East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown

Freetown

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League

Sierra Leone National Premier League is the top football league in Sierra Leone. It was founded in 1967. The league is sponsored by the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, one of the major Sierra Leonean banks. East End Lions and Mighty Blackpool are the two biggest and most successful clubs. The...

, the top football league in Sierra Leone. they are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history;East End lions is most successful club in the history of Sierra leone football. Hence the biggest fan base both at Home and Abroad. East End Lions colours are Red and Black. having won the National League twelve times and the Sierra Leonean FA Cup seven times.

East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium

National Stadium (Sierra Leone)

Brookfields National Stadium is a multi-use national stadium of Sierra Leone, located in the capital city of Freetown. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It is the largest stadium in Sierra Leone and has a 45,000 capacity...

.

In 2006, the Lions qualified for the 2006 edition of CAF Champions League

CAF Champions League

The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

 but lost to Côte d'Ivoire

Côte d'Ivoire

The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...

 side Asec Abidjan in the first round.and also lost to ls panano of Tunisa on a 3-2aggregiate in 2010.

They have an intense rivalry

Sports rivalry

A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes. This pressure of competition is felt by players, coaches, and management, but is perhaps felt strongest by the fans. The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the...

 with Mighty Blackpool

Mighty Blackpool

Mighty Blackpool is a Sierra Leonean football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in the country. Blackpool represent the West End of Freetown and their home games are played at the National Stadium in Freetown...

 who have won the National League 10 times.

Achievements

• Sierra Leone League: 11

1977, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010.

• Sierra Leonean FA Cup
  Sierra Leonean FA Cup
  Sierra Leone FA Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is the national knockout cup competition in Sierra Leone. It was established in 1967. The competition is run by the Sierra Leone Football Association...
  
  : 3

1965 1973, 1980, 1989.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League
  CAF Champions League
  The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
  
  : 4 appearances

1998 - Preliminary Round

2006

CAF Champions League 2006

The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

 - Preliminary Round

2010 - Preliminary Round

2011

2011 CAF Champions League

The 2011 CAF Champions League was the 47th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football , and the 15th edition under the current CAF Champions League format...

 - Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances

1981

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981 was the 17th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

1986

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986 was the 22nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: withdrew in Preliminary Round

1994

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994 was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 1 appearance

1992 - First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1990 - Second Round

Notable former Players

Thomas Apomah Simeon Awuah Kofi Badu Samuel Barlay

Samuel Barlay

Samuel Barlay nickname Big Sammy, is a Sierra Leonean international footballer, who currently plays for Ravan Baku.-Early career:Samuel Barlay was born and raised in Freetown...

 Banga Boy William Sango "Doma Doma" Domingo John Dumbuya Ismael Dyfan

Ismael Dyfan

Ismael Dyfan is a Sierra Leonean footballer of the 1970s and 1980s.Dyfan is regarded as one of the most gifted footballers to be produced by Sierra Leone until recent times...

 John "Little John" Johnson

John Johnson

-Artists and entertainers:*John Johnson , English lutenist and composer*John Johnson , trombonist and percussionist with Simply Red*John Johnson , American television reporter and anchor*J...

Brima "Attunga" Kamara
Kassim

Kassim

Kasim is the transliteration of two male given names; and .The latter name has a diacritic, in the strict transliteration, on the "I", which emphasises the long "I" sound in that name's pronunciation.Both names are also used as surnames....

 Ibrahim "Junior Parade" Koroma

Ibrahim Koroma

Ibrahim Marcel Koroma is a Sierra Leonean footballer.-Career:Koroma is commonly known by his nickname Marcel .-Kallon F.C.:...

 Atto Mensah Ben Morthey Umaru Rahman

Umaru Rahman

Umaru Rahman commonly known as Gallon Pan is a Sierra Leonean international footballer, who is a striker and currently plays for East End Lions.-Early life:...

 Mustapha Sama Gbessay Sesay Joseph Toby Gibrilla Woobay