Red Sea FC
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Red Sea is an Eritrea
n football
club based in Asmara
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In 2011 after a regional tournament in Tanzania, 13 team members didn't return home but have asked for political asylum.
Eritrea
Eritrea , officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa. Eritrea derives it's name from the Greek word Erethria, meaning 'red land'. The capital is Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Asmara
Asmara
Asmara is the capital city and largest settlement in Eritrea, home to a population of around 579,000 people...
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In 2011 after a regional tournament in Tanzania, 13 team members didn't return home but have asked for political asylum.
Achievements
- Eritrean Premier LeagueEritrean Premier LeagueThe Eritrean Premier League is the highest division in football in Eritrea. The league was delivered in 1994 to the first time.Between 1953 and the Eritrean independence in 1993, Eritrean teams played in the Ethiopian Premier League, winning that league's championship 9 times.-Eritrean Premier...
: 7
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- 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions LeagueCAF Champions LeagueThe CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...
: 5 appearances
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- 1999 - Preliminary Round
- 2000 - Preliminary Round
- 2001 - First Round
- 2003 - Preliminary Round
- 2006 - Preliminary Round