Oryx Club de Douala is a

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club from

Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ...

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s. It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating

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on a score of 2–1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from

to win the title. They have also won five league titles and the Cameroon Cup three times, most of which came in the 1960s. Oryx Douala were founded in April 1927 and play in black and yellow striped shirts. The club's 5 title wins make them the Cameroon Elite One league's fourth most successful club of all time. The club plays at 30,000 capacity Stade de la Réunification and currently they play in a lower league.

Achievements

* Cameroon Premiere Division: 5 **1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 * Cameroon Cup: 4 **1956 (before independence), 1963, 1968, 1970 **Runners-up: 1969 * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 **1965

Performance in CAF competitions

* African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances ::

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: Champion ::

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

: Semi-Finals ::

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

: Quarter-Finals 1965 African Cup of Champions Clubs Oryx Douala qualified for the inaugural Cup of Champions Clubs after winning the domestic league the previous season. Douala were then placed in the "Central Africa" group and after topping this group, progressed to the semi-finals, where they played Real Republicans of

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. A 2–1 victory put Douala in the final, and a 2–1 win in front of a crowd of 30,000 at Accra Stadium saw Oryx Douala crowned champions of Africa. However, the club have been unable to emulate this success since, with a semi-finals appearance, two years being the closest they have come.

References

External links

Team website
Football clubs in Cameroon Sport in Douala 1927 establishments in French Cameroon CAF Champions League–winning clubs {{Cameroon-footyclub-stub