Rovers FC (Seychelles)

Rovers FC
Full nameRovers Football Club
Nickname(s)Rovers
Short nameRFC
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
GroundStade Linité
Mahe, Seychelles
Capacity10,000
Coordinates4°38′7.84″S 55°28′13.66″E / 4.6355111°S 55.4704611°E / -4.6355111; 55.4704611
PresidentKosta Todorovic
Sporting directorMilan Blaga
CoachMichel Renaud
LeagueSeychelles Championship
Websitehttps://roversfc.sc

Rovers FC is a Seychellois association football club based in Victoria that currently competes in the Seychelles Championship. The current manager is Michel Renaud.[1]

History

Rovers FC was founded in 2018 and began playing in the Seychelles 3rd Division. The club was the champions of the 2nd Division and earned promotion to the 1st Division, the second-tier league of football in the Seychelles, following the 2019–2020 season.[2][3]

In November 2020 it was announced that Rovers FC had signed a major 2-year sponsorship deal with the Absa Group.[4]

Honours

Current players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Seychelles SEY Rohan Orphe
28 GK Seychelles SEY Adrian Clarisse
31 GK Seychelles SEY Kim Hoareau
20 DF Seychelles SEY Norvil Gaspard (team captain)
23 DF Seychelles SEY Remy De Ketelaere
5 DF Seychelles SEY Curtis Bellard
4 DF Tanzania TAN Benedict Musunga
22 DF Seychelles SEY Christiano Louis
14 DF Seychelles SEY Verron Harrison
3 DF Seychelles SEY Oneil Pointe
6 DF Seychelles SEY Santosh Albert
24 DF Seychelles SEY Kevin Joubert
2 DF Seychelles SEY Kevin Radegonde
No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Seychelles SEY Lucas Panayi
13 MF Seychelles SEY Abdul Jumaye
19 MF Seychelles SEY Jude Volcere
26 MF Seychelles SEY Pharel Labiche
19 MF Seychelles SEY Tarick Maringo
17 MF Seychelles SEY Mike Etienne
32 MF Seychelles SEY Sa-heed Victor
27 FW Seychelles SEY Dwane Dodo
28 FW Seychelles SEY Monard Howard
33 FW Seychelles SEY Shane Philo
9 FW Seychelles SEY Shuaib Ernesta
25 FW The Gambia GAM Musa Njie
10 FW Seychelles SEY Rhio Damoo
29 FW Seychelles SEY Matthew Rouillon

References

  1. ^ "Clubs". Seychelles Football Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Club". Rovers FC. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Rovers win Championship Two title". nation.sc. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Absa Seychelles signs two-year deal with Rovers FC". nation.sc. Retrieved 10 February 2022.