| Clubname | Remo Stars Football Club |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Remo Stars Football Club |
| Founded | 2010 (age 16) |
| Ground | Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Chairman | Kunle Soname |
| Manager | Daniel Ogunmodede[1] |
| League | Nigeria Premier Football League |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Position | Nigeria Premier Football League, 1st of 20 (Champions) |
| Pattern b 1 | _remostars2425graphic |
| Leftarm 1 | 19d9ff |
| Body 1 | 19d9ff |
| Rightarm 1 | 19d9ff |
| Shorts 1 | 19d9ff |
| Socks 1 | 19d9ff |
| Pattern b 2 | _remostars2425graphic |
| Website | remostarsfc.com |
| Mgrtitle | Head Coach |
| Current | 2024–25 Remo Stars Football Club |
| Owner | Kunle Soname |
| Chrtitle | Chairman |
Remo Stars Football Club is a professional football club based in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. The club competes in the Nigeria Professional Football League,[2] the top division of the Nigeria Football League system. They are nicknamed the Sky Blue Stars. In 2022, Remo Stars FC had a market value of €1.5 million.[3]
History
The club was founded in 2004 by Kunle Soname as FC Dender.[4]
In 2010, continuous hard work of the club saw them promoted to the second tier of Nigerian Football, the Nigeria National League (NNL). Further development saw the club's management re-brand its organization. The rebranding included a change of name when FC Dender relocated to its current base of Remoland and changed its name to "Remo Stars Football Club".[5] They played in the top division of Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League after promotion in 2016.
In 2018, Remo Stars were relegated from the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) to Nigeria National League.[6]
In September 2021, Remo Stars secured promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after finishing second in Nigeria National League (NNL) playoff Group A.
On 27th April, 2025, Remo Stars defeated Niger Tornadoes 1-0, through an 84th-minute goal by Olamilekan Adedayo, to secure their first ever Nigeria Premier Football League title.[7] With this triumph, they became the first South-West club to win the title since 2000 when Julius Berger won it.[8]
Remo Stars drew an average home attendance of 706 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League.
Remo Stars won the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title in 2024/2025 to write a new chapter in their history.[9]
However, in the following 2025/2026 season, Remo Stars suffered relegation from the NPFL following a 1-1 draw at Bendel Insurance on the final day of the season.[10]
The Sky Blues’ relegation was confirmed after Kun Khalifat came from behind to claim a 3-1 win over Wikki Tourists. The Ikenne based club joins El Kanemi, Bayelsa United, and Wikki Tourists down to the NNL for next season.[11]
The 2025/2026 exit from the top-flight league marked the club's third relegation in the club’s history after suffering relegations in 2017 and 2019 [12]
Color
Remo Stars FC are also known as Sky Blue Stars. The primary color for Remo Stars is Sky Blue, While the away strips is yellow and the alternative color is white.
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Stadium
As a developing amateur team, Dender FC now Remo Stars FC played and trained at a local pitch in Ketu, in Lagos State.
The club then relocated to Remo Land in Ogun State and rebranded with a change of name to Remo Stars FC, as they played their home matches at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode until their promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League for the 2017–2018 season.
Remo Stars then moved to Gateway International Stadium in Sagamu for their first season Nigeria professional football league season.
Remo Stars Fc currently play their home matches in Nigeria professional football league at the newly constructed Remo Stars FC Stadium, Ikenne.
Rivalries
Gateway United F.C. are considered to be Remo Stars's main rivals, while Ijebu United are considered to be primary rivals. Remo Stars additionally share a rivalry with Shooting Stars S.C., in what is commonly known as the South West Derby, named after the South West (Nigeria)
Other Remo Stars Rivals are Sunshine Stars F.C. and MFM F.C.
In 2023, a rivalry developed between Remo Stars and Sporting Lagos FC. The matches between these two teams are dubbed the Southwest Derby.
On February 8, 2025, Remo Stars hosted Kano Pillars at Remo Stadium and secured a 2–1 victory. Prior to the match, Remo Stars had scored 19 goals at their home ground while conceding only four. The match was reported by a soccer website "Can Kano Pillars end Remo Stars' home winning streak?
Performance in CAF competitions
- 2023-24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds – First Round
- 2022-23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds – First Round
Current squad
As of 15 September, 2025
Honours
League
- Nigeria Premier Football League:
- Winners (1): 2024–25
References
- ^ SPORTS, BSN. "NPFL Transfer Update: Remo Stars Unveil Ogunmodede As New Coach". NPFL Transfer Update: Remo Stars Unveil Ogunmodede As New Coach
- ^ Babajide, Abdul (2019-05-26). "NPFL: See eight clubs relegated from Nigeria elite league to NNL". Daily Post. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ "Top 5 Richest Football Clubs in Nigeria". scorenigeria.com.ng. 2022-12-15.
- ^ Olusegun, Adeeko (2024-07-24). "ICON: Kunle Soname (Founder of Bet9ja)". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ "History-Remo Stars"
- ^ "Remo Stars relegated from Nigeria Professional Football League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
- ^ Adewale, Abiodun. "Remo Stars clinch first NPFL title". The Punch. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Abdulsalam, Hassan. "Remo Stars make history, break 25-year-old NPFL record". Pulse Sports. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ "Remo Stars clinch historic Nigeria Premier League title". Remo Stars clinch historic Nigeria Premier League title. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ "Remo Stars relegated from NPFL". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ "Remo Stars relegated from NPFL". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ^ "Remo Stars relegated from NPFL". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
External links
- Remo Stars FC Results – current results of Remo Stars FC matches