Wallidan Banjul

Wallidan Banjul
	Wallidan Banjul
Basic data
Surname	Wallidan Football Club
First soccer team
Head coach	Foday Bah
Venue	Independence Stadium
Places	40,000
league	GFA League First Division
2012	12th place
home	Away

The Wallidan Football Club (the press often " The Blue boys " titled) is a football club from Banjul , the capital of the West African State Gambia . He plays in the highest league in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division . The club was last able to secure the championship in the 2008 season. With 16 championships and 18 cup wins, it is the most successful club in Gambian football.

history

In addition, the team took part in the CAF Champions League in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 and in the CAF Cup in 2004 .

Wallidan FC first appeared in the 1967/68 season. Foday Bah is the coach in charge.

After the team had successfully completed the 2007/08 championship, they were also able to double for the first time in the history of Gambian football by winning the cup in the same year. With that they have also qualified for the CAF Cup .

The team

successes

Championship in the GFA League First Division : 16

1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1995 , 2001 , 2002 , 2004 , 2005 and 2008

Cup wins in the GFA Cup : 18

1976, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2008

Trainer

Alagie Sarr (2000-2005)

player

Alh. Momodou "Biri Biri" Njie , (1970–1972, 1981–1986), national player 1963–1987.
Lamin Conateh (1999-2005)
Abdourahman Conateh (2002-2004)
Ansumana Samateh (2002-)
Yankuba Ceesay (2004-2006)
Ousman Jallow (2005)
Ebrima Sohna (2005-2006)
Momodou Ceesay (2006-2007)
Joseph Gómez (2007–)
Kebba Bah (* 1988) (Participation in the U-20 World Cup 2007 )
Modou Ngum (* 1988) (Participation in the 2007 Junior World Cup)

Statistics in the CAF competitions

competition	round	opponent	First leg	Return leg

African Cup Winners' Cup 1975	1 round	Senegal ASC Joan of Arc	0: 0 (H)	0: 2 (A)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1977	1 round	Mauritania Espoirs Nouakchott	1: 1 (H)	0: 0 (A)
CAF Champions Cup 1978	1 round	Mauritania ASC Guard National	1: 3 (A)	2: 2 (H)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1979	1 round	Mauritania Espoirs Nouakchott	0: 1 (A)	1: 0 (H) / Pen: 5: 4
	1 round	Cameroon Canon Yaoundé	1: 2 (H)	0: 1 (A)
CAF Champions Cup 1980	1 round	Burkina Faso Silures Ouagadougou	1: 1 (H)	0: 1 (A)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1982	1 round	Ghana Hearts of Oak	1: 0 (H)	1: 4 (A)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1985	1 round	Guinea-a Horoya AC	0: 2 (A)	1: 0 (H)
CAF Champions Cup 1986	1 round	Ghana Hearts of Oak	0: 2 (A)	1: 0 (H)
African Cup Winners' Cup 1988	qualification	Mauritania AS Douanés Nouakchott	not	played
	1 round	Morocco KAC Marrakech	not	played
	2nd round	Sierra Leone Real Republicans FC	0: 0 (A)	1: 0 (H)
	Quarter finals	Tunisia Club Athlétique Bizertin	not	played
African Cup Winners' Cup 1995	1 round	Morocco KAC Marrakech	not	played
	2nd round	Tunisia AS Marsa	not	played
CAF Champions League 1998	qualification	Senegal AS Douanes Dakar	0: 0 (H)	0: 2 (A)
African Cup Winners' Cup 2000	qualification	Benin Mogas '90 Porto-Novo	0: 1 (H)	0: 2 (A)
CAF Champions League 2002	qualification	Guinea-a Horoya AC	3: 0 (H)	1: 1 (A)
	1 round	Morocco Raja Casablanca	1: 2 (A)	1: 3 (H)
CAF Champions League 2003	qualification	Burkina Faso AS Dragons de l'Ouémé	1: 0 (H)	0: 0 (A)
	1 round	Algeria USM Algiers	0: 2 (A)	2: 1 (H)
CAF Confederation Cup 2004	qualification	Mali Djoliba AC	0: 1 (A)	3: 1 (H)
CAF Champions League 2005	qualification	Ghana Asante Kotoko FC	not	played
CAF Champions League 2006	qualification	Ghana Hearts of Oak	not	played
CAF Champions League 2009	qualification	Morocco IZ Khémisset	not	played

1988: AS Douanes & KAC Marrakech withdrew their teams from the competition after the draw.
1988: The club withdrew its team after the draw against CA Bizertin.
1995: The KAC Marrakech withdrew its team from the competition after the draw.
1995: The club withdrew their team after the draw against AS Marsa.
2005, 2006 & 2009: The club withdrew its team after the draw.

basketball

In addition to the football department, Wallidan successfully plays with a basketball team in Gambian basketball.

Individual evidence

^ African Club Cups 2002 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.
^ African Club Cups 2003 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.
^ African Club Cups 2004 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.
^ African Club Cups 2005 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.
↑ http://www.rsssf.com/ Gambia 1967/68 .
↑ “We Didn't Deserve to Win” - Hawks Coach, July 15, 2008.
^ Wallidan FC 2008 Champions from July 14th.
^ Wallidan Clinch Double from September 8, 2008.
↑ two title wins not included in the list.
↑ Division I: Season 2009–2010 www.africabasket.com Access July 2010.

[1] African Club Cups 2002 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.

[2] African Club Cups 2003 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.

[3] African Club Cups 2004 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.

[4] African Club Cups 2005 List of Qualifiers ( Memento from June 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 19, 2007.

[5] ttp://www.rsssf.com/ Gambia 1967/68 .

[6] “We Didn't Deserve to Win” - Hawks Coach, July 15, 2008.

[7] Wallidan FC 2008 Champions from July 14th.

[8] Wallidan Clinch Double from September 8, 2008.

[9] two title wins not included in the list.

[10] Division I: Season 2009–2010 www.africabasket.com Access July 2010.