Heegan FC

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Heegan FC
Full nameHeegan Football Club
Founded1950
GroundBanadir Stadium
Capacity15,000
LeagueSomalia League
20183rd
Away colours

Heegan FC (formerly Somali Police FC until 2013)[1] is a Somali football club based in Horseed, a district of Merca.

History[edit]

The club was founded in the Port of Merca in 1950 by descendants of Italian colonists in Merca[2] during the ONU mandate.

They have won the Somalia League in its inaugural year in 1967,[3] and again in 2014/15.

The team is based in the rebuilt Banadir Stadium.

Achievements[edit]

1967, 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Somali Football Federation's Official Website – Cautions for Heegan: 14/11/2013". somsoccer.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ Foundation in 1950
  3. ^ "Somalia Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

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