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[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Djibouti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/sports/djibouti_23673.html |title=At a glance: Djibouti - Against the odds, Deka excels in football |publisher=UNICEF |date= |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dalsanradio.com/articles/1716/Djiboutis-representative-in-the-2013-CECAFA-cup-wins-national-super-cup |title=Djibouti's representative in the 2013 CECAFA cup wins national super cup |publisher=Dalsanradio.com |date=2013-10-08 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Almasri |first=Omar |url=http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/the-state-of-football-in-djibouti/ |title=The State of Football in Djibouti |publisher=Sabotage Times |date=2012-04-29 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> The country became a member of [[FIFA]] in 1994, but has only taken part in the qualifying rounds for the [[African Cup of Nations]] as well as the [[FIFA World Cup]] in the mid-2000s. In November 2007, the [[Djibouti national football team]] beat [[Somalia national football team|Somalia's national squad]] 1-0 in the qualification rounds for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], marking its first ever World Cup-related win. |
[[Association football|Football]] is the most popular sport in Djibouti.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unicef.org/sports/djibouti_23673.html |title=At a glance: Djibouti - Against the odds, Deka excels in football |publisher=UNICEF |date= |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dalsanradio.com/articles/1716/Djiboutis-representative-in-the-2013-CECAFA-cup-wins-national-super-cup |title=Djibouti's representative in the 2013 CECAFA cup wins national super cup |publisher=Dalsanradio.com |date=2013-10-08 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Almasri |first=Omar |url=http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/the-state-of-football-in-djibouti/ |title=The State of Football in Djibouti |publisher=Sabotage Times |date=2012-04-29 |accessdate=2013-12-03}}</ref> The country became a member of [[FIFA]] in 1994, but has only taken part in the qualifying rounds for the [[African Cup of Nations]] as well as the [[FIFA World Cup]] in the mid-2000s. In November 2007, the [[Djibouti national football team]] beat [[Somalia national football team|Somalia's national squad]] 1-0 in the qualification rounds for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], marking its first ever World Cup-related win. |
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|colspan="12"|'''[[Djibouti Premier League|Division 1]]'''<br />''10 clubs'' |
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| colspan="9" style="width:96%;"| ↓↑ 2 clubs |
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|colspan="12"|'''Division 2'''<br />''10 clubs'' |
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|colspan="12"|'''Division 3'''<br />''14 clubs + 2 Reserve teams'' |
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Revision as of 19:46, 30 January 2014
Football is the most popular sport in Djibouti.[1][2][3] The country became a member of FIFA in 1994, but has only taken part in the qualifying rounds for the African Cup of Nations as well as the FIFA World Cup in the mid-2000s. In November 2007, the Djibouti national football team beat Somalia's national squad 1-0 in the qualification rounds for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, marking its first ever World Cup-related win.
League system
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| 1 | Division 1 10 clubs | |||||||||||
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| 2 | Division 2 10 clubs | |||||||||||
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| 3 | Division 3 14 clubs + 2 Reserve teams | |||||||||||
See also
- Fédération Djiboutienne de Football
- Djibouti Premier League
- Djibouti national football team
- Djibouti Cup
- Stade du Ville
References
- ^ "At a glance: Djibouti - Against the odds, Deka excels in football". UNICEF. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ "Djibouti's representative in the 2013 CECAFA cup wins national super cup". Dalsanradio.com. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ^ Almasri, Omar (2012-04-29). "The State of Football in Djibouti". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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