| Full name | East End Lions | |
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| Nickname(s) | Red Roaring Lions, The Killers | |
| Founded | 1928 | |
| Ground | National Stadium Freetown, Sierra Leone (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Manager | Tunde Scot | |
| League | Sierra Leone National Premier League | |
| 2011 Premier League | 5th out of 14 clubs | |
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East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, 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.
In 2006, the Lions qualified for the 2006 edition of CAF Champions League but lost to Côte d'Ivoire 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 with Mighty Blackpool who have won the National League 10 times.
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