Renaissance FC or RFC is a Chadian professional football club based in N'Djamena. The club won Chad Premier League 7 times, last time in 2007. Recently, it produced a few Chad national football team players, such as Mondésir Alladjim, Yaya Kerim, Esaie Djikoloum and Hassan Diallo.

The club's colours are traditionally green and red.

History

RFC was created in 1954, a period still under colonial domination. Constituted on the basis of the French law of 1901, RFC is a purely associative club, falling under no corporation. The club was national champion 6 times, first time in 1989. In 2011, the club won national cup and supercup, after beating national champions Foullah Edifice in both finals.

Stadium Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, also named Stade National, is a multi-purpose stadium located in N'Djamena, Chad. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is currently the home ground of the Chad national football team. It is named after former Chadian highjumper Mahamat Idriss (1942–1987).

Rivalries

RFC's arch-rivals are Elect-Sport FC.

Sponsors

The club was sponsored by CGCOC, a Chinese construction company.

Achievements Chad Premier League: 7 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.

Chad Cup: 2 1990, 1996.

Coupe de Ligue de N'Djaména: 2 2011, 2013.

Chad Super Cup: 1 2011.

Performance in CAF competitions CAF Champions League: 3 appearances 2005 – Preliminary Round 2006 – Preliminary Round 2007 – Preliminary Round

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance 1990 – Preliminary Round

CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance 2012 – First Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances 1991 – First Round 1994 – withdrew in First Round 1997 – First Round 1999 – First Round

Current staff .

NameRoleMahamat Ngaroua ChairmanTchadé Yanga ManagerDjamal Tchoukou Sporting director

List of coaches

Idriss Mahamat Ouya Mahamat Tounia Fromageon Djimassal Kemobe Ousmane Tigabe Mahamat N’Galbogui 1987-1988 Hamit Mahamat Dahalop 1997 – Mahamat Oumar Yaya (alias Modou Kouta) 1998 – Douba Djorio & Moussa Alhadj 1999 – Kaguer Beakono 2002 – Djibrine Démbélé 2003 – Kaguer Beakono 2004 Moukhtar Njoya & Modou Kouta 2005 – Modou Kouta 2006–2007 – Emmanuel Boukar 2007 – Modou Kouta Modou Kouta 2010 – Denis Tokene 2011 – Djimiang Mbailemdana 2012 – Yean Claude Yerima 2012 – Modou Kouta 2015 Francis Oumar Belonga 2016 Ngartessen Ngarhokarial

Presidents

El Hadj Youssouf Abderamane Bechir (2010–) Moctar Mahamoud Hamid Mahamat Ngaroua Aziz Mahamat Saleh (2024-)

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