Lobi Stars F.C.
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Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as Mosquito football club, Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks) is a Nigerian professional soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. The club competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. The Stars' home is the 8,000-seater Aper Aku Stadium.[1]
History
Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football Club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in 1985. There was another change again when the state-owned Lobi Bank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club.[2]
In 1999, the Nigeria Football League was played in a new format which saw the top four teams squaring up in a knockout Super League at the National Stadium, Surulere. Lobi Stars won the maiden edition of the Nigerian Super League under coach Godwin Koko Uwua's management. Lobi Stars won its first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks FC of Port-Harcourt.[3]
In 2005 they reached the finals of the domestic FA Cup where they lost to Enyimba.[4]
They finished the 2008–09 season with 13 wins, 10 draws and 15 losses after winning a game on appeal against Enugu Rangers, avoiding the drop by one point.[5]
In August 2009, the Benue State government announced the club will be leased to private ownership, ending direct support from the State, but that never materialised.[5] Lobi finished 3rd in Glo premier league in 2012. They also reached the Federation Cup final that season but lost to Heartland F.C. of Owerri.[6]
Honours
- Nigeria Professional Football League
- Champions: 1999
- Nigeria FA Cup
- Winners: 2003
- Nigeria Super Cup
- Winners: 1999, 2018
Performance in CAF competitions
- 2010 – First round
Current squad
As of 8 February 2024[7]
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Coaching staff
As of 8 November 2024
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Former managers
- Template:Flagicon Shaibu Amodu
- Template:Flagicon Kosta Papić
- Template:Flagicon Godwin Uwua
- Template:Flagicon Salisu Yusuf
- Template:Flagicon Ufere Nwankwo
- Template:Flagicon Mitko Dobrev (2009–??)
- Template:Flagicon John Zaki
- Template:Flagicon Garba Lawal
- Template:Flagicon Solomon Ogbeide
- Template:Flagicon Gbenga Ogunbote
- Template:Flagicon Kabiru Dogo
- Template:Flagicon Eddy Dombraye
- Template:Flagicon Eugene Agagbe
Notable players
References
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External links
- http://iorfaonline.blogspot.com/p/about-lobi-stars.html
- Lobi Stars FC Results - current results of Lobi Stars FC matches
- Lobi signs 16 players at www.ngrguardiannews.com, accessed 20 November 2012
- Iorfa vows to lift Lobi, as Board drops Kpakpor. Vanguard accessed 9 Nov. 2008Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- Lobi Stars to be privatised next month (goal.com)
- Nwankwo joins Lobi Stars
- The bizarre refereeing that nearly claimed lives at Aper Aku Stadium (Sunday Trust)
- LMC declares 2017/18 NPFL season concluded at Match Day 24
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