The Diamond Stars Football Club is a

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an professional Soccer, football club based in Koidu Town,

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. The club represent the diamond-rich

and is a member of the

Sierra Leone National Premier League Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpoo ...

, the top football league in Sierra Leone. The club is coached by a Class A Coach ZAPA.

History

The club got the name the Diamond Stars due to the rich diamond reserves in Kono district, where it is based. Diamond stars have one of the largest

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s among Sierra Leonean football clubs and its supporters are primarily from Kono District. The club is owned a\ by the KonoDistrict Stakeholders, but was previously sponsored by the

Koidu Holdings Koidu Limited a subsidiary of OCTÉA Limited, is a locally registered Company in the Republic of Sierra Leone. History Formation After a JV was formed on 1 June 2002 Koidu Limited acquired the remainder of the 25-year mining lease agreement ...

, diamond mining company, through their corporate social responsibility. However, the company stopped funding the Club in 2014. The Diamond Stars are the current champions of the 2012 and 2013 Premier League season, and the first club outside

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to ever won the Premier League. The club current coach is a Class A Coah ZAPA.Diamond Stars FC of Kono are the new champions of Sierra Leone.
/ref> The club have won the

Sierra Leonean FA Cup Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association. Cup winners qualify for the CAF Confederation ...

once, in 1992 and they are one of the most popular football clubs in Sierra Leone. In October, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Diamond Stars Football Club appointed a new executive, chaired by PC George Bockrie Torto as Team Chairman and Mr. Adams Tommy as Team Manager. Other executive members include: Mark Yambasu (Deputy Chairman, Sahr Amadu Komba (Deputy Team Manager); Sahr Ezra Kellie (Team Secretary); Munya Kanneh (Welfare Officer); Tamba Senessie (PRO1); Berns Komba Lebbie (PRO2); Tamba Sylvanus Morsay (Organizing Secretary)

Achievements

Sierra Leone League Sierra Leone National Premier League is a professional football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpoo ...

: 2 :: 2012 and 2013. *

: 2 :: 1992 and 2012.

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::1994 – withdrew in Quarter-Finals * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances ::1989 – First Round ::1993 – Preliminary Round

References

External links

Team profile
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