FC Johansen is a Sierra Leonean football club founded in 2004 and is based in the capital city, Freetown. The club is run by Isha Johansen and her Norwegian husband Arne Birger Johansen.[1]
| Full name | Football Club Johansen | |
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| Founded | 2004 | |
| Ground | National Stadium, Freetown | |
| Capacity | 60,000 | |
| League | Sierra Leone National Premier League | |
| 2012–13 | 5th | |
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History
editThe club started with the objective of giving hope to a group of young people, using sport as a means of channeling their energy into a positive healthy direction. Co-owned by Billionaires CONPROLOG Ltd
In 2010, FC Johansen was not playing the Sierra Leone league. In 2011, they played for the first time in the Sierra Leone division One league. That year they did not lose a single match and were promoted to the Premier division.
2012 was their first year in the Premier League where they finished fourth behind Diamond Stars, Kallon FC and End Lions. 2013, is their 2nd year in the Sierra Leone Premier League.[2][3] In February/March 2013, the club had its maiden appearance at the continental level. It played Barack Young Controller FC (Liberian Second Division team) in the CAF Confederation Cup. FC Johansen lost 1–0 on aggregate and did not progress to the next round.[4]
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2013 –
References
edit- ^ "Fc Johansen Club". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ http://sierraleonefootball.com/
- ^ "Diamond Stars & FC Johansen know opponents in CAF clubs competitions". Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
- ^ "FC Johansen bows out CAF Confederation Cup - Standard Times Press". standardtimespress.org. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
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External links
edit- Team profile at Soccerway
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