Rwanda - List of Foundation Dates Clubs

1935          Mukura Victory Sports FC (Butare)        [oldest football club of Rwanda; founded as Loisirs; 1945 renamed Victoria FC;
                                                        newly founded May 26, 1963 under the current name]
              Amagaju FC (Gikongoro)  
1959          Rwanda FC (Kigali)
1962          Etincelles FC (Gisenyi)
1964  May 11  Kiyovu Sports Association (Kigali)
1965          Panthères Noirs (Kigali)                 [founded as Garde National; dissolved 1989]
1968  May 25  Rayon Sports (Nyanza)        
NB: other clubs founded before 1970 included Nyakabingo, Rutongo and Standard
197?          Nyanza FC                                [merged 2012 with Rayon Sports FC] 
198?          Etincelles FC (Gisenyi)
              Mukungwa FC (Ruhengeri)
              Flash FC (Gitarama)
              Zèbres FC (Byumba)
              Espoir FC (Cyangugu)
1993          Armée Patriotique Rwandaise FC (Kigali)  [aka APR]
1996          Espérance FC (Kigali)
1998          La Jeunesse (Kigali)
              Renaissance FC (Kigali)                  [merged 2003 with Les Citadins FC to Kigali City FC]
2000          Les Citadins (Kigali)                    [merged 2003 with Renaissance FC to Kigali City FC]
              Rwanda National Police FC (Kigali)
2003          AS Kigali                                [founded 2003 as Kigali City FC as merger of Les Citadins FC and Renaissance FC]
2004          Gasabo United FC (Kigali)
              Nyamata United FC
2006          Bugesera FC (Nyamata) 
              Electrogaz FC (Kigali)
              Umuraybo FC (Rwamagana)                  [dissolved 2007]
              Pepinière FC (Kigali)                    [dissolved Sep 2016]
2011          Isonga FC (Kigali)
2013          Sunrise FC (Rwamagana)
2014          Rutsiro FC (Kigali)
              Muhazi United FC (Rwamagana)             [founded as Rwamagana FC]
2018          Gasogi United (Kigali)
2019          Guepard FC (Gikondo) 
2020  Feb     EPE2 (Kigali)   
2022  Jan     Tsinda Batsinde Football Academy (Rulindo)
2023          Nkombo FC


Women Club Foundation Dates

2001          Inyemera WFC
              AS Kigali FC                             [founded as Les Citadins FC; present name since 2005]                   
2009          Rambura WFC
              Mutunda WFC (Butare)
              Kamonyi WFC
              Indahangarwa WFC (Rwamagana)
2012          Youvia WFC (Kigali)
2013          Freedom de Gakenke WFC
2014          Rugende WFC
About this document

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 11 Dec 2025