APR F.C.

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]

APR FC (Umurava - Intsinzi)

Full name	Armée Patriotique Rwandaise Football Club
Nickname(s)	Intare(The Lions)
Founded	1 June 1993; 32 years ago (1993-06-01)
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.aprfc.rw
Home colours
Current season

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

• Rwandan Premier League: 23

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

• Kagame Interclub Cup: 3

2004, 2007, 2010.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 18 appearances

1997 – First Round 2000 – withdrew in First Round 2002 – First Round 2004 – Third Round 2006 – First Round 2007 – First Round

2008 – Preliminary Round 2010 – First Round 2011 – Preliminary Round 2012 – First Round 2013 – Preliminary Round 2015 – First Round

2016 – First Round 2017 – Preliminary Round 2019 – Preliminary Round 2021 – Preliminary Round 2022 – Second Round 2023 – Second Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1996 – Second Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances

2004 – Intermediate Round

2005 – Second Round

2009 – First Round

• 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