Hafia FC
| Full name | Hafia Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | "Tri Campeao"[1] | |||
| Founded | 1951 | |||
| Ground | Stade Petit Sory Conakry, Guinea | |||
| Capacity | 5,400 | |||
| Chairman | Kerfalla Person Camara[2] | |||
| Manager | Kazimierz Jagiełło | |||
| League | Ligue 1 Pro | |||
| 2022–23 | Champions | |||
| Website | http://hafiafc.com/actus-foot-guineen/ | |||
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Hafia Football Club is a football club based in Conakry, Guinea. Founded in 1951, the team was known as Conakry II in the 1960s and won three titles under that name. Hafia have won 15 league titles overall, having dominated in the 1960s and 70s, but their last league title came in 1985. The 1970s were a golden decade for Hafia FC when they dominated African football, winning the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. It promoted some great talents as Papa Camara, Bengally Sylla, Abdoulaye Keita, Chérif Souleymane, Petit Sory, Mamadou Aliou Kéïta.
In early 2021 construction began on the new stadium "Stade Petit Sory" named after Hafia FC legend Petit Sory
Golden Age
Hafia's golden age was the 70s when they won the African Cup of Champions Clubs three times, in 1972, 1975 and 1977. During this period they were one of the greatest clubs in Africa. Their players included Papa Camara, Abdoulaye Keita, and Petit Sory.
Kit provider
| Kit provider | Period |
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| Sindio | 2015–2016 |
| Beda | 2016–2020 |
| Joma | 2021–present |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Domestic
- Ligue 1 Pro: 16
- Champion:[3] 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 2023
- Guinée Coupe Nationale: 4
- Winner: 1992, 1993, 2002, 2017
- Guinean Super Cup: 1
- Winner: 2002
Continental
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3
- Champion: 1972, 1975, 1977
- Runner-up: 1976, 1978
- UFOA Cup:
- Runner-up: 1992
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2020 – Preliminary Round
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 14 appearances
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- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances
- 1993 – First Round
- 1994 – First Round
- 2003 – Second Round
Notes and references
- ^ "#829 – Hafia FC : Tri Campeo" (in French). Footnickname. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ "Guinée : les barons du football". Archived from the original on 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- ^ Hafia FC won the first tree titles in the (1966, 1967 & 1968) under the name of Conakry II
External links
- Hafia Conakry history – scoreshelf.com