Renaissance FC or RFC is a Chadian professional football club based in N'Djamena. The club won Chad Premier League 7 times, last time in 2007. Recently, it produced a few Chad national football team players, such as Mondésir Alladjim, Yaya Kerim, Esaie Djikoloum and Hassan Diallo.

Renaissance FC
Full nameRenaissance Football Club
Nickname(s)Mayaye
Short nameRFC
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)[1]
GroundStade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya (Chad)
N'Djamena, Chad
Capacity20,000
ChairmanAbderaman Bechir
ManagerOumar Francis
LeagueChad Premier League
20202nd[2]

The club's colours are traditionally green and red.

History edit

RFC was created in 1954, a period still under colonial domination. Constituted on the basis of the French law of 1901, RFC is a purely associative club, falling under no corporation.[3] The club was national champion 6 times, first time in 1989. In 2011, the club won national cup and supercup, after beating national champions Foullah Edifice in both finals.

Stadium edit

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, also named Stade National, is a multi-purpose stadium located in N'Djamena, Chad.[4] It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000[5] people. It is currently the home ground of the Chad national football team. It is named after former Chadian highjumper Mahamat Idriss (1942—1987).

Rivalries edit

RFC's arch-rivals are Elect-Sport FC.[6]

Sponsors edit

The club was sponsored by CGCOC, a Chinese construction company.[7]

Achievements edit

1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
1990, 1996.
2011, 2013.
2011.

Performance in CAF competitions edit

2005 – Preliminary Round
2006 – Preliminary Round
2007 – Preliminary Round
1990 – Preliminary Round
2012 – First Round
1991 – First Round
1994 – withdrew in First Round
1997 – First Round
1999 – First Round

Current staff edit

As of 10 August 2015.
Name Role
Moctar Mahmoud Chairman
Oumar Francis Manager
Ismael Ben Sherif Sporting director

List of coaches edit

Presidents edit

  • El Hadj Youssouf
  • Abderamane Bechir (2010–)[15]
  • Moctar Mahamoud Hamid[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Finale de la Ligue de football de N'Djaména". tchadinfos.com. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Tchad: Elect sport sacré champion national". 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Le Tchadanthropus-tribune | #TCHAD #Sport #Opinion Libre : Renaissance Football Club (RFC) pour la vie ?". 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Stade omnisports Idriss-Mahamat-Ouya". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  5. ^ "World Stadiums – Stadiums in Chad". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  6. ^ "TCHADSPORT – Page 8". tchadsport.centerblog.net. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  7. ^ "TCHADSPORT - Page 57".
  8. ^ "Le Tchadanthropus-tribune | #TCHAD #Sport #Opinion Libre : Renaissance Football Club (RFC) pour la vie ?". 30 April 2019.
  9. ^ "JournalDuTchad.com: Nécrologie : Coach Emmanuel Boukar a été inhumé ce mardi". www.journaldutchad.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06.
  10. ^ "TCHADSPORT – Page 28". Tchadsport.centerblog.net. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  11. ^ "football – Page 29". tchadsport.centerblog.net. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  12. ^ "TCHADSPORT – Page 32". Tchadsport.centerblog.net. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  13. ^ "CAF – CAF Error Page". Cafonline.com. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Grenada Football Association".
  15. ^ "football – Page 15". tchadsport.centerblog.net. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Le Tchadanthropus-tribune | #TCHAD #Sport #Football: As Cotontchad & Zamalek 7 à 0. Pourquoi ne doit-on pas poser les vraies questions ?". 21 December 2018.