Freeport Football Club is a football club from Liberia based on the Bushrod Island in Montserrado County. The club plays in the LFA First Division.[1][2]
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| Full name | Freeport Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Go Green |
| Founded | March 14, 2011 |
| Ground | Antoinette Tubman Stadium Monrovia, Liberia |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Chairman | Allen Nyonno |
| Manager | Wesley Gbotoe |
| League | Liberian First Division |
| 2023–24 | Liberian First Division, 11th of 14 |
History
editEarly history
editThe club was founded on March 14, 2011, and started playing in the Liberia Football Association Logan town sub-committee third division league and became champions of the Logan town sub-committee third division in 2015.[3] In 2017, the club won the Liberia Football Association Montserrado County Sub-Association third division championship and got promoted to the Liberia Football Association second division league.[4][5][6]
Promotion To The Top Tier
editThe club gained promotion to the top tier of Liberian football after spending just a year in the second tier.[7] They finished third in on the 2019 Liberia Football Association second division table and got promoted to the Liberia Football Association first division along with FC Bea Mountain.[6] The club played in the Liberian top tier for the first time during the 2019–20 LFA First Division.[8] The club became title contenders in their debut year as they challenged for the top of the league table and reached the last eight of the Liberian FA Cup before the season got canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[9] They were sixth on the league table before the cancellation of the league.
Current squad
edit- As of 10 November 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| First team head coach | Wesley Gbotoe |
| Deputy coach | Barnabas Kromah |
| Trainer | Daniel Mulbah |
| Team Manager | Anthony Yakpah |
| Kit Man | Eugene Wesseh |
| Medic | Kyle Sackor |
Source: [citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Liberia: Football Resumes As New Season Kicks Off". allAfrica.com. November 6, 2020.
- ^ "Championnat national du Libéria (J1) : Démarrage de la nouvelle saison 2020-2021". africafootunited.com. 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ https://bushchicken.com/freeport-fc-leaps-from-league-underdog-to-a-serious-title-contender/#:~:text=After%20two%20years%20in%20the,2019%20second%20division%20league%20table.
- ^ Voyou, Boima C. Jr. (July 10, 2019). "Bea Mountain and Freeport FC promoted to Liberia Football Association First Division League". Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ https://bushchicken.com/byc-fc-ii-crowned-second-division-champions-freeport-and-bea-mountain-grab-first-division-slots/
- ^ a b Kokoi, Anthony (July 11, 2019). "Liberia: LFA-Orange 2nd Division - Which Teams Promoted, Relegated?". allAfrica.com.
- ^ "Champions LPRC Oilers Held, Freeport FC Begins 1st Division Campaign with Win as LISCR FC Drops Points". December 10, 2019.
- ^ "Liberia Football Federation Shuts Down National League Over COVID-19 Pandemic". May 5, 2020.
- ^ https://bushchicken.com/freeport-fc-leaps-from-league-underdog-to-a-serious-title-contender/#:~:text=Six%20years%20after%20its%20establishment,2019%20second%20division%20league%20table.