Heartland F.C.

Heartland FC
Heartland F.C. logo
Full nameHeartland Football Club
Nickname(s)Naze Millionaires, Spartans, Soccer Scientists, The Hearts
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundDan Anyiam Stadium
Owerri, Okigwe Stadium
Okigwe
Capacity10,000
ChairmanPromise Nwachukwu
ManagerEmmanuel Amunike [1]
LeagueNigeria Professional Football League
2023–24Nigeria Premier Football League, 19th (Relegated)
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Heartland Football Club, founded as Spartans F.C., later known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from 1985 to 2006,[2] is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. The team play their home games at Dan Anyiam Stadium (and the Okigwe Stadium as their temporary home ground pending renovations at the Dan Anyiam Stadium). Their local rivals are Enyimba FC and Enugu Rangers. They reached the finals of the 1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs and 2009 CAF Champions League, the premier African continental club tournament, and won four straight Nigerian league titles from 1987 to 1990.[citation needed]

Until their 18th place showing and first-ever relegation in 2016, they were one of two teams in the Nigerian top flight that had never been relegated.

  1. ^ "Heartland appoint Boboye new head coach". Daily Post. Archived from the original on 7 December 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ^ "AfricanFootball - Heartland FC". African Football. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.