Jeenyo United Football Club is a

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club based in

Mogadishu Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

History

The club was established in 1948, and was originally named SC Genio Officina. Most of the players came from the former teams "Società Calcistica Mogadiscio" and "Amaruini", that played amateur football in the

Italian Somalia Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centur ...

from 1936 until 1941. They won Division One of the Campionato di Calcio in 1952, and were renamed Lavori Pubblici (''Public Works'') for the 1953–54 season, due to its links with the Ministry of Public Works. They were champions again in 1959–60, defeating Autoparco 3–2 on aggregate in a two-legged championship play-off after the two clubs had finished joint top-of-the table. The club won their first

Somalia League The Somali First Division ( so, Heerka Koowaad ee Soomaali), Somali League, or Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football. It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967. Somalia ...

title in 1969.Somalia Champions
RSSSF The club went on to win the title again in 1970 and 1971. They won the

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in 1977 and 1980, before winning their sixth league title in 1980–81. The original club folded in 1990 as the country descended in to

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, but was relaunched on 11 March 2012.Somali Federation buoyed by Jeenyo United FC relaunch
BBC Sport, 14 March 2012 In 2014 they won the

with a 4–2 win over Heegan in the final, and went onto win the Somali Super Cup, beating

Benadir SC Mogadishu City Club ( ar, نادي مدينة مقديشو) is a professional football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. They play at Mogadishu Stadium, it is one of the most successful football clubs in the country. The club plays with Elman F ...

5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw. They won the Somalia Cup again in 2016, defeating Benadir SC 4–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw. Jeenyo finished bottom of the First Division in the 2019 season, and were relegated to the

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. However, in 2019–20 the club were champions of the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division.Somalia 2019/20
RSSSF

Continental matches

Honours

**Champions 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980–81 *Campionato di Calcio **Division One champions 1952, 1959–60 *Second Division **Champions 2019–20 *

**Winners 1977, 1980, 2014, 2016 * Somali Super Cup **Winners 2014

References

{{reflist Football clubs in Somalia Association football clubs established in 1948 Works association football teams