Freeport Football Club is a football club from Liberia based on the Bushrod Island in Montserrado County. The club plays in the LFA First Division.[1][2]

Freeport F.C.
Full nameFreeport Football Club
Nickname(s)Go Green
FoundedMarch 14, 2011
GroundAntoinette Tubman Stadium
Monrovia, Liberia
Capacity12,000
ChairmanAllen Nyonno
ManagerWesley Gbotoe
LeagueLiberian First Division
2023–24Liberian First Division, 11th of 14

History

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Early history

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The club was founded on March 14, 2011, and started playing in the Liberia Football Association Logan town sub-committee third division league and became champions of the Logan town sub-committee third division in 2015.[3] In 2017, the club won the Liberia Football Association Montserrado County Sub-Association third division championship and got promoted to the Liberia Football Association second division league.[4][5][6]

Promotion To The Top Tier

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The club gained promotion to the top tier of Liberian football after spending just a year in the second tier.[7] They finished third in on the 2019 Liberia Football Association second division table and got promoted to the Liberia Football Association first division along with FC Bea Mountain.[6] The club played in the Liberian top tier for the first time during the 2019–20 LFA First Division.[8] The club became title contenders in their debut year as they challenged for the top of the league table and reached the last eight of the Liberian FA Cup before the season got canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[9] They were sixth on the league table before the cancellation of the league.

Current squad

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As of 10 November 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   LBR Jacob Sackor
2 MF   LBR Daniel Koffa
3 DF   LBR William Kollie
4 MF   LBR Elliott Suah
5 DF   LBR Terrence Gbollie
6 MF   LBR Simon Krah
7 FW   LBR David Wesseh
8 MF   LBR George Yarkpawolo
9 FW   LBR Kevin Kromah
10 MF   LBR Edward Zayzay
11 FW   LBR Jimmy Flomo
12 DF   LBR Abraham Tamba
14 MF   LBR Bruce Yakpah
15 FW   LBR Desmond Gbotoe
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   LBR Justin Mulbah
18 MF   LBR Waylon Gbaa
19 FW   LBR Stephen Kromah
20 FW   LBR Elijah Zogbaye
21 DF   LBR Raymond Wulu
22 MF   LBR Ronald Vah
23 DF   LBR Ernest Momolu
25 FW   LBR Theophilus Jallah
26 DF   LBR Connor Gono
27 FW   LBR William Tugbe Jr.
28 FW   LBR Troy Mawolo
30 GK   LBR Cyrus Binda

Technical staff

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Position Staff
First team head coach Wesley Gbotoe
Deputy coach Barnabas Kromah
Trainer Daniel Mulbah
Team Manager Anthony Yakpah
Kit Man Eugene Wesseh
Medic Kyle Sackor

Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Liberia: Football Resumes As New Season Kicks Off". allAfrica.com. November 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Championnat national du Libéria (J1) : Démarrage de la nouvelle saison 2020-2021". africafootunited.com. 26 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  3. ^ https://bushchicken.com/freeport-fc-leaps-from-league-underdog-to-a-serious-title-contender/#:~:text=After%20two%20years%20in%20the,2019%20second%20division%20league%20table.
  4. ^ Voyou, Boima C. Jr. (July 10, 2019). "Bea Mountain and Freeport FC promoted to Liberia Football Association First Division League". Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ^ https://bushchicken.com/byc-fc-ii-crowned-second-division-champions-freeport-and-bea-mountain-grab-first-division-slots/
  6. ^ a b Kokoi, Anthony (July 11, 2019). "Liberia: LFA-Orange 2nd Division - Which Teams Promoted, Relegated?". allAfrica.com.
  7. ^ "Champions LPRC Oilers Held, Freeport FC Begins 1st Division Campaign with Win as LISCR FC Drops Points". December 10, 2019.
  8. ^ "Liberia Football Federation Shuts Down National League Over COVID-19 Pandemic". May 5, 2020.
  9. ^ https://bushchicken.com/freeport-fc-leaps-from-league-underdog-to-a-serious-title-contender/#:~:text=Six%20years%20after%20its%20establishment,2019%20second%20division%20league%20table.