Salaam Aweil FC
| Full name | Salaam Aweil Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Doves | ||
| Founded | 16 April 2009 | ||
| Ground | Aweil Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Philipe Madut | ||
| Head Coach | Luiz Majock | ||
| League | South Sudan Premier League | ||
| 2015 | 2nd place | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Salaam Aweil Football Club is a South Sudanese federation soccer club commonly known as Salaam Aweil or Salaam, currently based in Aweil, South Sudan. Founded on 16 of April 2009 by police.[1] It plays at Aweil Stadium and it currently sharing Aweil Stadium with Merreikh Aweil and Aweil Stars. Salaam is governmental team. They play in the South Sudan Premier League, South Sudan National Cup and South Sudan Football Championship. Salaam is one of the victorious teams of South Sudan, and they are winners of South Sudan Premier League.
Club history
Since the foundation of Salaam; they were included to be members of South Sudan Premier League (SSPL) in 2011. In 2013 Salaam won a match against Merreikh Aweil that ended 2–1.[2] In 2013 Salaam FC sold their all time player Aluck Akech to Malakia. Salaam also won an independence cup against Islah and in the same year Salaam won a local cup against Islah F.C. Salaam Aweil won a match against Aweil Stars that ended 5–2 at Aweil Stadium.[3] On May 6, 2015 Ayat Stars thrashed Salaam Aweil 2-1 in the South Sudan premier league.[4] In the evening of 21 July 2015, Salaam Aweil lost a cup match against Aweil Stars in the final on penalties, in the presence of state governor Salva Chol Ayat,[5] and South Sudanese football president.
Honours
- 2 Cup League (Independence Cup)
2014–2015
Aluck Akech
Aluck is Salaam Aweil's all time player, in the transfer window of 2012 Salaam Aweil bought Aluck from Aweil Stars, transfer fee was rumoured as £6,000. And in 2014 Salaam Aweil sold Aluk to Malakia.
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