University of Namibia Football Club, commonly known as UNAM F.C., is a football club founded in the late 1990s by the University of Namibia from Windhoek in Namibia.[2][1][3][4][5][6]

UNAM FC
Full nameUniversity of Namibia Football Club
Nickname(s)Clever Boys [1]
Founded1990s; 33 years ago (1990s)
GroundUNAM Stadium, Windhoek
LeagueNamibia Premiership
2023–244th

The team, as well as the women's football team (UNAM Bokkies), plays home games at the UNAM Stadium (Unam Sports Ground) in the southwest of Windhoek.[7]

History

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Players were originally exclusively recruited from the University of Namibia through the Unam home league.[8]

In the 2002–03 season, UNAM FC was promoted from the Namibia Second Division to the Namibia First Division.

In August 2014, the club acquired the right to start in the highest Namibian league, the Namibia Premier League, from Ramblers FC. Thus, in the 2014/15 season, UNAM FC competed in the first division for the first time.[9]

On 2 October 2014, Grand Master Printing owed by former UNAM student and businessman Eliaser Ndimulunde took over the vacant position of shirt sponsor for N$60,000 per season.[10]

In February 2023, the club announced that MUMI would become the main shirt sponsor in a 3-year deal of N$30,000 per year.[1]

Performance

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Season League Place
2022/23 Namibia Premier Football League 5th
2021/22 No League
2020/21 No League
2019/20 No League
2018/19 Namibia Premier League 4th[11]
2017/18 Namibia Premier League 4th[12]
2016/17 Namibia Premier League Cancelled [13]
2015/16 Namibia Premier League 10th[14]
2014/15 Franchise place bought from Ramblers FC[9]
2013/14 Southern Stream 3rd[15]
2012/13 Southern Stream 6th[16]
2011/12 No Information
2010/11 Southern Stream 8th[17]
2009/10 Southern Stream 2nd[18]
2008/09 Southern Stream First Division - Coastal Stream 4th[19]
2007/08 MTC Khomas Region Division Two 1st[20]
2006/07 No Information
2005/06 Khomas Football Region ?
2004/05 Central West First Division 2nd[21]
2003/04 Khomas Second Division 1st[22]
2002/03 Khomas Second Division ?

Achievements

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2018 - 2nd

Performance in CAF competitions

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "UNAM Football Club, Clever Boys, receives N$90,000 sponsorship over 3 years". economist.com.na. Archived from the original on 2023-02-10. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ "UNAM FC eliminating trial system". namibianewsdigest.com. 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Premier league football is back…as Stars face Unam". neweralive.com.na.
  4. ^ "Big plans for Unam Home League". namibian.com.na. 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "UNAM Fc Gets Sponsorship From Former Student". allafrica.com.
  6. ^ "UNAM FC to host pre-season charity tournament". nampapr.com.na. 11 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Unam Bokkies Fc: Unam Bokkies Tournament Victory - New Era". August 17, 2009.
  8. ^ "Big plans for Unam Home League". May 24, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Unam buys Ramblers FC - Truth, for its own sake". May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10.
  10. ^ "allAfrica.com: Namibia: UNAM Fc Gets Sponsorship From Former Student". December 11, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11.
  11. ^ "Namibia 2018/19". www.rsssf.org.
  12. ^ "Namibia 2017/18". www.rsssf.org.
  13. ^ "Namibia 2016/17". www.rsssf.org.
  14. ^ "Namibia 2015/16". www.rsssf.org.
  15. ^ "Namibia 2013/14". www.rsssf.org.
  16. ^ "Namibia 2012/13". www.rsssf.org.
  17. ^ "Namibia 2010/11". www.rsssf.org.
  18. ^ "Namibia 2009/10". www.rsssf.org.
  19. ^ "Namibia 2008/09". www.rsssf.org.
  20. ^ "Namibia 2007/08". www.rsssf.org.
  21. ^ "Namibia 2004/05". www.rsssf.org.
  22. ^ "Namibia 2003/04". www.rsssf.org.
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