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AS De Vacoas-Phoenix
AS de Vacoas-Phoenix is a Mauritian football club based in Vacoas-Phoenix. They play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football. Ground Their home stadium is Stade George V (cap. 6,200), located in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhems District. They share this stadium with Curepipe Starlight SC. Achievements * Mauritian FA Cup: 1 ::2010 *Mauritian Republic Cup: 1 ::2006 * Mauritian Millennium Cup: 1 ::1999/00 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 1 appearance ::2000 – Preliminary Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance ::2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ... – First Round External linksOfficial Site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade George V
New George V Stadium is a football stadium in Curepipe, Mauritius. The stadium holds 6,500 people. History The construction of the George V Stadium started in 1954 and the stadium was ready in 1955.http://www.mauritiusfootball.com/mf-history.php In November 2002, the old stadium was demolished and the new stadium was reopened in August 2003 and it was renamed as the New George V Stadium. It was used in the Indian Ocean Island Games in 2003 and has been the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ... home ground ever since. However, some matches are also played at the Anjalay Stadium. External linksPhotoaworldstadiums.com a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritian Cup
The Mauritian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Mauritian football. It was created in 1957Mauritius - List of Cup Winners RSSSF.com by the . Winners * 1957 : FC Dodo (Curepipe) 5-2 Fire Brigade SC (Beau Bassin-Rose Hill) * 1959 : Faucon Flacq 2-0[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Confederation Cup 2009
The 2009 CAF Confederation Cup was the 6th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition began with the preliminary round stage in the first week of March 2009 and concluded with the second leg of the final match on the first week of December 2009. The winners played in the 2010 CAF Super Cup. Qualifying rounds The draw for the Preliminary Round and the Second Round were made on December 4, 2008. Preliminary round 1st legs played 30 January-1 February 2009 and 2nd legs played 13–15 February 2009, except the ASFAN-USM game which was postponed to Feb. 25. Dispensation round ;Notes First round First Legs were played 13–15 March 2009 and second Legs played 3–5 April 2009 Second round 1st Legs to be played 17–19 April 2009 and 2nd Legs to be played 1–3 May 2009 Play-off round Joined by round of 16 losers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organized by CAF. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It is the second-tier competition of African club football, ranking below the CAF Champions League. The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the aforementioned competition in the following season's CAF Super Cup. Moroccan clubs have the highest number of victories (7 titles), followed by Tunisia with 5. Morocco have the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs from each having won the title. The competition has been won by 13 clubs, 5 of which have won it more than once. CS Sfaxien is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament a record 3 times. RS Berkane are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League 2000
The 2000 CAF Champions League was the 36th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 4th prize under the CAF Champions League format. Hearts of Oak SC of Ghana defeated ES Tunis of Tunisia in the final to win their first title. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1 AS de Vacoas-Phoenix AS de Vacoas-Phoenix is a Mauritian football club based in Vacoas-Phoenix. They play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football. Ground Their home stadium is Stade George V (cap. 6,200), located in Curepipe, Plaines Wilhe ... were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player. First round 1 APR FC withdrew after the first leg; they were banned from CAF competitions for three years and fined $4000. 2 Black Africa SC withdrew. Second round Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final 1 Top goalscorers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the tournament earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, and also faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up their national leagues, having not qualified for the Champions League, are eligible for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup. Egyptian cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritian Millennium Cup
Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably Indian), Sub-Saharan African (Mauritian Creoles), European (European Mauritians), and Chinese descent, as well those of a mixed background from any combination of the aforementioned ethnic groups. History Mauritian Creoles trace their origins to the plantation owners and people who were captured via the slave trade and brought to work the sugar fields. Plantation owners were predominantly of European ancestry while the enslaved people mostly had ancestry from continental Africa. When slavery was abolished on 1 February 1835, an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in Mauritius. Indentured labour began with Indian, Chinese, Malay, African and Malagasy labourers, but ultimately, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritian Republic Cup
The Mauritian Republic Cup is an annual Mauritian football competition created by the Mauritius Football Association in 1990. It usually takes place in the summer of each year. Along with the MFA Cup, it serves as a major cup competition for teams in the top flight of Mauritian football, the Mauritian League. Winners *1990 : Sunrise 2-1 Fire Brigade SC *1991 : Fire Brigade SC 4-0 Young Tigers *1992 : Sunrise 4-1 RBBS *1993 : Sunrise 3-2 Fire Brigade SC *1994 : Sunrise 1-0 Maurice Espoir *1995 : Fire Brigade SC 3-1 Maurice Espoir *1996 : Sunrise 4-0 Scouts Club *1997 : Sunrise 0-0 (5 - 2 pen) Fire Brigade SC *1998 : Sunrise 4-3 Fire Brigade SC *1999 : Fire Brigade SC SC 4-0 Faucon Noir *2000 : ''No Competition'' *2001 : AS Port-Louis 2000 2-1 Olympique de Moka *2002 : Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill 5-1 AS de Vacoas-Phoenix *2003 : Faucon Flacq 2-1 Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill *2004 : AS Port-Louis 2000 2-1 Union Sportive de Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill *200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curepipe Starlight SC
Curepipe Starlight Sports Club is a Mauritian football club based in Curepipe. They play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football. They won the league for the first time in 2007 and thus qualified for the CAF Champions League 2008. They then became part of history, when they played at the Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh in Moroni, where an African club competition match was hosted in the Comoros Islands for the first time. nbsp;– FIFA.com In 2008, they won the Mauritian League, the Mauritian Cup and as well as the Mauritian Republic Cup. Ground The ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curepipe
Curepipe () also known as ''La Ville-Lumière'' (The City of Light), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Curepipe. Curepipe lies at a higher elevation, often referred to as the "Central Plateau". According to the census made by Statistics Mauritius in 2018, the population of the town was at 78,618. Etymology The town's name, Curepipe, is said to be originated from the French ''curer sa pipe'', which translates to "cleaning his/her pipe". There are several theories by historians as to the naming of the city. Some historians believe that the name was given as travellers and soldiers from the 19th century often travelled from Port Louis and Grand Port (now Mahébourg) to refill their pipes in Curepipe. Other historians believe that the name was given after a late landowner during the 18th century. Geography The town officially covers an area of . I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vacoas-Phoenix
Vacoas-Phoenix () also known as French: ''Villes Jumelles'' (Twin Cities), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District. The town is administered by the Municipal Council of Vacoas-Phoenix. The town lies between Quatre Bornes and Curepipe. History The towns of Vacoas and Phoenix fused in 1963. Vacoas-Phoenix fully became a municipality in 1968. Politics For the general elections the town is classified as the No 15 constituency known as ''La Caverne and Phoenix'' and the No 16 ''Vacoas and Floreal'' constituency. Sports The football team of the town is the AS de Vacoas-Phoenix, they play in the Mauritian League, the top division in Mauritian football. The town hosted the official 2017 FIBA Under-16 African Championship. Sub-locality The town of Vacoas-Phoenix is divided into different suburbs. * Belle-Terre * Camp Fouquereaux * Castel * Cinq Arpents * Clairfonds * Glen Park * Henrietta * Hermitage * Highla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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