East End Lions F.C.
Association football club in Sierra Leone
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East End Lions is a Sierra Leonean professional football club based in the capital Freetown. They play in the Sierra Leone National Premier League, the top football league in Sierra Leone. East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium.[2] The head coach, appointed in 2018 is John Keister.[3]
Freetown, Sierra Leone
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| Full name | East End Lions | |
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| Nicknames | Red Roaring Lions, The Killers | |
| Founded | 1928 | |
| Ground | Trade Center Field Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| Capacity | 5,000 | |
| Chairman | Amb. Anthony Navo Jnr | |
| Coach | Isaac Sarfo[1] | |
| League | Sierra Leone National Premier League | |
| 2024–2025 | Champions | |
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East End Lions are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history (along with their main rivalry Mighty Blackpool). The club was founded in 1928 and is one of the oldest football clubs in Sierra Leone.
Rivalry
East End Lions have an intense rivalry with fellow powerhouse Mighty Blackpool who have won the National League 10 times. When these two clubs play each other at the national stadium in Freetown, tickets are often sold out; there is usually a heavy police presence to prevent clashes between their supporters,[4]
Achievements
- Sierra Leone League
- Champions (13): 1977, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2025[5]
- Sierra Leonean FA Cup
- Winners (3): 1973, 1980, 1989.[6]
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
- 1992 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 1990 – Second Round
