Oryx Douala
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Oryx Douala is a football club from Douala
, Cameroon
, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien
on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon
to win the title. The have also won five league titles and the Cameroon Cup
three times, most of which came in the 1960s. Douala were founded in April 1907 and play in black and yellow striped shirts. The club's 5 title wins make them the Cameroon Elite One
league's fourth most successful club of all time.
Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Province. Home to Cameroon's largest port and its major international airport, Douala International Airport, it is the commercial capital of the country...
, Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, that achieved most of its success in the 1960s.It won the inaugural African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1964 beating Stade Malien
Stade Malien
Stade Malien is a Malian football and sports club based in Bamako. One of the two dominant clubs of Malian football, their eastern Bamako training grounds host other sports as well, including a successful basketball club.-Football club:...
on a score of 2-1 in the final, and so becoming the first club outfit from Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
to win the title. The have also won five league titles and the Cameroon Cup
Cameroon Cup
- Before independence :* 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP* 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopard Douala* 1943 : Caïman de Douala* 1944-53 : Unknown* 1954 : Jeunesse Bamiléké* 1956 : Oryx Douala 6-0 Léopard Douala...
three times, most of which came in the 1960s. Douala were founded in April 1907 and play in black and yellow striped shirts. The club's 5 title wins make them the Cameroon Elite One
Elite One
The Championnat du Cameroun de football is the top division of association football in Cameroon, governed by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football since its establishment in 1961....
league's fourth most successful club of all time.
Achievements
- Cameroon Premiere Division: 5
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- 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967
- Cameroon CupCameroon Cup- Before independence :* 1941 : Caïman de Douala 6-0 Mikado ASTP* 1942 : Caïman de Douala 3-1 Léopard Douala* 1943 : Caïman de Douala* 1944-53 : Unknown* 1954 : Jeunesse Bamiléké* 1956 : Oryx Douala 6-0 Léopard Douala...
: 4
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- 1956 (before independence), 1963, 1968, 1970
- Finalist : 1969
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1
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- 1964
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances
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- 1964African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1964 was the first edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
: Champion - 1966African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966 was the 2nd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa....
: Semi-Finals - 1968African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1968 was the 4th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...
: Quarter-Finals
- 1964
1964 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Oryx Douala qualified for the inaugural Cup of Champions Clubs after winning the domestic league the previous season. Douala were then placed in the "Central Africa" group and after topping this group, progressed to the semi-finals, where they played Real Republicans (Ghanaian football club) of GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. A 2-1 victory put Douala in the final, and a 2-1 win in front of a crowd of 30,000 at Accra Stadium saw Oryx Douala crowned champions of Africa. However, the club have been unable to emulate this success since, with a semi-finals appearance two years being the closest they have come.
- 1964