Les Buffles Football Club du Borgou, famously known as Les Buffles du Borgou, is a

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 ...

ese professional

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based in

Parakou Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin's 77 communes. Since 2015, its mayor is Sour ...

, that competes in the

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History

The club was founded on 1976 in Paraku under the name of Association Sportive Buffles FC du Borgou after the merger of the two major clubs of the city.

Crest

Image:Buffles de Borgou.gif, Old logo Image:Les Buffles du Borgou (logo).png, Present logo

Achievements

: 5 :Champions: 1980, 1992, 2014, 2017, 2019. *

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 Borg ...

: 3 :Winners: 1979, 1982, 2001. :Runners-up: 2000. * Benin Supercup: 1 :Winners: 2014.

Performance in CAF competitions

* CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances ::

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: withdraw ::

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: Preliminary round ::

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: Preliminary round ::

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: Preliminary Round ::

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: Preliminary Round *

CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 1 appearance ::

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: First Round

Notable players

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* Abdel-Djalil Bawa * Adjai Moussa

Notable coaches

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External links

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- ''Soccerway.com'' Football clubs in Benin Parakou {{Benin-footyclub-stub