Bendel Insurance Football Club is a Nigerian football club from Benin City . Performs in the National League of Nigeria - the second division in the structure of the Nigerian club football championship. It was founded in 1972 . Spends home games at the Samuel Ogbemoudia Stadium , which seats 20,000 spectators.
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| Full title | Bendel insurance football club | ||
| Nicknames | Vipers Benin Arsenal | ||
| Based | 1972 | ||
| Stadium | Samuel Ogbemoudia | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Competition | Premier League | ||
| 2007/08 | 20th, relegation to the National League | ||
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History
Bendell Insurance is one of the six founding clubs of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972 . In their history, the “Vipers” twice became champions of the country and won the Nigeria Cup three times, however, these successes date back to the 70s of the 20th century . Among the successes in the international arena, it is worth noting the club’s entry into the 1980 Champions Cup semi- final , as well as the victory in the CAF Cup in 1994 , where the Angolan “Primera de Mayu” from Benguela was defeated in two matches in the finals. In the 2007/08 season, Vipers were hit hard - largely due to financial problems, the team took the last, twentieth place in the Nigeria championship and left the Premier League for the first time in its history.
Achievements
Local
- Champion of Nigeria - 2 (1973, 1979)
- Nigeria Cup Winner - (1972, 1978, 1980)
International
- CAF Confederation Cup (1)
- Winner: 1994
Famous Players
- Peter Odemwingie
- Julius Agahova
- Augustine Eguavon
- Wilson Oruma
- Pius Ikedia