Gazelle FC
| Full name | Gazelle Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 16 May 1972 | ||
| Ground | Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya N'Djamena, Chad |
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| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Chairman |  Adjib Koulamallah |
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| Manager | Mamadou Bodjim |
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| League | Chad Premier League | ||
| 2014 | 4th | ||
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Gazelle FC is a football club from Chad based in N'Djamena. The club currently play in the Chad Premier League, the top flight of Chadian football.[1]
Gazelle FC was founded on May 16, 1972 in the capital city of N'Djamena. The club has won two national titles and six national cup titles.[2]
The club's colours are traditionally black and white.
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History
Founded in 1972, the club played in Chadian second ligue from 1972-1973. In 1973-1974 season, the team secured promotion to the First Division. On May 8, 2007, the club has signed their first sponsorship deal ever, with Sogea Satom. On August 29, 2007, Gazelle has signed their second sponsorship deal, with Ecobank Tchad. Gazelle have won 2 league titles (in 2009 and 2012), 6 national cups, 6 league-cups and 2 super-cups. They were league runners-up 7 times: in 1975, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984, 2003 and 2010. The club has also represented Chad in African competitions in 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002,[3] 2005, 2010[4] and 2013.[5]
In their second CAF appearance and their recent continental competition, the club lost to Egypt's Zamalek in nearly large number of 7 in the first match and Gazelle scored no goal in either to its two matches, the second match was scoreless and was knocked out of the CAF Champions League competition.
Stadium
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, also named Stade Nacional, is a multi-purpose stadium located in N'Djamena, Chad.[6] It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000[7] people. It is currently the home ground of the Chad national football team. It is named after former Chadian highjumper Mahamat Idriss (1942—1987).
Uniform
Its uniform colors for home games is a white shirt with black shorts and shocks and an orange t-shirt and socks with a black shorts for away games. Its uniform colors in 2010 were a dark blue t-shirt and socks with yellow shorts for home games and white clothing for away games.
      Home uniform in 2000's
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Home uniform in 2010
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Away uniform in 2010
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Achievements
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- 2009, 2012.
- Chad Cup: 5
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- 1973, 1974, 1997, 2000, 2001.
- Chad League Cup: 6
- Chad Super Cup: 2
Secondary Achievements
- 1 Banque BTCD Cup title
- 1 STEE Cup title
- 1 SONASUT (Sugar Society) Cup title
Performance in CAF competitions
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- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
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- 2010 – First Round
Bayelsa United 1-0, 2-2- Al Merreikh 1-1, 1-2
- 2013 – Preliminary Round
Zamalek 7-0, 0-0
- 2010 – First Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2005 – Preliminary Round
FC 105 Libreville 3-1, 0-2 (3–3, away)
- 2005 – Preliminary Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
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- 1993 – Preliminary Round
CD Elá Nguema 0-0, 0-1 (2–3 on agg.)
- 1998 – Preliminary Round
Dragons FC de l'Ouémé 2-2, 0-1 (3–2 on agg.)
- 2001 – First Round
- Gazelle FC –
Sporting Clube da Praia, 5–2, (Sporting Praia withdrew) 
AS Saint-Luc, 0–1, 2–2
- Gazelle FC –
- 2002 – First Round
Akokana FC 0-0, 3-0 (3–0 on agg.)- USM Alger 0-0, 1-5 (1–5 on agg.)
- 1993 – Preliminary Round
Statistics
- Best advance: First Round (CAF Champions League)
Current squad
- As of 28 August 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
The club had few national team players like Hilaire Kédigui, Doumnan Herman, Cesar Madalangue and Madawa Macrada.
Management
Current staff
- As of 10 August 2015.
| Name | Role |
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| Adjib Koulamallah | Chairman |
| Mamadou Bodjim | Manager |
| Mahamat Allamine Abakar | Assistant manager |
| Alhadji Arabie | The steward of the club |
| Dominique Teinkor | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Saleh Tchéré | General secretary |
| Malick Fomadjo | Treasurer |
| Abderahim Mahamat Zène Worimi | Assistant treasurer |
Managers
- Haroune Sabah [8]
- Modou Kouta [9]
- 2011 – Toukam Julien
- 2012 –
Joseph Mounte [10] - 2015 - Mamadou Bodjim
References
- ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/leagues/40/2015_2/D1.html
- ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablest/tsjachamp.html
- ↑ http://www.afrique-sport.com/coupcoup2002.htm
- ↑ http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/match/912263/gazelle-vs-bayelsa-united-fc/live
- ↑ http://fussball.wettpoint.com/en/games/1337510.html
- ↑ http://www.goalzz.com/?showstadiums=1&stadium=4599
- ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/chad.shtml
- ↑ http://tchadsport.centerblog.net/55.html
- ↑ http://tchadsport.centerblog.net/28.html
- ↑ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xt6a4b_tele-tchad-sport-du-30-aout-2012-sur-tcjhadonline-net_sport#.UWQ9N6I0xGQ
