Gombe United Football Club is a Nigerian
football club based in
Gombe. They play in the
Nigeria Professional Football League
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships.
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. Their home stadium is the new
Pantami Stadium, having moved from
Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium in 2010.
Gombe United set to move into New Stadium
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History
They were continuously in the Nigerian top flight since promotion in 1994, the longest tenure of any Northern team. They however were relegated on the last day in the 2014 season to the Nigeria National League for the first time in 20 years. They won promotion back to the top level on the last day of the 2016 season by winning their division.
They were relegated back in 2019.
Achievements
*Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league system, for the Nigerian club-football championships.
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: 0
::2007 Runners-up, Super 4 Playoffs
Performance in CAF competitions
* CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
::2008
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– First Round
*West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup)
The West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup), also known as the General Eyadéma Cup, was a West African Club tournament from 1977 to 1999. It was open to league runners-up in the West Africa (or ''Zone 3'') region of the CAF. While the first mat ...
: 1 appearance
:: 2009 – Second Round
Current team
As of 30 January 2019
Notes
2
Gombe United Results
- current results of Gombe United matches
Football clubs in Nigeria
Gombe State
Association football clubs established in 1990
1990 establishments in Nigeria
Sports clubs and teams in Nigeria
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