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Football in Somalia is run by the Somali Football Federation. [1] (: الصومال لكرة القدم)The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League. [2] Football is the most popular sport in Somalia.
The Somalia national football team (Somali: Kooxda Qaranka Soomaaliya, Arabic: الإتِّحَاد الصُّومَالِي لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم), nicknamed the Ocean Stars, represents Somalia in international football and is controlled by the Somali Football Federation (SFF), a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The Somali National League (Somali: Heerka Koowaad ee Soomaali), formerly the Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football. It has been active for over 50 years, having been established in 1967. Somalia has 12 professional clubs playing for the Somali First Division.
The Somali Football Federation (SFF) (Somali: Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubbadda Cagta) (Wadaad: اتحاد الصومال لكرة القدم), was founded in 1951, and it is one of the national administrative governing bodies of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) responsible for organizing and controlling the sport of football and its competitions (the first, second, and third ...
As a member of FIFA and CAF, the Somalia national football team has been playing official matches since 1963. Somalia's first game came in 1958 in Mombasa , Kenya , resulting in a 5–1 loss for Somalia against Kenya .
In 1933 the first Somali football championship was created, called Coppa Federazione Sportiva, with three teams ("Societa' Mogadiscio", "Marina" and "Milizia") from the capital. In 1938 the football championship was won by the "Amaruini" team, made up mainly of local Somalis; in 1939 the winning team was the "Araba".
The following is an incomplete list of association football clubs based in Somalia. For a complete list see Category:Football clubs in Somalia. A. Alba FC; B
Horseed FC is a Somali football club based in Mogadishu, Somalia. It was founded in 1971 by Lt. Col Mohamed Ahmed Alim, who started the Somali Armed Forces Sports Directorate recruiting from the ranks of the Army. It is a seven-time champion of the Somalia League. A team of Somali Armed Forces, Horseed SC was among the most formidable and ...