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 Panth鑽es 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)
 Z鐫res FC (Byumba)
 Espoir FC (Cyangugu)
1993 Arm馥 Patriotique Rwandaise FC (Kigali) [aka APR]
1996 Esp駻ance 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]
 Pepini鑽e 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
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Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 11 Dec 2025