Jeenyo United Football Club is a football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
History The club was established in 1948, and was originally named SC Genio Officina. Most of the players came from the former teams "Società Calcistica Mogadiscio" and "Amaruini", that played amateur football in the Italian Somalia from 1936 until 1941. They won Division One of the Campionato di Calcio in 1952, and were renamed Lavori Pubblici (Public Works) for the 1953–54 season,Campionato di Calcio 1953/54 RSSSF due to its links with the Ministry of Public Works. They were champions again in 1959–60, defeating Autoparco 3–2 on aggregate in a two-legged championship play-off after the two clubs had finished joint top-of-the table.Somalia 1959/60 RSSSF
The club won their first Somalia League title in 1969.Somalia Champions RSSSF The club went on to win the title again in 1970 and 1971. They won the Somalia Cup in 1977 and 1980,Somalia Cup Winners RSSSF before winning their sixth league title in 1980–81.
The original club folded in 1990 as the country descended in to civil war, but was relaunched on 11 March 2012.Somali Federation buoyed by Jeenyo United FC relaunch BBC Sport, 14 March 2012 In 2014 they won the Somalia Cup with a 4–2 win over Heegan in the final,Somalia 2013/14 RSSSF and went onto win the Somali Super Cup, beating Benadir SC 5–4 on penalties following a 2–2 draw.Jeenyo United wins Somali Super Cup CAF, 15 December 2014 They won the Somalia Cup again in 2016, defeating Benadir SC 4–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.
Jeenyo finished bottom of the First Division in the 2019 season, and were relegated to the Second Division.Somalia 2019 RSSSF However, in 2019–20 the club were champions of the Second Division and were promoted to the First Division.Somalia 2019/20 RSSSF
Continental matches YearTournamentRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate1970African Cup of Champions ClubsPreliminary Prisons FC Kampala2–12–44–51971African Cup of Champions Clubs1 Young Africans SC0–00–20–21972African Cup of Champions Clubs1 Saint-George SA1–31–12–41978African Cup Winners' CupPreliminary Al-Hilal Club0–10–10–21981African Cup Winners' Cup1 Zamalek SCw/o––2 Gor Mahia FC1–00–31–31982African Cup of Champions Clubs1 Al-Ahly0–00–10–1
Honours Somalia League Champions 1969, 1970, 1971, 1980–81 Campionato di Calcio Division One champions 1952, 1959–60 Second Division Champions 2019–20 Somalia Cup Winners 1977, 1980, 2014, 2016 Somalia Super Cup Winners 2014
See also Football in Somalia
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