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 nort ...
ese professional
football club 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
Benin Premier League.
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
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Benin Premier League: 5
:Champions: 1980, 1992, 2014, 2017, 2019.
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Benin Cup: 3
:Winners: 1979, 1982, 2001.
:Runners-up: 2000.
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Benin Supercup: 1
:Winners: 2014.
Performance in CAF competitions
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CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances
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1993
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: withdraw
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2015: Preliminary round
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2018
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: Preliminary round
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
: Preliminary Round
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2021
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: Preliminary Round
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CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
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1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
: First Round
Notable players
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Raimi Kola
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Abdel-Djalil Bawa
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Adjai Moussa
Notable coaches
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Mohamed Abdoulaye
External links
Official websiteTeam profile
- ''Soccerway.com''
Football clubs in Benin
Parakou
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