AFC Leopards
Full name	AFC Leopards
Nickname(s)	Ingwe
Founded	1964
Ground	Nyayo Stadium Nairobi, Kenya (Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman	Alex ole Magelo
League	Nationwide League
2008
Home colours Away colours

'AFC Leopards SC, often simply known as "AFC" or "the Leopards," is a soccer club, based in Nairobi, that was founded in 1964. Nicknamed "ingwe" ("leopard" in Luhya), it is a traditional and popular Kenyan team and its home stadium is the Nyayo National Stadium, with a capacity of 30,000. Despite being based in the capital, Nairobi in the country's south east,the bedrock of its support is in western Kenya. The team plays in white shirts with blue hoops, white shorts and blue socks and sometimes with blue and white vertically-striped shirts; its alternative outfit is red jerseys and white shorts. Its traditional rival is Gor Mahia; their encounters are assumed to be thrillers, and because of the passion of the fans they are considered as the most intense and famous derbies in the region. AFC is considered an eastern, central and southern Africa soccer powerhouse because of its numerous continental appearances and its dominance in the CECAFA club championships, in addition to its dazzling array of formidable players. Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... This article is about the building type. ... Nyayo National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. ... Location of Nairobi Coordinates: , Country Province HQ City Hall Founded 1899 Constituencies of Nairobi List Makadara Kamukunji Starehe Langata Dagoretti Westlands Kasarani Embakasi Government  - Mayor Geoffrey Majiwa Area  - City 684 km² (264. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... kit_body. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... The Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia) are a Bantu languages speaking people residing in Western Province, Kenya between Lake Victoria, Uganda and Mount Elgon. ... Nyayo National Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. ... Gor Mahia is a football club based in Nairobi, Kenya. ...

History

AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan football league 12 times and the Kenyan cup six times, and the CECAFA Club championship 5 times. The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya FC when a number of small clubs amalgamated ^[1]. The name was changed to All Footballers Club-Leopards, still maintaining the AFC initials (and became AFC Leopards) in 1980, when the Kenyan government banned tribal names (Abaluhya refers to the Luhya tribe). Like many other traditional Kenyan clubs, AFC Leopards faced severe financial difficulties due to mismanagement.Controversies surrounding the conduct of the premier league ended with the club being relegated albeit controversially. In this regard it did not participate in any league in 2007. However, in 2008 they play in Nationwide League, the second tier league in Kenya. The Luhya (also Luyia, Luhia) are a Bantu languages speaking people residing in Western Province, Kenya between Lake Victoria, Uganda and Mount Elgon. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ...

Despite these shortcomings plus the troubling financial situation, "ingwe" has maintained a very respectable level of play and still holds a strong tradition as a historical team.

Support

AFC Leopards SC has a large and diverse fanbase, who hold a long-standing rivalry with other clubs, especially Gor Mahia. The club is arguably the biggest and most popular football club in Kenya and the Eastern Africa - with 6 million estimated supporters locally. These fans are composed into a number of supporters branches spread all over the country. More so, its support and fame transcends beyond the Kenyan boundaries to the rest of the continent especially the entire Eastern and Southern Africa. In a sense, Kenya and East Africa's favourite soccer club never plays an away match – AFC Leopards SC draws more supporters at away games than its opposition 'home' teams.Even at present the club still retains higher average attendances than all the clubs in the Kenya Premier League.

Achievements

• Kenyan Premier League: 12

1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1998

• Kenyan President's Cup: 6

1967, 1968, 1985, 1991, 1994, 2001

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 5

1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1997

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Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League:

1999 - First Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 12 appearances

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1994 - Quarter-Final

1997 - Quarter-Final

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 5 appearances

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References

• The Standard, July 23, 2006:Once proud ‘Ingwe’ bite relegation bullet

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External links

• Unofficial website