Horoya AC

Horoya Athletic Club, also known as Horoya Conakry or H.A.C., is a Guinean professional football club based in Conakry, Guinea. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Pro, the top tier in the Guinean football league system. It was founded in 1975.

History
In 2014, they eliminated the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup runner-up Raja Casablanca in the second qualifying round of the 2014 CAF Champions League.

In 2018, after finishing second in the group stage of the CAF Champions League, the club reached the quarter-finals for the first time in its history, where it lost against Al Ahly SC 4–0 on aggregate (0–0 in Conakry and 4–0 in Cairo).

Club identity
The name Horoya means Liberty or Freedom in both Guinea's local and Arabic languages. The word comes from the huge and significant Arabic influence on Guinean society.

Home shirt
Its Home shirt colours are red and white. The red, symbol of blood of the martyrs for the independence struggle and white for great purity and hope.

National

 * Ligue 1 Pro: 20
 * Champions: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (Record)
 * Guinée Coupe Nationale: 9
 * Champions: 1989, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
 * Guinean Super Cup: 6
 * Champions: 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 (Record)

International

 * African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
 * Champions: 1978
 * UFOA Cup: 1
 * Champions: 2009

Rivalry
The Conakry Derby, is a football match between Guinean clubs Horoya AC and Santoba FC. It is a match between arguably the two most successful clubs in Guinea.

Performance in CAF competitions

 * CAF Champions League : 12 appearances


 * 2000 – first round
 * 2002 – preliminary round
 * 2012 – first round


 * 2013 – preliminary round
 * 2014 – play-off round
 * 2016 – first round


 * 2017 – first round
 * 2018 – quarter-finals
 * 2018–19 – quarter-finals
 * 2019–20 – first round
 * 2020–21 – group stage (top 16)
 * 2021–22 – group stage


 * African Cup of Champions Clubs : 6 appearances


 * 1986 – second round
 * 1987 – first round


 * 1989 – first round
 * 1992 – second round


 * 1993 – first round
 * 1995 – first round


 * '''CAF Confederation Cup : 2 appearances


 * 2017 – group stage (top 16)
 * 2019–2020 – semi-finals


 * CAF Cup : 3 appearances
 * 1997 – first round
 * 1998 – second round
 * 1999 – first round


 * CAF Cup Winners' Cup : 7 appearances


 * 1978 – champion
 * 1979 – semi-finals
 * 1980 – second round


 * 1983 – semi-finals
 * 1984 – first round
 * 1985 – second round


 * 1996 – first round


 * West African Club Championship : 1 appearance
 * 2009 – champion

Notable coaches

 * Mario Diabaté
 * Pierre Bangoura
 * Mohamed Dansoko
 * Souleymane Cherif
 * Mohamed Lamine Kaba
 * Mory Conde La Valeur
 * Kanfory Lapé Bangoura
 * Mamadouba Sylla
 * Aboubacar Fofana
 * Mohamed Zouba Camara
 * Amara Péle
 * Mohamed Sylla Leandro
 * Ibrahima Sory Toure Damas
 * Issiaga Fadiga
 * 🇨🇩 Théophile Bola
 * 🇸🇳 Amara Traore
 * Kanfory Lapé Bangoura
 * 🇫🇷 Victor Zvunka
 * 🇫🇷 Patrice Neveu
 * 🇫🇷 Didier Gomes Da Rosa