Red Sea Football Club is an Eritrean professional

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club based in

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. They compete in the Eritrean Premier League, the top division of Eritrean football. With 13 league titles, they are the most successful club in the country. Red Sea FC regularly play home games in front of hundreds of spectators.

History

Red Sea FC was founded in 1945. After the 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup in

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, thirteen members of the team did not return home to Eritrea and sought

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Achievements

* Eritrean Premier League: 14 ::1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2023

International competitions

''The following is a list of results for Red Sea FC in international competitions. Red Sea FC’s scores are listed first.''

References

External links

Global Sports Archive profile
Football clubs in Eritrea {{Eritrea-footyclub-stub