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The FC Civics Windhoek is a Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

n football (soccer)

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

club

Club

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...

based in Windhoek

Windhoek

Windhoek is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia. It is located in central Namibia in the Khomas Highland plateau area, at around above sea level. The 2001 census determined Windhoek's population was 233,529...

. The CIVICS play in the highest division of Namibian football, the Namibia Premier League

Namibia Premier League

The Namibia Premier League , also known as MTC Namibia Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia...

. The club has its home in Khomasdal

Khomasdal

Khomasdal is a suburb of Namibia's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Founded as Windhoek's residential area for Coloured people, Khomasdal still is primarily composed of Coloured people....

, in the north of the Namibian capital Windhoek.

From 2000 the club is also known as Buschschule Civics.

They play their home games at Sam Nujoma Stadium in Katutura

Katutura

Katutura is a township of Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia. Katutura was created in 1961 following the forced removal of Windhoek's black population from the Old Location, which afterwards was developed into the suburb Hochland Park. Sam Nujoma Stadium, built in 2005, is located within Katutura...

, Windhoek.

FC Civics were founded by a group of young students in 1983, who initially named the team after a local street – Bethlehem Boys. The club later became the Mighty Civilians before being recast again as Civics. Even today, the bulk of the squad comes either from Khomasdal or the neighbouring township of Katutura

Katutura

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Over the past few years, residents of this underprivileged area have charted the rise of Civics from a useful street team to Namibia's top club. One of the key figures in that success story is Helmut Scharnowski, who hails from the northern German city of Flensburg

Flensburg

Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...

Achievements

Namibia Premier League
Namibia Premier League
The Namibia Premier League , also known as MTC Namibia Premier League due to sponsorship reasons, is the highest level of domestic association football in Namibia...

: 3

2005, 2006, 2007

NFA-Cup
NFA-Cup
The NFA-Cup , officially MTC NFA Cup, is a football tournament for Namibian clubs. The winner receives N$350 000. -Previous Champions:*1990: Black Africa F.C. *1991: Chief Santos...

: 2

2003, 2008

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

: 3 appearances

2004 – First Round

2006

CAF Champions League 2006

The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

– Second Round

2007

CAF Champions League 2007

The CAF Champions League 2007 was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final.-Preliminary round:The 1st legs were...

– First Round

Current squad

Former players

Philemon Angula Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin

Collin Benjamin is a Namibian football midfielder. He plays for German side TSV 1860 Munich and Namibia.He represented Namibia at the 2008 African Cup of Nations and has 32 caps.-External links:* at transfermarkt.de...

Danzyl Bruwer

Danzyl Bruwer is a Namibian footballer formerly with Ajax Cape Town FC in the Premier Soccer League of South Africa. A Namibia international, Bruwer competed with the squad at the 1998 African Cup of Nations. In December 2008, Bruwer tested positive for use of an illegal substance...

Erastus Gariseb Salomo Hei Johannes Hindjou Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Norman Jacobs is a Namibian football midfielder who plays for United Sikkim FC. in the I-League 2nd Division.- Career :...

Costa Khaiseb

Costa Khaiseb is a Namibian football striker and part of the Namibia national football team.He played for Namibian club Ramblers from 2002–2006, for Black Leopards in 06-07 season and came back to Ramblers where he played until the end of a season 2009-2010. He was a part of the Namibian squad in...

Patrick M'Kontawana Robert Nauseb

Robert Nauseb

Robert Cosmo Nauseb is a Namibian football midfielder who plays for Ikapa Sporting in South Africa.He was part of the Namibian 1998 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the...

Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko

Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko is a Namibian football midfielder currently playing for Jomo Cosmos.- Career :African Stars will put to test their latest arrival in Jamu Ngatjizeko who deserted Civics earlier this season....

Notable former players

Collin Benjamin

(currently at Hamburg SV) Heinrich Isaacks Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Jacobs

Quinton Norman Jacobs is a Namibian football midfielder who plays for United Sikkim FC. in the I-League 2nd Division.- Career :...

Robert Nauseb

(currently at Santos

Santos Football Club (South Africa)

Santos Football Club or simply Santos, also known under their sponsored title as Engen Santos, is a professional South African football club based in Lansdowne, Cape Town that plays in the Premier Soccer League.-History:...

) Jamuovandu Ngatjizeko