F.C. Johansen

FC Johansen is a Sierra Leonean football club founded in 2004 and is based in the city of Freetown. The club is run by Isha Johansen and her Norwegian husband Arne Birger Johansen.[1]

FC Johansen
Full nameFootball Club Johansen
Founded2004
GroundNational Stadium, Freetown
Capacity60,000
LeagueSierra Leone National Premier League
2012–135th

History

The club started with the objective of giving hope to a group of young people, using sport as a means of channeling their energy into a positive healthy direction. Co-owned by Billionaires CONPROLOG Ltd

In 2010, FC Johansen was not playing the Sierra Leone league. In 2011, they played for the first time in the Sierra Leone division One league. That year they did not lose a single match and were promoted to the Premier division.

2012 was their first year in the Premier League where they finished fourth behind Diamond Stars, Kallon FC and End Lions. 2013, is their 2nd year in the Sierra Leone Premier League. [2][3] In February/March 2013, the club had its maiden appearance at the continental level. It played Barack Young Controller FC (Liberian Second Division team) in the CAF Confederation Cup. FC Johansen lost 1–0 on aggregate and did not progress to the next round.[4]

Performance in CAF competitions
2013 –

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://sierraleonefootball.com/
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "FC Johansen bows out CAF Confederation Cup - Standard Times Press". standardtimespress.org. Retrieved 13 January 2019.


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