Atlético Semu is an
Equatoguinean
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
football club based in the city of
Malabo. It currently plays in
Equatorial Guinea's top football division the
Equatoguinean Primera División. They currently share the newly created
Estadio de Malabo
Estadio de Malabo is a multi-purpose stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
Overview
The stadium holds 15,250 and opened in 2007. It is currently the home ground of the Equatorial Guinea natio ...
with fellow Primera División sides
Atlético Malabo,
Deportivo Unidad,
Sony Elá Nguema,
The Panthers and, its rival club,
Leones Vegetarianos.
History
In 2011 Atlético won their first ever major trophy as a football club which was the
Equatoguinean Cup, Atlético beat
Águilas Verdes 2–1 in the final of the competition. Due to their cup success they played the SuperCup final against 2011 league winners
Sony Elá Nguema in which they lost the game 1–0 thanks to goal from Emeka. Due to their cup triumph they are scheduled to play
Burundian side
LLB Académic in the
2012 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African ...
qualifying rounds of the competition. The winner will progress to the first round.
Current
Equatoguinean
Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...
international footballer
Rubén Darío
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as ''modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...
played for Atlético during the 2015 and 2015–2016
rimera División seasons.
Rubén Darío
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as ''modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...
was part of the
national side which participated in the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...
.
Honours
*
Equatoguinean Cup:
**Winners (1): 2011
*Equatoguinean SuperCup:
**Runners-up (1): 2011
Performance in CAF competitions
*
CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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2012
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References
External links
Official site
Sport in Malabo
Football clubs in Equatorial Guinea
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