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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. they are one of the two biggest and most successful football clubs in Sierra Leonean football history; having won the National League nine times and the Sierra Leonean FA Cup three times.
East End Lions represents the East End of Freetown, and play their home games at the National Stadium.
In 2006, the Lions qualified for the 2006 edition of CAF Champions League but lost to Côte d'Ivoire side Asec Abidjan in the first round.
They have an intense rivalry with fellow powerhouse Mighty Blackpool who have won the National League ten times, one more occasion than the Lions.
[edit] Achievements
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- 1977, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2005
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- 1973, 1980, 1989
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
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- 1998 - Preliminary Round
- 2006 - Preliminary Round
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- 1981: First Round
- 1986: withdrew in Preliminary Round
- 1994: First Round
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- 1992 - First Round
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- 1990 - Second Round
[edit] Notable former Players
[edit] Sources
- Rec.sport.soccer statistics foundation
- The pool newspaper of Sierra Leone
- www.sierra-leone.org/sport.072201.html
Mohamed Nabie
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