Dolphin Football Club was a Nigerian football team based in Port Harcourt.

History

The club was known until 2001 as Eagle Cement FC. In 2004–05 the team placed 6th in the

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. Representing their country in the 2005

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, they reached the finals, losing to Morocco's

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. They play their home games at the

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. However, for the 2008 Confederation Cup they played their games at

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. They were relegated from the

in 2007 by one point. They however came back to retain the

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over

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. In their run, they twice won by penalties 4–2, including a semi-final triumph over crosstown rivals

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before winning the final 3–2 on penalties. They returned to the Premier League after winning their division in 2009. 19 February 2016, the new merger of Dolphins F.C & Sharks F.C was announced and Rivers United F.C. was unveiled by the Honourable Commissioner of Sports, Rivers State – Hon.

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Achievements

: 3 ::1997, 2004, 2011 *

Nigerian FA Cup The AITEO Cup (a.k.a. Challenge Cup, sometimes shortened to Fed Cup), is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria contested by 74 teams, representing the 36 states + 1 FCT of Nigeria. It is the Nigerian domestic cup and the Nig ...

: 4 ::2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 * Professional Second Division: 3 ::1994, 2002, 2008–09 *

: 0 ::Finalist : 2005

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 3 appearances ::

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

– Group stage ::

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

– Second Round ::

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

– First Round *

: 3 appearances ::

– ''Finalist'' ::

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

– Group stage ::

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

– Second Round *

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: 1 appearance ::2002 – First Round

Technical staff

;''Technical Manager'' * Musa Abdulahi ;''Team Manager'' * Diepreye Fiberesima ;''Club Secretary'' * Fatai Olayinka ;''Accountant'' * Fubara Ekine ;''Welfare Office'' Wilson Igwe ;''Media Officer'' * China Acheru ;''Curator'' * Amanaman Udoh ;''Masseur'' * Stamford Tiene

Former coaches

* Philip Boamah * Ifeanyi J. Duruji

References

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External links

2007 in Nigerian soccer (RSSSF)
Football clubs in Port Harcourt 1988 establishments in Nigeria 1980s establishments in Rivers State Defunct football clubs in Nigeria Sports clubs and teams in Nigeria 2016 disestablishments in Nigeria 2010s disestablishments in Rivers State Association football clubs established in 1988 Association football clubs disestablished in 2016