Rayon Sports F.C.
| Full name | Rayon Sports Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | Gikundiro (The Adorable One) | ||
| Founded | May 1965 | ||
| Ground | Kigali Pelé Stadium[1] Kigali, Rwanda | ||
| Capacity | 22,000 | ||
| Manager | haringingo francis | ||
| League | Rwanda Premier League | ||
| 2025–26 | 24th | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Rayon Sports Football Club is an association football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda, now based in Kigali. The team currently competes in the Rwanda National Football League, and plays its home games at the Stade Amahoro in Kigali and Kigali Pele Stadium, Nyamirambo. For some years, its daily operations were held in the southern province in Nyanza District.[2] They've won 9 Rwandan Premier League titles, the 2nd most Premier League titles. Throughout its history, the club has won 9 Rwandan Cups, 1 CECAFA Clubs' Cup, 9 peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups and a Kigali 100 Years' Cup and 1 Father Fraipont memorial tournament.The club is nicknamed GIKUNDIRO, which means 'the favorites.' It boasts the largest fanbase in the country, with over 80% of Rwandans, or more than 8 million people, supporting Rayon Sports.
History
[edit source]The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986 before moving back in 2012 following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the Rwanda National Football League after the 2011–12 season.[3]
Honours
[edit source]Domestic competitions
[edit source]- Rwandan Cup: 11
- 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2016, 2023
- 2017, 2019, 2023
International
[edit source]- 1998
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit source]- CAF Champions League / African Cup of Champions Clubs : 9 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1993 – Preliminary Round
- 2002 – Quarter-Finals
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
- 1990 – First Round
- 1994 – Second Round
- 1996 – First Round
- 2000 – Second Round
Notable coaches
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Longin Rudasingwa (1995–2000)- René Kalimunda (2007–2008)
Raoul Shungu (2009)- Tierry Hitimana
- Baptiste Kayiranga
- Fatikaramu
- Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé
Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012–2013)- Jean Marie Ntagwabira
Luc Eymael- David Donadei
- Ivan Minnaert (2015-2016)
Juma Masudi (2016–2017)- Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018)
- Ivan Minnaert (2018)
Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo (2018–)
Javier Martinez Espinosa (September 2019 – December 2019)- Casa Bungo André (December 2019 – May 2020)
- Guy Bukasa (May 2020 – 2022)
- Haringingo Francis (2022–2023)
References
[edit source]- ↑ "Rwanda – Rayon Sports FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway".
- ↑ Ntukanyagwe, Eugène. ".:: Rayon Sports Football Club - Rwanda ::". rayonsportsfc.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Rayon Sport na Nyanza FC zifatanyije zatangiye imyitozo n'ibikoresho bicye". UMUSEKE.RW. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
External links
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