Mogadishu City Club
| Full name | Mogadishu City Club | ||
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| Nickname | "Minishiibiyo" | ||
| Founded | 1963 | ||
| Ground | Mogadishu Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 65,000 | ||
| Chairman | Abuukar Husein Mohammed | ||
| Manager | Mohamed Mistiri Lamjed | ||
| League | Somali First Division | ||
| 2025–26 | 4th | ||
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Mogadishu City Club (Arabic: نادي مدينة مقديشو)[needs update] is a professional football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. They play at Mogadishu Stadium, it is one of the most successful football clubs in the country. The club plays with Elman FC in the Mogadishu Derby. Formerly known as Banadir Sports Club, in 2019, the club was renamed to Mogadishu City Club.[1] In 2019, Mohamed Mistri Lamjed is named the new manager of Mogadishu City Club.[2]
History
[edit]Mogadishu City Club was established in 1963 by support of the mayor of Mogadishu. The club which was nicknamed by Municipio Club. In the early years, the club was active in nine different sports: football, basketball, handball, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, swimming, athletics and cycling.
Following the start of the civil war in early 1991, the stadium of Mogadishu Club was kept save and was used by the youth club Banaadir Sports Club. In 2019, that club was renamed by the Mayor of Mogadishu Capital City Mr. Abdurrahman Omar Osman Eng. Yariisow to Mogadishu City Club.
Squad 2021–22
[edit]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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Coaching staff
[edit]| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Mohamed Mistiri Lamjed |
| Assistant coach |  Adil Nur |
| Assistant coach | Mutaf Shiikh Ali |
| Team manager | Ajeelow |
| Kit manager | Liban Ahmed |
Last updated: 29 January 2021
Source: [citation needed]
Achievements
[edit]- Somalia League: 11
- 1976, 1986, 1989, 1999, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2024–25
- Somalia Cup: 3
- 2003, 2012, 2018
- 2024
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Somalia 2019". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ↑ Isabirye, David (2019-07-11). "Mogadishu City Club confirm Tunisian as Mbalangu's replacement". Kawowo Sports. Archived from the original on 2024-06-17. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
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