Kaduna United Football Club is a Nigerian
football
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club based in
Kaduna
Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern state ...
and run by the
Kaduna State
Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
government.
History
The club was relegated from the
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigeria Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financ ...
in 2007 but won promotion just one year later. After 2011, they were no longer in the premier league and they still aren't as of 2016.
The government set up a new management team in 2021 that will play in the
Nigeria Nationwide League
National Nationwide League Division One (formerly known as Nigerian Amateur League) is the third level of club football in Nigeria. Every year, up to eight teams are promoted to the Professional Division One.
Starting in 2012, the league changed ...
,
the second tier of the Nigeria Football League.
Kaduna United's home stadium is
Kaduna Township Stadium.
Achievements
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Nigerian FA Cup
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: 1
::2010.
Performance in CAF competitions
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CAF Confederation Cup
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: 1 appearance
::
2011
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– Group stage
Notes
External links
Club logoLMC fines Kaduna United, bans Supporters Club
Football clubs in Nigeria
Kaduna State
2000 establishments in Nigeria
Association football clubs established in 2000
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