro has been the sole commune in the autonomous district of Yamoussoukro. History Prehistory Stone tools found in the country from hundreds of thousands of years ago show that the area ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest Honvéd FC
Budapest Honvéd Football Club (), commonly known as Budapest Honvéd or simply Honvéd, is a Hungarian sports club based in Kispest, Budapest, with the colours of red and black. The club is best known for its football team. ''Honvéd'' means the Homeland Defence. Originally formed as ''Kispest AC'', they became ''Kispest FC'' in 1926 before reverting to their original name in 1944. The team enjoyed a golden age during the 1950s when it was renamed ''Budapesti Honvéd SE'' and became the Hungarian Army team. The club's top players from this era, Ferenc Puskás, Sándor Kocsis, József Bozsik, Zoltán Czibor, and Gyula Grosics helped the club win the Hungarian League four times during the 1950s and also formed the nucleus of the legendary Hungarian national team popularly known as the '' Mighty Magyars.'' During the 1980s and early 1990s, the club enjoyed another successful period, winning a further eight Hungarian League titles. They also won league and cup doubles in 1985 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Chinese Super League
The 2016 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 13th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C., Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their sixth consecutive title of the league. The run-up to the season saw clubs spend £200 million on players. Club changes Clubs promoted from 2015 China League One * Yanbian Changbaishan F.C. * Hebei Zhongji F.C. Clubs relegated to 2016 China League One * Guizhou Renhe F.C. * Shanghai Shenxin F.C. Name changes * Hebei Zhongji F.C. changed their name to Hebei China Fortune F.C. in December 2015. * Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty F.C. changed their name to Jiangsu Suning F.C. in December 2015. * Yanbian Changbaishan F.C. changed their name to Yanbian Funde F.C. in January 2016. Clubs Clubs and locations Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including a slot for a player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Chinese Super League
The 2015 Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League () was the 12th season since the establishment of the Chinese Super League, the 22nd season of a professional Association football league and the 54th top-tier league season in China. The league title sponsor was Ping An Insurance. Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won their fifth consecutive title of the league. Team changes Teams promoted from 2014 China League One * Chongqing Lifan * Shijiazhuang Ever Bright Teams relegated to 2015 China League One * Dalian Aerbin * Harbin Yiteng Name changes * Shanghai Dongya F.C. changed their name to ''Shanghai SIPG F.C.'' in December 2014. * Guangzhou Evergrande F.C. changed their name to ''Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.'' in December 2014. * Jiangsu Sainty F.C. changed their name to ''Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty F.C.'' in January 2015. Clubs Clubs and locations Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to five per CSL team, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Stabæk Fotball Season
The 2014 season was Stabæk's first season back in the Tippeligaen following their relegation in 2012, their 18th season in the top flight of Norwegian football and their first season with Bob Bradley as their manager. They finished the season in 9th place whilst also reaching the Semifinals of the Norwegian Cup where they were beaten by eventual winners Molde. Season Events On 3 January, Bob Bradley was officially announced as Stabæk's new manager. On 22 June 2014 it was announced that former USMNT starlet, Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu (born June 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. The last club he played for was Ettan Fotboll club Österlen FF. From before the time of his signing with D.C. United at th ..., was now training with the club. Squad Transfers Winter In: Out: Summer In: Out: Competitions Tippeligaen Results summary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Stabæk Fotball Season
The 2013 season was Stabæk's 1st season back in the Norwegian First Division following their relegation in from the Tippeligaen in 2012. It was their second season with Petter Belsvik as their manager, in which they finished second in the league, earning promotion back to the Tippeligaen, and reached the Fourth Round of the Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, .... Squad Transfers Winter In: Out: Summer In: Out: Competitions 1. divisjon Results summary Results by round Results Table Norwegian Cup Squad statistics Appearances and goals , - , colspan=14, ''Players away from Stabæk on loan:'' , - , colspan=14, ''Players who appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division. Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings. Eliteserien was founded in 1937 as Norgesserien (English: ''The League of Norway''), and the first season was the 1937–38 League of Norway, 1937–38 season. The structure and name of Eliteserien, along with Norway's other football leagues, has undergone frequent changes. The top level was renamed ''Hovedserien'' in 1948, ''1. divisjon'' (now used by the second level league in Norway) in 1963, then ''Tippeligaen'' (named for the main sponsor) in 1990. Starting with the 2017 season the league adopted the current ''Eliteserien'', after Norges F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Stabæk Fotball Season
The 2012 season is Stabæk's 7th consecutive year in Tippeligaen, and their 17th season in the top flight of Norwegian football. It is Petter Belsvik's first season as the club's manager after Jörgen Lennartsson joined IF Elfsborg at the end of the previous season. Stabæk also competed in the UEFA Europa League after qualifying through the Fair Play rankings. They entered, and were knocked out, in the first qualifying round against JJK of Finland. On October 28, Stabæk were relegated from the Tippeligaen to the Adeccoligaen The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ... with three games still remaining. Squad Transfers Winter In: Out: Summer In: Out: Competitions Tippeligaen Results summar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A-pressen
Amedia AS is the second largest media company in Norway (the largest is Schibsted and the third largest is Polaris Media). The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and its own news agency, Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. The corporation also owns and operates a group of printing plants under the brand name Prime Print in Russia. History Amedia AS was established on 27 May 1948 as Norsk Arbeiderpresse (lit: ''Norwegian Labour Press''). It was an association of social democratic newspapers. It was renamed A-pressen in 1994, a name which it retained until 2012. The company was originally created to finance Norwegian labour newspapers owned by the labour unions and Labour Party. In 1990 the company was refinanced and transferred to a corporation, with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions and the Labour Party as the largest owners. When A-pressen bought part of TV2, the Labour Party chose to sell their sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. These national associations must each also be members of one of the six regional confederations into which the world is divided: CAF (Africa), AFC (Asia and Australia), UEFA (Europe), CONCACAF (North & Central America and the Caribbean), OFC (Oceania) and CONMEBOL (South America). FIFA outlines a number of objectives in the organizational Statutes, including growing association football internationally, providing efforts to ensure it is accessible to everyone, and advocating for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique National Football Team
The Mozambique national football team ( pt, Seleção Moçambicana de Futebol) represents Mozambique in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Mozambican Football Federation, the governing body for football in Mozambique. Mozambique have never qualified for a FIFA World Cup, but they have qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations in 1986, 1996, 1998 and most recently the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola, being eliminated in the first round in all four. Mozambique's home ground is Estádio do Zimpeto in the capital city Maputo, and can hold 42,000 spectators. The team's current head coach is Victor Matine, who became manager in July 2019, replacing previous head coach and former Portugal international Abel Xavier, who had been in charge since February 2016. History Beginnings On the day of independence in 1975, Mozambique played its first ever match; a friendly against Zambia, winning 2–1. Two years later, Cuba became Mozambique's first non-Afri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification – CAF Second Round
The second round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played over six matchdays, from 1 September to 16 November 2021. Format The second round saw the top 26 ranked CAF teams joined by the 14 winners from the first round. These teams were drawn into ten groups of four teams to play home-and-away round-robin matches. The winners of each group advanced to the third round. Seeding The draw for the second round was held on 21 January 2020, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Rankings of December 2019 (shown in parentheses below). Note: Bolded teams qualified for the third round. † First round winners Schedule Below is the schedule of the second round of CAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. After the rescheduling of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament from June/July to January/February, the dates of Matchdays 1 and 2 of the second round were rescheduled. Because the competition w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
