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Bandari F.C. (Kenyan football club)
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Bandari Football Club is a Kenya
n football club based in Mombasa
. The team play their home games at the Mbaraki Sports Club and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium
(the latter having four times greater seating capacity), and are part of the Kenyan Premier League
.
The team played from 1960 to 1978 as LASCO Football Club, followed by an eight-year run as Cargo Football Club. In 1985, the club merged with the Kenya Ports Authority
team to form Bandari F.C.
The club had played previously in the Kenyan Premier League, but was relegated after the 1997 season . The team was disbanded in 1999. It was revived in 2004 and rapidly promoted from lower leagues back to the premier league . The club reached the final on Kenyan Cup
in 1986 but was beaten by Gor Mahia
(who qualified for the African Cup Winners' Cup
and won the tournament).
At the end of the 2009 season Bandari was relegated to the Nationwide League .
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
n football club based in Mombasa
Mombasa
Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport. The city also serves as the centre of the coastal tourism industry....
. The team play their home games at the Mbaraki Sports Club and the Mombasa Municipal Stadium
Mombasa Municipal Stadium
Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mombasa, Kenya. It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Coast Stars. The stadium holds 10,000 people....
(the latter having four times greater seating capacity), and are part of the Kenyan Premier League
Kenyan Premier League
The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....
.
The team played from 1960 to 1978 as LASCO Football Club, followed by an eight-year run as Cargo Football Club. In 1985, the club merged with the Kenya Ports Authority
Kenya Ports Authority
Kenya Ports Authority is a state corporation with the responsibility to "maintain, operate, improve and regulate all scheduled seaports" on the Indian Ocean coastline of Kenya, including principally Kilindini Harbour at Mombasa. Other KPA ports include Lamu, Malindi, Kilifi, Mtwapa, Kiunga,...
team to form Bandari F.C.
The club had played previously in the Kenyan Premier League, but was relegated after the 1997 season . The team was disbanded in 1999. It was revived in 2004 and rapidly promoted from lower leagues back to the premier league . The club reached the final on Kenyan Cup
Kenyan President's Cup
The FKL Cup, formerly the KFF Cup, is the top knockout tournament of Kenyan football. It was created in 1956, but during its existence the knockout tournament has had different names....
in 1986 but was beaten by Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia
Gor Mahia F.C., commonly referred to as Gor Mahia, is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. It is one of the two most popular Kenyan football clubs . They won twelve Kenyan Premier League titles and nine FKL Cups. In addition they are the only Kenyan club to win an African continental title, the...
(who qualified for the African Cup Winners' Cup
African Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
and won the tournament).
At the end of the 2009 season Bandari was relegated to the Nationwide League .
External links
- Futaa.com - Kenyan Football Portal