Freeport F.C.

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]

Not to be confused with Freeport RFC.
Freeport F.C.
Full nameFreeport Football Club
Nickname(s)Go Green
FoundedMarch 14, 2011
GroundAntoinette Tubman Stadium
Monrovia, Liberia
Capacity12,000
ChairmanTickly D. Monkoney Jr.
ManagerDavid Paul
LeagueLFA First Division
2022–23LFA First Division, 11th of 14

History

Early history

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

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
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 Liberia LBR George Kortor
2 MF Liberia LBR Tony A Giah
3 DF Liberia LBR David Paytoe
4 MF Liberia LBR Wellington Davis
5 DF Liberia LBR Ernest U. Nathan
6 MF Liberia LBR Derrick Weah
7 FW Liberia LBR Jonathan Eke
8 MF Liberia LBR Chrisctopher B. Smith
9 FW Liberia LBR Charles R. Gaye
10 MF Liberia LBR Thomas Appiah
11 FW Liberia LBR K. Wleh Nimely
12 DF Liberia LBR Sammie Siryee
14 MF Liberia LBR Jerry L Grant
15 FW Liberia LBR Prince Gbeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Liberia LBR Patrick Toe
18 MF Liberia LBR Anthony Paye
19 FW Liberia LBR Emmanuel Francis
20 FW Liberia LBR Uriah Nagbe Jr.
21 DF Liberia LBR Dominic Garwar
22 MF Liberia LBR Zahn Nelson
23 DF Liberia LBR Budu Sherman
25 FW Liberia LBR Jockie Solo
26 DF Liberia LBR Alexander Duweh
27 FW Liberia LBR Israel Hallie
28 FW Liberia LBR Daniel Suah
30 GK Liberia LBR Trokon Tenner

Technical staff
Position Staff
First team head coach David Paul
Deputy coach Sekou Fortune
Trainer Varney Sherman
Team Manager Dominic Wleh
Kit Man James Sackie
Medic Eugine A. Goll

Source:

References
  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.
  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".
  5. https://bushchicken.com/byc-fc-ii-crowned-second-division-champions-freeport-and-bea-mountain-grab-first-division-slots/
  6. 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.
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