Lioli FC

Lioli FC
Basic data
Surname	Lioli Football Club
Seat	Teyateyaneng , Lesotho
founding	1934
First soccer team
Venue	Lioli Ground
Places	3,000
league	Lesotho Premier League
2018/19	7th place
home Away

First division game 2009, in the foreground a player from Lioli FC

The Lioli FC [ diʊdi ] is a football club from Teyateyaneng , Lesotho . He plays his home games at the Lioli Ground (3,000 seats). Lioli ( Sesotho ) is the plural of seoli , bearded vulture .

The club was founded in 1934 and is one of the most successful clubs in the country. He won his first championship in the Lesotho Premier League in 1985 . He then had to wait 24 years before he could win his second championship in 2009. Since then, the club has been one of the top teams. In 2013, 2015 and 2016 he won his third to fifth titles. The national cup has also been won five times. Due to the success he qualified several times for the African competitions.

successes

• Championships : 5
  • Lesothic Master : 1985, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016

• Cup successes: 1984, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016

Statistics in the CAF competitions

competition	round	opponent	First leg	Return leg
African Cup Winners' Cup 1985	1 round	Gweru United FC	1: 1 (H)	1: 2 (A)
African Cup of Champions Clubs 1986	Preliminary round	Maji Maji FC	2: 3 (H)	0: 4 (A)
CAF Champions League 2014	Preliminary round	CD Primeiro de Agosto	0: 2 (A)	2: 1 (H)
CAF Champions League 2016	Preliminary round	Vital'O FC	1: 2 (H)	1: 0 (A)
CAF Champions League 2017	Preliminary round	CAPS United	0: 0 (H)	1: 2 (A)

Individual evidence

1. ^ A. Mabille, H. Dieterlen: Sesuto-English Dictionary. Morija Sesuto Book Depot, Morija 1985, p. 414.