Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)
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| Full name | Dolphins Football Club | ||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 1988 (As Eagle Cement) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Liberation Stadium Port Harcourt, Nigeria (Capacity 25,000) |
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| Manager | Lawrence Akpokona | ||||||||||||||||
| League | Nigeria Division One | ||||||||||||||||
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Dolphins FC are a Nigerian soccer team based in Port Harcourt. In 2004-2005 they placed 6th in the Nigerian Premier League. Representing their country in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, they reached the finals, losing to Morocco's FAR Rabat [1]. They play their home games at Liberation Stadium. However, for the 2008 Confederation Cup they will play their games at U. J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar.
They were relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 2007 by one point. They however came back to retain the FA Cup over Enugu Rangers. In their run, they twice won by penalties 4-2, including a semifinal triumph over crosstown rivals Sharks F.C. before winning the finals 3-2 in penalties.
The club was formerly known as Eagle Cement.
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[edit] Achievements
1997, 2004
2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
Finalist : 2005
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2002 - First Round
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Former notable players
Endurance Idahor- Kelechi Osunwa
- Uche Akubuike
- Uche Akubuike
- Victor Ezeji
- Chidi Odiah
- Robert Akaruye
[edit] External links
- Dolphins F.C. Official Website
- 2007 in Nigerian soccer (RSSSF)
- Confed Cup: New players for Dolphins
- Dolphins to maintain Esuene stadium
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