Real Kakamora F.C.
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| Full name | Real Kakamora Football Club |
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| Founded | 27 January 1998; 26 years ago |
| Ground | Lawson Tama Stadium, Honiara |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| League | Telekom S-League |
| 2024 | Telekom S-League, 3rd of 12 |
Real Kakamora Football Club is a Solomon Islands football club based in Honiara. The club competes in the Telekom S-League, the top flight of football in the Solomon Islands.
History
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Originally founded in January of 1998[1] as an amateur team, the club has alternated between a dark blue and white kit since its inception. They remained relatively unknown until 2011, when they joined the Telekom S-League as last-minute replacements for Makuru FC, who had refused to play in the league on religious grounds.[2] Since joining, they played the majority of their home matches at the 22,000-capacity Lawson Tama Stadium in Honiara, which has served as the de facto home venue of the entire league as a whole, restricting the club to play both their home and away matches at the stadium.[3]
In domestic football, Real Kakamora enjoyed somewhat limited success in its first few seasons as a professional club, with two 4th-place finishes in the 2011-12[4] and 2014-15[5][6] editions of the league. Since their last 4th-place finish, the team has served as a perennial bottom-feeder in Solomon football, finishing in the bottom four places of the table each season; the lone exception being a 5th-place finish in 2021.[7]
Real Kakamora finished 0-0-22 in the 2023 season, conceding an average of 5.27 goals per match[3] and with a goal difference of -102 despite playing in only 22 matches. Their season ended with a 14-0 loss to Solomon Warriors, with striker Tigi Molea tallying 10 goals in the match to clinch the league title for the Warriors, the 2nd-highest total in league history. During this time, the club gained international notoriety for its Instagram page[8], gaining over 30,000 followers (as of December 2024) for its unique online presence, notable for its rather “unfiltered and contrarian” style of content. [9][10]
In 2024, Real Kakamora got their first victory in 2 years against Marist FC. Moreover, in the next match, They beat Kossa FC 2-0, starting a two match win streak, their first since 2021.
References
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- ^ a b "Solomon Islands - Real Kakamora FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Solomon Warriors win TSL league". Solomon Football. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Our Telekom S-League 2014/2015 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Positive start for Kakamora and Hana". Oceania Football Confederation. 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Telekom S-League 2021 :: Solomon Islands :: Edition profile :: playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "Telekom S-League table, schedule & stats | Sofascore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "Real Kakamora FC 0-14 Solomon Warriors | Solomon Islands S-League | 01 Oct 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 2024-02-19.