Renaissance FC or RFC is a

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

club from

Chad Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...

based in

N'Djamena N'Djamena ( ) is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a special statute region, divided into 10 districts or ''arrondissements''. The city serves as the centre of economic activity in Chad. Meat, fish and cotton processing are the ...

. The club won

Chad Premier League Chad Premier League (french: Ligue Nationale de Football, also known as LINAFOOT) is a Chadian league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Chadian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Conte ...

7 times, last time in 2007. Recently, it produced few

Chad national football team The Chad national football team ( ar, منتخب تشاد لكرة القدم, french: Équipe du Tchad de football), nicknamed ''Sao'' ( ar, ساو), represents Chad in international football and is controlled by the Chadian Football Federatio ...

players, such as Mondésir Alladjim,

Yaya Kerim Yaya Kerim (born 10 August 1991) is a Chadian football striker and the member of Chad national football team. He currently plays for Renaissance in the Chad Premier League. Career Yaya Kerim started his football career in Gazelle. In 2010, he ...

, Esaie Djikoloum and Hassan Diallo. The club's colours are traditionally green and red.

History

RFC was created in 1954, a period still under colonial domination. Constituted on the basis of the French law of 1901, RFC is a purely associative club, falling under no corporation. The club was national champion 6 times, first time in 1989. In 2011, the club won

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and supercup, after beating national champions

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in both finals.

Stadium

''Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya'', also named ''Stade National'', is a

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located in

. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is currently the home ground of the

. It is named after former Chadian highjumper

Mahamat Idriss Mahamat Idriss (ne ''Koundja Ouya'', 17 July 1942 – 3 October 1987) was a Chadian high jumper. He was born in Fort-Lamy, Chad, French Equatorial Africa. Career Before the Chadian independency on 11 August 1960 he competed for France, winning th ...

(1942—1987).

Rivalries

RFC's arch-rivals are Elect-Sport FC.

Achievements

: 7 :: 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. *

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: 2 :: 1990, 1996. * Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména: 2 :: 2011, 2013. *

Chad Super Cup Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic t ...

: 1 :: 2011.

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 3 appearances ::

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– Preliminary Round ::

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– Preliminary Round :: 2007 – Preliminary Round *

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: 1 appearance ::

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– Preliminary Round *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 1 appearance ::

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 * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances :: 1991 – First Round :: 1994 – withdrew in First Round :: 1997 – First Round :: 1999 – First Round

Current staff

List of coaches

*Idriss Mahamat Ouya *Mahamat Tounia *Fromageon *Djimassal Kemobe *Ousmane Tigabe *Mahamat N’Galbogui *1997 – Mahamat Oumar Yaya (alias Modou Kouta) *1998 – Douba Djorio & Moussa Alhadj *1999 – Kaguer Beakono *2002 – Djibrine Démbélé *2003 – Kaguer Beakono *2004 Moukhtar Njoya & Modou Kouta *2005 – Modou Kouta *2006–2007 – Emmanuel Boukar *2007 – Modou Kouta * Modou Kouta *2010 – Denis Tokene *2011 – Djimiang Mbailemdana *2012 – Yean Claude Yerima *2012 – Modou Kouta *2015 Francis Oumar Belonga *2016 Ngartessen Ngarhokarial

Presidents

* El Hadj Youssouf * Abderamane Bechir (2010–) * Moctar Mahamoud Hamid

References

Football clubs in Chad N'Djamena {{Chad-footyclub-stub