STARS IN EUROPE - ALGERIA - CLUB - West Ham sign Sofiane Feghouli

West Ham sign Sofiane Feghouli from Valencia on three-year deal.

14 Jun 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - Ivory Coast - Club - Man Utd sign Eric Bailly

Man Utd sign Villarreal defender Eric Bailly for £30m.

9 Jun 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - GHANA - CLUB - Ayew admits to being unsure on Swansea future

Andre Ayew says his future depends on a summer discussion.

17 May 2016
NATIONAL TEAM - CAMEROON - Crystal Palace offer to help the Cameroon federation

English club Crystal Palace have been offering to help out Fecafoot.

28 Apr 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - CLUB - Kolo Toure weighing up Liverpool future

Liverpool defender Kolo Toure is weighing up Liverpool future.

27 Apr 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - CLUB - Toure still part of COACH Klopp's plans

Liverpool manager Klopp says Kolo Toure is still part of his plans.

22 Apr 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - SENEGAL - CLUB - Cheikhou Kouyate red card rescinded by FA

Kouyate's red card against Crystal Palace has been rescinded.

5 Apr 2016
AFRICA CUP 2017 QUALIFIERS - NIGERIA - SQUAD - Nigeria face Egypt

Kelechi Iheanacho in Nigeria squad to face Egypt.

23 Mar 2016
STARS IN EUROPE - IVORY COAST - Sunderland sign Emmanuel Eboue

Sunderland have signed Emmanuel Eboue on a short-term deal.

18 Mar 2016
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Sunderland A.F.C.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 03/2015


Full name
Sunderland Association Football Club
Nicknames
"The Black Cats"
Short name
SAFC
Founded
1879
(as Sunderland and District Teachers)
Ground
Stadium of Light
Capacity
49,000
Owner
Ellis Short
Chairman
Ellis Short
Head Coach
Dick Advocaat
League
Premier League
2013-14
Premier League, 14th


Sunderland Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Sunderland. 

They play in the Premier League. 

Since its formation in 1879, the club has won six First Division titles - in 1892, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1913, and 1936, the FA Cup twice, in 1937 and 1973 and the FA Community Shield in 1936.

They were also Football League Cup finalists in 1985 and 2014.

Sunderland won their first FA Cup in 1937 with a 3:1 victory over Preston North End, and remained in the top league for 68 successive seasons until they were relegated for the first time in 1958. 

Sunderland's most notable trophy after the Second World War was their second FA Cup in 1973, when the club secured a 1:0 victory over Leeds United.

The team has won the second tier title five times in that period and the third tier title once.

Sunderland play their home games at the 49,000-capacity all-seater Stadium of Light having moved from Roker Park in 1997.

The original ground capacity was 42,000 which was increased to 49,000 following expansion in 2000.

Sunderland have a long-standing rivalry with their neighbouring club Newcastle United, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898.

Since their most recent promotion to the Premier League in 2007, Sunderland have became one of the world's wealthiest football brands, being valued at USD $53 million in 2014, 31st in the world overall.

 

 


Players

  • Victor Anichebe
  • Emmanuel Eboue
  • Lamine Koné
  • Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
  • Dame N'Doye
  • Steven Pienaar