Mogadishu City Club ( ar, نادي مدينة مقديشو) is a professional

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

based in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

. They play at

Mogadishu Stadium Mogadishu Stadium (Somali language, Somali: Garoonka Muqdisho) is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. The stadium has been completely rebuilt and artificial turf was laid on 27 March 2020. History The facility was constructed in 1977 during the Sia ...

, it is one of the most successful football clubs in the country. The club plays with

Elman FC Elman Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي) is a Somali sports club based in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu. It is best known for football team, which competes in the top level of Somali Premier League, Locally, it is known prima ...

in the Mogadishu Derby. Formerly known as Banadir Sports Club, in 2019, the club was renamed to Mogadishu City Club. In 2019, Mohamed Mistri Lamjed is named the new manager of Mogadishu City Club.

History

Early years (1963–1990)

Mogadishu City Club, abbreviated as MCC, is a Somalia multi-Sports club present in the Capital City of Somalia MCC, was Established in 1963-58 Years Ago, the Club which was nicknamed by Municipio Club, created by the highly motivated young sports players composed of boys and girls playing all types of Sports, by the Support of the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City in 1963, The Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City Council in 1963 give a title that was named Mogadishu Club, The club consisted 9 of Sports teams: Football team, Basketball team, Handball team, Table tennis team, tennis team, Volleyball team, Swimming Team, Athletic team, Cycle team.

After Civil War (1991–2018)

Following the start of the civil war in the early 1991s, the stadium of Mogadishu Club was kept save and used by the Youth club known as Banaadir Sports Club which they have been established Group of youth who were neighborhoods of the Club Stadium & Club Camp, this title has been changed By Mogadishu City Club, abbreviated as MCC, which is going to present by Mogadishu Capital city of Somalia the Club name was re-established after 30 years by the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City Mr. Abdurrahman Omar Osman Eng. Yariisow, by the Support of the neighborhoods where among the youth who kept the property of the club safe for 30 years.

Squad 2021–22

Coaching staff

Achievements

Somalia League The Somali First Division ( so, Heerka Koowaad ee Soomaali), Somali League, or Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football. It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967. Somalia ...

: 10 ::2019–2020, 2015–16, 2013–14, 2009–10, 2008-09, 2004–06, 1999, 1989, 1986, 1976 *

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: 3 ::2003, 2012, 2020

References

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