Results

Nigeria - Nasjonalliga 03/17 14:00 - Calabar Rovers FC v Madiba FC W 1-0
Nigeria - Nasjonalliga 01/19 14:00 - Madiba FC v Calabar Rovers FC L 2-0
Nigeria - Nasjonalliga 07/01 15:00 - Vandrezzer FC v Calabar Rovers FC L 2-1
USA - UPSL 03/20 17:30 - Calabar Rovers FC v Atletico Atlanta L 0-2

Statistikk

 TotalHjemmeBorte
Matches played 2 1 1
Wins 1 1 0
Draws 0 0 0
Losses 1 0 1
Goals for 1 1 0
Goals against 2 0 2
Clean sheets 1 1 0
Failed to score 1 0 1

Wikipedia - Calabar Rovers F.C.

Calabar Rovers FC are a Nigeria soccer team based in Calabar. They play their games at U. J. Esuene Stadium.

History

The club was founded in 1977. They were one of the original members of the Nigerian Second Division which was established in 1979. Under Brazilian coach Paulo Luiz Campos, they adopted a fast-paced style and were promoted after finishing second in 1981.

They stayed in the top flight for about a decade before being relegated to the lower leagues in 1993. During that time, they made the semifinals of the FA Cup twice but never won any major accolades. Their last game however was the controversial 13–0 loss to Akwa United on August 12, 2006. Already doomed to relegation to the Nigeria Amateur League, Rovers had three players sent off in the blowout which allowed Akwa to be promoted to the Premier League by a goal differential of one. Rovers, on the other hand, disbanded after the game.

Calabar Rovers FC er en nigeriansk fotballklubb fra Calabar. Klubben ble grunnlagt i 1984, og spiller i den nigerianske Premier League. Klubbens hjemmebane er U. J. Esuene Stadium, som har en kapasitet på 16 000 tilskuere.

Calabar Rovers har vunnet den nigerianske cupen én gang, i 1990. Klubben har også representert Nigeria i CAF Confederation Cup, men har aldri gått videre fra gruppespillet.

Klubbens mest kjente spillere er Sunday Oliseh, som spilte for klubben i starten av sin karriere, og Etim Esin, som spilte for klubben i over 10 år.