Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Equatorial Guinea. It was during Spanish colonialism that football arrived to Equatorial Guinea. Football is now a very popular sport in the country. Recently the national team has made a few surprising results. In the qualification for the FIFA World Cup in 2006 Togo (who later qualified for the World Cup) was beaten 1-0, and in qualification for the African Cup of Nations in 2008 they beat Cameroon 1-0.
Equatorial Guinea co-hosted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Gabon, and was the host of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
League system
LevelLeague(s)/Division(s)1Equatoguinean Primera División 20 clubs divided in 2 series of 102Segunda División de Guine Equatorial 16 clubs + 1 Reserve team
Women's football
The women's national team qualified for the 2011 FIFA World Cup. In 2015 FIFA banned Equatorial Guinea for forging documents for naturalisation of players.
Football stadiums in Equatorial Guinea
StadiumCapacityCityTenantsImage Estadio de Bata 35,700 Bata Equatorial Guinea national football team Estadio de Malabo 15,250 Malabo CD Elá Nguema, Atlético Semu, Deportivo Unidad, The Panthers FC, Leones Vegetarianos Estadio de Mongomo 10,000 Mongomo Deportivo Mongomo Estadio de Ebibeyin8,000EbibeyinAkonangui FCEstadio La Libertad4,000Bata
See also Lists of stadiums
References