Banjul Hawks FC

Banjul Hawks
Full name Banjul Hawks Football Club
Nickname(s) Hawks
Founded 1974
Ground Banjul
Manager Sang Ndong
League GFA League First Division
2014/15 7th

Banjul Hawks Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the Gambian Championnat National D1.They are nicknamed the Hawks. The club play both in Banjul and at Serrekunda East Mini Stadium located in Bakau on the Bertil Harding Highway.

The club was founded in 1974 as Mabella FC[1] Later they would be called the Banjul Hawks FC. They have twice won the top division, the last time coming in 1996. Their first national cup title was won in 1983 and their recent in 2006.

In August 2008, the Hawks sold youngster Omar Koroma to then English Premier League club Portsmouth. The first ever time a Gambian player had joined a Premier League club.[2]

The Hawks competed at the continental level only in the cup competitions, the 1984 CAF Cup Winners' Cup and the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup. Hawks never appeared in the 1994 and the 1997 continental championships.

Achievements

1992–93, 1995–96.
1983, 1996, 2006, 2017.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

(Banjul) Hawks's results in CAF competitions
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1984 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Gambian Cup winners First Round Liberia Mighty Barrolle 0–0 0–3 0–3
2007 CAF Confederation Cup Gambian Cup winners First Round Ivory Coast Denguelé Sports 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
First Round Nigeria Dolphins Port Harcourt 0–0 0–1 0–1

National level

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup Notes
2003-04 1 2 181125 3217+1535
2005 1 3 18855 1813+529
2006 1 6 15573 168+822 Winner
2007 1 5 18657 1916+823 Finalist
2008 1 3 22994 2216+636
2012 1 7 ---- ---- Quarterfinals
2014-15 1 7 ---- ----

Statistics

  • Best position: 1st (national)
  • Best position at cup competitions: Second Round (continental)

References

  1. ↑ Dates of the foundation of football clubs in the Gambia - RSSSF
  2. ↑ "Porsmouth sign Banjul Hawks Omar Koroma". The Telegraph. 4 August 2008.
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