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Rayon Sports F.C.

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Rayon Sports
Full nameRayon Sports Football Club
NicknameGikundiro (The Adorable One)
Founded1968
GroundKigali Pelé Stadium[1]
Capacity7,000
ManagerHaringingo Francis
LeagueRwanda Premier League
2025–26RPL, 4th
Websitewww.rayonsports.rw

Rayon Sports Football Club is a professional football club from Nyanza, Southern province, Rwanda. It iscurrently based in Kigali. They compete in the Rwanda National Football League, and play home games at the Kigali Pele Stadium. The Amahoro Stadium is used for selected matches. For some years, its offices were located in the southern province in Nyanza District.[2] They've won 9 league titles, 9 league cups, 2 CECAFA Kagame Cups, 9 Peace Cups, 3 Agaciro Cups, 2 Intwali Cups, 1 Kigali 100 Years' Cup and 1 Father Fraipont Memorial Tournament. The club is nicknamed Gikundiro. It boasts the largest fanbase in the country, with more than 80% of Rwandans, over 8 million people supporting Rayon Sports.

History

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The club was founded in May 1968 in Nyanza, but moved to the nation's capital, Kigali, in 1986, before moving back in 2012, following an agreement with the Nyanza District authorities. Gikundiro spent few months in Nyanza and returned to Kigali where it is based currently. In 2012, the club also absorbed Nyanza Football Club, which was relegated from the National Football League after the 2011–12 season.[3]

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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1975, 1981, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2012–13, 2016–17, 2018–19
1976, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2016, 2023
2017, 2019, 2023

International

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1998, 2026

Performance in CAF competitions

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1982 – Preliminary Round
1998 – First Round
1999 – Second Round
2001 – Preliminary Round
2003 – First Round
2005 – Preliminary Round
2014 – Preliminary Round
2018 – First Round
2020 – Preliminary Round
2006 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2017 – Second Round
2018 – Quarter-finals
1993 – Preliminary Round
2002 – Quarter-finals
1990 – First Round
1994 – Second Round
1996 – First Round
2000 – Second Round

Notable coaches

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  • Rwanda Longin Rudasingwa (1995–2000)
  • Rwanda René Kalimunda (2007–2008)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Raoul Shungu (2009)
  • Rwanda Tierry Hitimana
  • Rwanda Baptiste Kayiranga
  • Rwanda Fatikaramu
  • Rwanda Kanyankore Gilbert Youndé
  • France Didier Gomes Da Rosa (2012–2013)
  • Rwanda Jean Marie Ntagwabira
  • Belgium Luc Eymael
  • France David Donadei
  • Belgium Ivan Minnaert (2015-2016)
  • Burkina Faso Juma Masudi (2016–2017)
  • Rwanda Karekezi Olivier (2017–2018)
  • Belgium Ivan Minnaert (2018)
  • Brazil Roberto Oliveira Goncalves do Carmo (2018–)
  • Mexico Javier Martinez Espinosa (September 2019 – December 2019)
  • Rwanda Casa Bungo André (December 2019 – May 2020)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Guy Bukasa (May 2020 – 2022)
  • Burkina Faso Haringingo Francis (2022–2023)

References

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  1. ↑ "Rwanda – Rayon Sports FC – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway".
  2. ↑ Ntukanyagwe, Eugène. ".:: Rayon Sports Football Club - Rwanda ::". rayonsportsfc.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
  3. ↑ "Rayon Sport na Nyanza FC zifatanyije zatangiye imyitozo n'ibikoresho bicye". UMUSEKE.RW. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 2014-06-06. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
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