Blue Eagles Football Club is a

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club based in

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that currently plays in the

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, the top division of Malawian football.

History

Blue Eagles FC was founded in 1988 and is sponsored by the

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as tool to bring interaction between the community they serve and them. The Cops clinched their first trophy, Chibuku Cup, in 1995, defeated

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with 2–0 at the

Civo Stadium The CIVO Stadium, formerly Stade des Jeunes, is a stadium located in Lilongwe, Malawi. It has a seating capacity of 25,000 spectators. It serves as the home of CIVO United of the Malawi Premier Division. It is currently under a re-construction ...

. Blue Eagles finished 8th in the top flight in the 2011–12 season and won the 2011

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after 2–1 victory over

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at the

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in Lilongwe. The 2019 season saw "The Cops" finished 3rd in the Super League, won the

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and qualified for the

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, but declined to participate in the competition. On 21 December 2020, Blue Eagles has announced the appointment of

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as Head Coach, replaced Deklerk Msakakuona who took over as the coach for the Under 17 Malawi National Football Team. In November 2021, following a poor season in which they survived relegation in the final match, Blue Eagles replaced Gerald Phiri with Christopher Sibale.

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 5000 capacity Nankhaka Stadium which is situated in Area 30 at National Police Headquarters in

Honours

Super League of Malawi Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues. Mal ...

: * Runners-up (1):

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* Winners (2): 2011, 2019 Airtel Top 8 Cup * Winners (1): 2018 Bingu Ikhome Cup * Winners (1): 2019 Malawi Carlsberg Cup * Winners (1): 2012 Tutulane Charity Cup * Runners-up (1): 2007 Chibuku Cup * Winners (1): 1995

Players

Current squad

References

External links

Club profile
- ''Soccerway.com''
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