Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro,Satellite FC face à Horoya AC pour le titre de champion de football de Guinée the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.
History In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League.
In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).
Club identity The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages. The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.
Home shirt Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.
Crest
Honours National Ligue 1 Pro: 22 Champions: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026 () Guinée Coupe Nationale: 9 Champions: 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 Guinean Super Cup: 5 Champions: 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2022 ()
International African Cup Winners' Cup: 1 Champions: 1978 UFOA Cup: 1 Champions: 2009
Rivalry The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and HAFIA FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.
Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League : 12 appearances
2000 – first round 2002 – preliminary round 2012 – first round
2013 – preliminary round 2014 – play-off round 2016 – first round
2017 – first round 2018 – quarter-finals 2018–19 – quarter-finals 2019–20 – first round 2020–21 – group stage (top 16) 2021–22 – group stage
African Cup of Champions Clubs : 6 appearances
1986 – second round 1987 – first round
1989 – first round 1992 – second round
1993 – first round 1995 – first round
CAF Confederation Cup : 2 appearances
2017 – group stage (top 16) 2019–2020 – semi-finals
CAF Cup : 3 appearances 1997 – first round 1998 – second round 1999 – first round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup : 7 appearances
1978 – champion 1979 – semi-finals 1980 – second round
1983 – semi-finals 1984 – first round 1985 – second round
1996 – first round
West African Club Championship : 1 appearance 2009 – champion
Current squad
Notable coaches
Mario Diabaté Pierre Bangoura Mohamed Dansoko Souleymane Cherif Mohamed Lamine Kaba Mory Conde La Valeur Kanfory Lapé Bangoura Mamadouba Sylla Aboubacar Fofana Mohamed Zouba Camara Amara Péle Mohamed Sylla Leandro Ibrahima Sory Toure Damas Issiaga Fadiga Théophile Bola Amara Traore Kanfory Lapé BangouraFootball : le Horoya AC de Conakry remporte la coupe nationale et réalise le doublé. Victor Zvunka Patrice Neveu Didier Gomes Da Rosa
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