Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria)

Dolphin Football Club was a Nigerian football team based in Port Harcourt.

History
The club was known until 2001 as Eagle Cement FC.

In 2004–05 the team placed 6th in the Nigerian Premier League. Representing their country in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, they reached the finals, losing to Morocco's FAR Rabat. They play their home games at the Liberation Stadium. However, for the 2008 Confederation Cup they played their games at U. J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar.

They were relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 2007 by one point. They however came back to retain the FA Cup over Enugu Rangers. In their run, they twice won by penalties 4–2, including a semi-final triumph over crosstown rivals Sharks before winning the final 3–2 on penalties. They returned to the Premier League after winning their division in 2009.

On 19 February 2016, the merger of Dolphins F.C. and Sharks F.C. was announced by the Rivers State Commissioner of Sports Boma Iyaye, with the new team named Rivers United F.C.

Achievements

 * Nigerian Premier League: 3
 * 1997, 2004, 2011


 * Nigerian FA Cup: 4
 * 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007


 * Professional Second Division: 3
 * 1994, 2002, 2008–09


 * CAF Confederation Cup: 0
 * Finalist : 2005

Performance in CAF competitions

 * CAF Champions League: 3 appearances
 * 1998 – Group stage
 * 2005 – Second Round
 * 2012 – First Round


 * CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
 * 2005 – Finalist
 * 2007 – Group stage
 * 2008 – Second Round


 * CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
 * 2002 – First Round

Technical staff

 * Technical Manager
 * Musa Abdulahi


 * Team Manager
 * Diepreye Fiberesima


 * Club Secretary
 * Fatai Olayinka


 * Accountant
 * Fubara Ekine

Wilson Igwe
 * Welfare Office


 * Media Officer
 * China Acheru


 * Curator
 * Amanaman Udoh


 * Masseur
 * Stamford Tiene

Former coaches

 * Philip Boamah
 * Ifeanyi J. Duruji