Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in 1985. There was another change again when state-owned Lobi Bank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club.[2]
In 1999, the Nigeria Football League was played in a new format which saw the top four teams squaring up in a knock out Super League at the National Stadium, Surulere. Lobi Stars won the maiden edition of the Nigerian Super League under coach Godwin Koko Uwua's management. Lobi Stars won its first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks FC of Port-Harcourt.[3]
In 2005 they reached the finals of the domestic FA Cup where they lost to Enyimba.[4]
They finished the 2008–09 season with an official record of 13 wins 10 draws and 15 losses after winning a game on appeal against Enugu Rangers, avoiding the drop by one point.[5]
In August 2009, the Benue State government announced the club will be leased to private ownership, ending direct support from the state, that never materialised.[5] Lobi finished 3rd in Glo premier league in 2012. They also reached the Federation Cup final that season but lost to Heartland FC of Owerri.[6]
As of 21 September 2020[7]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
LMC declares 2017/18 NPFL season concluded at Match Day 24
January 15, 2023
lobi, stars, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, july, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, lobi, s. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lobi Stars Football Club formerly known as Mosquito football club Lobi Bank BBL Hawks and Hawks is a Nigerian professional soccer club based in Makurdi Benue The club competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League The Stars home is the 8 000 seater Aper Aku Stadium 1 Full nameLobi Stars Football ClubNickname s Ortom boysFounded1981 by late Bishop A A Usuh of the catholic diocese of Makurdi GroundAper Aku StadiumMakurdi Benue State NigeriaCapacity8 000ChairmanTama Aondofar EmmanuelLeagueNigeria Professional Football League2020 21Nigeria Professional Football League 8th of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Performance in CAF competitions 4 Current squad 5 Coaching staff 6 Former managers 7 Notable players 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditFounded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited BBL Hawks Football club when the state owned Breweries acquired the club in 1985 There was another change again when state owned Lobi Bank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club 2 In 1999 the Nigeria Football League was played in a new format which saw the top four teams squaring up in a knock out Super League at the National Stadium Surulere Lobi Stars won the maiden edition of the Nigerian Super League under coach Godwin Koko Uwua s management Lobi Stars won its first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks FC of Port Harcourt 3 In 2005 they reached the finals of the domestic FA Cup where they lost to Enyimba 4 They finished the 2008 09 season with an official record of 13 wins 10 draws and 15 losses after winning a game on appeal against Enugu Rangers avoiding the drop by one point 5 In August 2009 the Benue State government announced the club will be leased to private ownership ending direct support from the state that never materialised 5 Lobi finished 3rd in Glo premier league in 2012 They also reached the Federation Cup final that season but lost to Heartland FC of Owerri 6 Honours EditNigeria Professional Football League Champions 1999Nigeria FA Cup Winners 2003Nigeria Super Cup Winners 1999 2018Performance in CAF competitions EditCAF Champions League2000 Group stage 2018 19 Group stage dd CAF Confederation Cup2004 Second round 2006 Second round 2012 First round dd WAFU Club Championship2010 First round dd Current squad EditAs of 21 September 2020 7 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK NGA Atsaka Daniel2 DF NGA3 DF NGA Chigozie Chilekwu4 DF NGA 5 DF NGA 6 MF NGA Otakho Alex Aghahowa8 MF NGA Douglas Achiv9 FW NGA footballer 10 FW NGA Sani Abanni11 MF NGA 12 FW NGA Ogunye Austin13 FW NGA 14 FW NGA Akile Monday No Pos Nation Player15 GK NGA Nwabali Stanley16 MF NGA 17 MF NGA Samuel Mathias21 GK NGA Mustapha Aliko 22 MF NGA23 DF NGA25 FW NGA Austine Ogunye27 DF NGA28 GK NGA29 DF NGA Duke Oshimaga34 FW NGA Ezekiel MbahCoaching staff EditTechnical Advisor Eddy Dombraye Assistant Coach Technical Coach Former managers Edit Shaibu Amodu Kosta Papic Godwin Uwua Salisu Yusuf Ufere Nwankwo Mitko Dobrev 2009 John Zaki Garba Lawal Solomon Ogbeide Gbenga Ogunbote Kabiru DogoNotable players EditNwabali stanley Akile MondayReferences Edit Lobi Stars Football Club History sitesng com Retrieved 2021 05 19 Dominic Iorfa Online About Lobi Stars Dominic Iorfa Online Retrieved 2018 07 06 Omuya Kevin 2022 03 19 Lobi Stars players owner stadium coach trophies world rankings SportsBrief Sport news Retrieved 2022 11 22 Nigeria Enyimba Break Fa Cup Jinx a b Adigun Taye Hassan Lobi Stars Felele247 Football Retrieved 2021 05 18 KickOff Heartland FC and Lobi Stars FC reach Federation Cup final KickOff Retrieved 2022 11 22 CAF Champions League squadExternal links Edithttp iorfaonline blogspot com p about lobi stars html Lobi signs 16 players at www ngrguardiannews com accessed 20 November 2012 Iorfa vows to lift Lobi as Board drops Kpakpor Vanguard accessed 9 Nov 2008 permanent dead link Lobi okays Dobrev places 10 on transfer permanent dead link Lobi Stars to be privatised next month goal com Nwankwo joins Lobi Stars The bizarre refereeing that nearly claimed lives at Aper Aku Stadium Sunday Trust LMC declares 2017 18 NPFL season concluded at Match Day 24 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lobi Stars F C amp oldid 1123191774, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
