Mukura Victory Sports et Loisirs Football Club, commonly known as Mukura Victory Sports or simply Mukura, is an
association football
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club from
Butare
Butare (), also known as Huye, is a city (population: 50,220 as of 2012) in the Southern Province of Rwanda and the capital of Huye district. It is the fourth largest town in Rwanda by population.
History
The Belgian colonial rulers establishe ...
(a city sometimes known as Huye),
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
. Founded in May 1963, the club currently competes in the
Rwanda Premier League
The Rwanda Premier League is the highest division of football in Rwanda. The league was formed in 1975. It was known as the Primus National Football League in 2004 and from 2009–10 to 2012–13, after which sponsorship was taken over by Turbo ...
and plays its home games at
Stade Huye
The Huye Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Butare, Rwanda. It is currently used mostly for football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' ...
.
Mukura victory sports et Loisirs football club in February had stopped APR FC 51 unbeaten games in Rwanda premier league.
History
They won the Rwandan Cup on August 12, 2018 after beating Rayon Sports (3-1) on penalty shootout. The regular time had ended on 0-0 draw.
Honours
Domestic competitions
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Rwanda National Football League
The Rwanda Premier League is the highest division of football in Rwanda. The league was formed in 1975. It was known as the Primus National Football League in 2004 and from 2009–10 to 2012–13, after which sponsorship was taken over by Turbo ...
:
**Runners-up (3):
1992
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,
1998,
1999
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Rwandan Cup
The Rwandan Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Rwandan football. It was created in 1975.
Winners
Records and statistics
Performances by club
Performance by province
Performance by city
References
External linksList of cup w ...
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**Winners (5): 1978, 1986, 1990, 1992, 2018
**Runners-up (4): 1987, 1999, 2005, 2009
Performance in CAF & CECAFA competitions
CAF competitions
CECAFA competitions
Current squad
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Technical Staff
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Management
Youth academy squad
Mukura have been helping a number of young players of the region to become big names in the country. Among them the former Captain Nshimiyimana Canisius who is the Assistant Coach in the club. Mukura Youth System is made of more than 45 young players from the age of 11 to 18. Gashugi Abdul Kareem,(brother of Mukura former midfielder Djuma Munyaneza) currently playing for Kiyovu SC is another talented product of Mukura Youth System.
Stadium
The Home of Mukura V.S, Stade Huye is located near the office of Huye District next the national road 1. The 10,000 all-seater stadium hosted the Group B matches of the 2016 CHAN.It was constructed in collaboration with Rwanda Ministry of Sports and Culture and Huye District. It comprises offices, dressing rooms and sports museum.
References
External links
Mukura Victory Sport*http://ruhagoyacu.com/spip.php?article6359
*https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005252/http://www.huye.gov.rw/index.php?id=2261&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4000&cHash=7ebdef762a6abf5a11a71fd1c5909145
Football clubs in Rwanda
Association football clubs established in 1963
1963 establishments in Rwanda
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