Bumamuru Football Club, also known as Bumamuru Standard or simply as Bumamuru, is a Burundian professional football club based in Buganda, the Cibitoke Province. The club was founded on 31 March 2014[1] and currently competes in Ligue A, the top flight of Burundi football, after succeeding in the promotion at the end of the 2017–18 Liga B season. Bumamuru plays its home matches at the Stade Urunani in Buganda. The club colours are green and white and the badge of the club has the Burundi map and its vegetation.
| Full name | Bumamuru Standard Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Buma Les vertsblancs (The green whites) | |||
| Founded | 31 March 2014 | |||
| Ground | Stade Urunani Buganda, Burundi | |||
| Capacity | 7,000[citation needed] | |||
| Chairman | Eric Hakizimana | |||
| Manager | Vivier Bahati | |||
| League | Ligue A | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue A, Champions of 16 | |||
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History edit
In the 2017–18 season, Bumamuru finished third in Group A of Ligue B, Burundi's second division and qualified for the promotion playoff as the 2nd placed team, Transport FC, was subsequently disqualified. Bumamuru won the promotion against Les Eléphants FC after 1–1 on aggregate and 5–4 at penalty shoot-out.[2]
In the first Ligue A season, Bumamuru managed a good fifth-place in the league table with 44 points.[3] In the following two seasons the green and white finished eleventh twice and won the Coupe du Président de la République in 2021, beating Flambeau du Centre 3–1 in the final.[4]
The next season saw the debut of Bumamuru in continental competitions, but were eliminated in the first round of the CAF Confederation Cup by Congolese side Diables Noirs 0–1 on aggregate. The team finished the Liga A season on third-place after was on top of the league involved in the title fight, but a string of bad results saw them dropping down at two points behind champions, Flambeau du Centre. The club won their second Coupe du Président de la République in 2022, beating again 3–1 Flambeau du Centre and qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup.[5]
Honours edit
- Champions (1): 2022–23
- Winners (2): 2021, 2022
Performance in CAF competitions edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2021–22 | CAF Confederation Cup | First round |  Diables Noirs
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0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 2022–23 | CAF Confederation Cup | First round |  Fasil Kenema
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2–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
Squad edit
- As of 12 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management and staff edit
- As of 12 August 2022
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach |  Vivier Bahati
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| Assistant coach | Jean Marie Vianney Nduwantare
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| Manager | Reverien Sabushimke
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| Physiotherapist | Jean Marie Uwizeyimana
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| Goalkeeper Coach | Claude Harerimana
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| Kit Manager | Warren Chebby Ndayishimiye
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| Team Doctor | Jean Claude Habiyaremye
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References edit
- ^ "Burundi - List of Foundation Dates". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Burundi 2017/18". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Burundi 2018/19". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Burundi – Coupe du président : Bumamuru s'impose face à Flambeau du centre" [Burundi – President’s Cup: Bumamuru wins against Flambeau from the centre]. panafricafootball.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Coupe du Président: l'équipe Bumamuru sacrée championne" [President's Cup: Bumamuru team crowned champion]. rtnb.bi. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.