APR F.C.
Association football club in Rwanda
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Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club (APR FC or APR) is a professional football club from Kigali in Rwanda. The club plays their home games at Kigali Pelé Stadium. The club was founded in June 1993 as the team of the Rwandese Patriotic Front.[1]
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| Full name | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club | |
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| Nickname | Intare (The Lions) | |
| Founded | 1 June 1993 | |
| Ground | Kigali Pelé Stadium | |
| Capacity | 22,000 | |
| Chairman | Brig Gen Deo Rusanganwa | |
| Manager | Taleb Abderrahim | |
| League | Rwanda Premier League | |
| 2024–2025 | Rwanda Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions) | |
| Website | www | |
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History
Despite their short history, they become one of the most successful club in the Rwandan football league winning twenty-two Rwandan league titles and thirteen Rwandan Cups. APR FC also won the CECAFA Clubs Cup in 2004, 2007, and 2010 after ending up as losing finalists in that competition in 1996 and 2000.
In 2022, the club reached the Second Round of the CAF Champions League for the first time in club history.
Honours
Domestic competitions
- 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Rwandan Cup: 14
- 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2025
- Rwandan Super Cup: 3
- 2002, 2016, 2018.
- HEROES Cup: 2
- 2022, 2025.
International
- 2004, 2007, 2010.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 18 appearances
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- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance
- 1996 – Second Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 2003 – Semi-finals
- CAF Cup: 2 appearances
- 1998 – First Round
- 1999 – First Round
Administration
Club Honorary President
- Gen Mubarakh Muganga
Club President
- Brig Gen Deo Rusanganwa
GENERAL SECRETARY
- Lt Col Alphonse Muyango
DAF
- Capt Umubyeyi Clarisse
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
- Thierry Hitimana
HEAD OF COMMUNICATION
- Tony Kabanda
TECHNICAL STAFF
Head Coach
- Taleb Abderrahim
Asst. Coach
- Chahid Mohamed
GOALKEEPING COACH
- Mugabo Alex
TEAM MANAGER
- Maj Kavuna Erias
TEAM DR
- Hope Jean Marie Vianney
PHYSIOTHERAPIST
- Twagirayezu Jacques