Atlabara FC

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Atlabara FC
Full nameAtlabara Football Club
Founded1967
GroundBuluk Stadium, South Sudan
Capacity7,000
LeagueSouth Sudan Football Championship
2012–131st place

[1]Atlabara Football Club (Arabic: نادي أطلع برة لكرة القدم) is a South Sudanese football club located in Juba, South Sudan which currently plays in the South Sudan Football Championship. In 2013 the club has won South Sudan Football Championship.[2]

Stadium[edit]

Currently the team plays at the 7000 capacity buluk Stadium.

Honours[edit]

2013, 2015, 2019.
2021

Performance in CAF competitions[edit]

2014 - Preliminary Round
2017 – Preliminary Round
2020 – Preliminary Round

Naming[edit]

The name of the club (Atlabara, اطلع برة) literally means "get out" in Arabic. Atlabara is a neighbourhood in Juba. The name of this neighborhood is inspired by the incident when the Sudanese military ordered the men living in this neighborhood to "get out" of their houses during the civil war.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kalaba helps TP Mazembe humble South Sudan's Atlabara FC - CECAFA FOOTBALL". 14 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Title: Atlabara FC – Bara boys are making history. | Facebook". google.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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