FC Kallon-Liberia
{{Short description|Liberian football club}}
{{For|the Omani sports club|Muscat Club}}
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{{COI|date=November 2019}}
{{POV|date=February 2021}}
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| fullname = FC Kallon-Liberia
| nickname = The Resilience
| founded = {{start date and age|March 16, 2008}}
| ground = Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Monrovia, Liberia
| capacity = 10,000
| manager = Jehezakiah Benjamin
| league = Liberian First Division
| season = 2023–24
| position = Liberian First Division, 10th of 14
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FC Kallon is a Liberian professional football club based in Paynesville. Founded on March 16, 2008, on DuPort Road in Paynesville, outside of Monrovia, the club was named Muscat FC before it became FC Kallon.https://sierraloaded.sl/sport/muscat-renamed-kallon-liberia/
FC Kallon has positively engaged young people in Liberia by committing to support their game and encourage education for all through sports. The club gained promotion to the second division in 2018 after it was undefeated and crowned champions of the third division.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} The club finished the 2019 season in sixth place, which placed them in the promotion playoff against Nimba Kwado FC.{{cite web | url=https://liberiapublicradio.com/2019/07/18/nimba-kwado-fc-muscat-fc-to-fight-for-1st-division-promotion/ | title=Nimba Kwado FC & Muscat FC to fight for 1st division promotion | Liberia Public Radio | date=18 July 2019 | access-date=8 January 2022 | archive-date=8 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225211/https://liberiapublicradio.com/2019/07/18/nimba-kwado-fc-muscat-fc-to-fight-for-1st-division-promotion/ | url-status=live }}
Club history
Fourth Division
The club played in the fourth division for two seasons from 2005 to 2007. They got promoted to the third division in 2010.{{cite web | url=https://frontpageafricaonline.com/sports/liberia-cic-buys-shares-in-muscat-fc/ | title=Liberia: CIC Buys Shares in Muscat FC | date=12 February 2020 | access-date=2022-01-08 | archive-date=2022-01-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108093843/https://frontpageafricaonline.com/sports/liberia-cic-buys-shares-in-muscat-fc/ | url-status=live }}
Third Division
Muscat FC played in the third division for three seasons and got promoted to the second division in 2013 for the first time. The team played 19 league matches, winning 16, drawing 2, and losing 1.https://allafrica.com/stories/201601131432.html {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2022}}
Second Division
Muscat FC played in the second division league in 2014 successfully in the first phase, earning the second spot on the league table. During the second phase, Muscat was deducted six points for allegedly "fielding an illegal player" thereby awarding the points to Gardnerville FC. At the end of the league season, Muscat FC was relegated to the third division.{{cite web | url=http://www.focus.com.lr/2019/01/19/muscat-paynesville-fc-in-3rd-division-playoffs/ | title=Muscat & Paynesville FC in 3rd Division Playoffs – FOCUS Newspaper Liberia | access-date=2022-01-08 | archive-date=2022-01-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108093842/http://www.focus.com.lr/2019/01/19/muscat-paynesville-fc-in-3rd-division-playoffs/ | url-status=live }}
Achievements
- Liberian Third Division
- Champions (1): 2018{{cite web | url=https://parrotnewsonline.com/in-montserrado-3rd-division-championship-muscat-paynesville-fc-reached-final/ | title=In Montserrado 3rd Division Championship -Muscat, Paynesville FC Reached Final – PARROT NEWS Online | date=19 January 2019 | access-date=8 January 2022 | archive-date=8 January 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108225226/https://parrotnewsonline.com/in-montserrado-3rd-division-championship-muscat-paynesville-fc-reached-final/ | url-status=live }}
- Liberian Third Division
- Runners-up (1): 2013
Squad
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{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Liberia|name=James Nyonno|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Liberia|name=Oscar Flomo|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Liberia|name=Matthew Zogbaye|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Liberia|name=Duncan Mulbah|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Liberia|name=William Yarkpawolo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Liberia|name=Daniel Jallah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Liberia|name=Tristan Kromah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Liberia|name=Neil Koffa|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Liberia|name=Roger Wesseh|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Liberia|name=Charlie Suah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Liberia|name=Isaiah Yakpah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Liberia|name=Stewart Gbaa|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Liberia|name=Richard Nyei|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Liberia|name=Denzel Mawolo|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Liberia|name=Stephen Vah|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Liberia|name=Francis Sackor|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Liberia|name=Billy Zogbaye|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Liberia|name=Ethan Krah|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Liberia|name=Andrew Gbollie|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Liberia|name=Marcus Boakai|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Liberia|name=Victor Flomo|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Liberia|name=Alex Nyenpan|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Liberia|name=Gerald Wulu|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Liberia|name=Trevor Binda|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Liberia|name=Jonathan Gbotoe|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Liberia|name=Miles Kromah|pos=FW}}
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Technical staff
- Head coach: Thomas Nyonno
- Assistant Coach: Stephen Kromah
- Administrative Manager: Edward Gbotoe
- Medic: Kevin Suah
- Trainer: Edward Gbotoe