Red Sea FC

Red Sea Football Club is an Eritrean professional football club based in Asmara. They compete in the Eritrean Premier League, the top division of Eritrean football. With 13 league titles, they are the most successful club in the country.^[1][2] Red Sea FC regularly play home games in front of hundreds of spectators.

Red Sea FC

Full name	Red Sea Football Club
Founded	1945
Ground	Cicero Stadium
Capacity	10,000
League	Eritrean Premier League
2019	1st (Champions)
Home colours

History

Red Sea FC was founded in 1945.^[3] After the 2011 Kagame Interclub Cup in Tanzania, thirteen members of the team did not return home to Eritrea and sought political asylum.^[4]

Achievements

• Eritrean Premier League: 14^[1]

1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2023

International competitions

The following is a list of results for Red Sea FC in international competitions. Red Sea FC’s scores are listed first.

Year	Tournament	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.	Ref.
1999	CECAFA Club Championship	Group Stage	Withdrew				[5]
1999	CAF Champions League	Preliminary Round	Rayon Sport	1–1	0–2	1–3	[6]
2000	CECAFA Club Championship	Group Stage	Withdrew because of border war with Ethiopia				[7]
2000	CAF Champions League	Preliminary Round	Tusker	1–1	1–1	2–2 (5-6 p)	[8]
2001	CECAFA Club Championship	Group Stage	Oserian	0–3			[9]
			Villa	0–2			[9]
			APR	1–3			[9]
2001	CAF Champions League	Preliminary Round	Tourbillon	2–0	0–2	2–2 (4-2 p)	[10]
		First Round	Al Ally	0–3	1–0	1–3	[10]
2003	CECAFA Club Championship	Group Stage	Al Khartoum	1–0			[11]
			Mlandege	3–1			[11]
			Villa	2–3			[11]
			Young Africans	2–1			[11]
		Quarter-finals	Muzinga	2–3			[11]
2003	CAF Champions League	Preliminary Round	Nzoia Sugar	2–0	0–2	2–2 (3-4 p)	[12]
2006		Preliminary Round	Tusker	1–3	0–1	1–4	[13]
2011	Kagame Interclub Cup	Group Stage	Ocean View	0–2			[14]
			Entincelles	4–1			[14]
			Vital'O	1–0			[14]
			Simba	0–0			[14]
		Knockout Stage	Young Africans	0–0 (5-6 p)			[14]