Jeenyo United FC

LLPP Jeenyo

Full name	Jeenyo United Football Club
Founded	3 January 1948
Ground	Banadir Stadium, Mogadishu
Capacity	10,000
League	Somali First Division
2014–15	Somali First Division, 3rd

Jeenyo United Football Club is a football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia

History

The club was established in 1948, and was originally named Lavori Publici (Public Works) due to its links with the Ministry of Public Works. Most of the players came from the former teams "Societa' Calcio Mogadiscio" and "Amaruini", that played amateur football in the Italian Somalia from 1936 until 1941.

The club won their first Somalia League title in 1969.^[1] The club went on to win the title again in 1970 and 1971.^[1] They won the Somalia Cup in 1977 and 1980,^[2] before winning their third league title in 1980–81.^[1]

The original club folded in 1990 as the country descended in to civil war, but was relaunched on 11 March 2012.^[3]

Continental matches

Year	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1970	African Cup of Champions Clubs	Preliminary	Prisons FC Kampala	2–1	2–4	4–5
1971	African Cup of Champions Clubs	1	Young Africans SC	0–0	0–2	0–2
1972	African Cup of Champions Clubs	1	Saint-George SA	1–3	1–1	2–4
1978	African Cup Winners' Cup	Preliminary	Al-Hilal Club	0–1	0–1	0–2
1981	African Cup Winners' Cup	1	Zamalek SC	w/o	–	–
		2	Gor Mahia FC	1–0	0–3	1–3
1982	African Cup of Champions Clubs	1	Al-Ahly	0–0	0–1	0–1

Honours

• Somalia League
  • Champions 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980–81
• Somalia Cup
  • Winners 1977, 1980

References

1. Somalia Champions RSSSF
2. Somalia Cup Winners RSSSF
3. Somali Federation buoyed by Jeenyo United FC relaunch BBC Sport, 14 March 2012