Football in Djibouti
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| union = Djiboutian Football Federation
| country = Djibouti
| sport = Association football
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| nationalteam = Djibouti national football team
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| clubs = Djibouti Premier League
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| intl_list = Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA World Cup(National Team)
African Cup of Nations(National Team)
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Football is the most popular sport in Djibouti.{{cite web |url=http://www.unicef.org/sports/djibouti_23673.html |title=At a glance: Djibouti - Against the odds, Deka excels in football |publisher=UNICEF |access-date=2013-12-03 |archive-date=2013-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204161135/http://www.unicef.org/sports/djibouti_23673.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://dalsanradio.com/articles/1716/Djiboutis-representative-in-the-2013-CECAFA-cup-wins-national-super-cup |title=Djibouti's representative in the 2013 CECAFA cup wins national super cup |publisher=Dalsanradio.com |date=2013-10-08 |access-date=2013-12-03}}{{cite web|last=Almasri |first=Omar |url=http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/the-state-of-football-in-djibouti/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205133504/http://sabotagetimes.com/reportage/the-state-of-football-in-djibouti/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=December 5, 2013 |title=The State of Football in Djibouti |publisher=Sabotage Times |date=2012-04-29 |access-date=2013-12-03}} The country became a member of FIFA in 1994, but has only taken part in the qualifying rounds for the African Cup of Nations as well as the FIFA World Cup in the mid-2000s. In November 2007, the Djibouti national football team beat Somalia's national squad 1–0 in the qualification rounds for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, marking its first World Cup-related win.
League system
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| Level
!colspan="12"|League(s)/Division(s) |
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| 1
|colspan="12"|Division 1 |
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| style="width:4%;"| | colspan="9" style="width:96%;"| ↓↑ 2 clubs |
| 2
|colspan="12"|Division 2 |
| style="background:#c8c8c8"
| style="width:4%;"| | colspan="9" style="width:96%;"| ↓↑ 2 clubs |
| 3
|colspan="12"|Division 3 |
Football stadiums in Djibouti
El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium is currently the largest stadium by capacity in Djibouti. It is used by the national football team of Djibouti.
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!Stadium!!Capacity!!City!!Tenants!!Image | |||
| El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium | 20,000 | Djibouti City | Djibouti national football team |
