Football is the most popular sport in the country of
Guinea.
It is run by the
Guinean Football Federation
The Guinean Football Federation (French: ') is the governing body of football in Guinea. It was founded in 1959, affiliated to FIFA and to CAF in 1962. It organizes the national football league and the national team.
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. The association administers the
national football team, as well as the national league.
[ It was founded in 1960 and affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and with the Confederation of African Football since 1963.
The Guinea national football team, nicknamed ''Syli nationale'' (National Elephants), have played international football since 1962.][ Their first opponent was East Germany.][ They have yet to reach a ]World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
final, but they were runners-up to Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations in 1976.[
]Guinée Championnat National
Guinée Championnat National (simply known as Ligue 1 Pro) is the top division of the Guinean Football Federation, it was created in 1965.
Ligue 1 Pro 2021–22 teams
Champions
*1965 : AS Kaloum Star
*1966 : Hafia FC
*1967 : Hafia FC
*1968 : ...
is the top division of Guinean football. Since it was established in 1965, three teams have dominated in winning the Guinée Coupe Nationale.Horoya AC
Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.
History
In 2014 ...
leads with 16 titles and is the current (2017-2018) champion. Hafia FC
Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but t ...
(known as Conakry II in 1960s) is second with 15 titles having dominated in 1960s and 70s, but the last coming in 1985. Third with 13 is AS Kaloum Star, known as Conakry I in the 1960s. All three teams are based in the capital, Conakry. No other team has more than five titles.
The 1970s were a golden decade for Guinean football. Hafia FC won the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar tim ...
, 1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
and 1977
Events January
* January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democrat ...
, while Horoya AC won the 1978 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1978 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by AC Horaya in two-legged final victory against NA Hussein-Dey. This was the fourth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's d ...
.
Stadiums
Nongo Stadium, the home stadium of the national team, was opened in 2011 and has a capacity of 50,000.[ Both these stadiums are located in Conakry. The Stade Régional Saifoullaye Diallo is in ]Labé
Labé (Adlam script, Pular 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪:𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capit ...
, and can hold 5,000 fans.[
]
References
See also
* Guinea national football team results
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