Sunshine Stars F.C

Last updated Jan 11, 2021 4,795

Arena/Stadium: Akure Township Stadium; Akure,

Owners – Ondo State Government

Chairman: President Tajudeen Akinyemi

Manager: Gbenga Ogunbote

Nickname(s): The ‘Owena Waves’/Akure Gunners

Founded: 1995

History

Season	League	Rank	Played	Points	W/D/L	Goals	Players
2014/2015 Season	NPFL	6	38	61	18/7/13	58:38	–
2015/2016 Season	NPFL	6	36	53	14/11/11	44:37	–
2017	NPFL U15	5	4	0	0/0/4	0:8	–
2016/2017	NPFL	10	38	54	17/3/18	41:43	–
2017/2018 Season	NPFL	18	24	28	8/7/9	22:27	–
2018/2019 Season	NPFL	8	22	29	8/5/9	23:22	–
2019/2020 Season	NPFL	9	25	34	9/7/9	27:29	–

Sunshine Stars F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Akure. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is Akure Township Stadium. One of the running football activities of Ondo State Football Agency

2016/2017 League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Plateau United	38	19	9	10	49	25	24	66
2	MFM F.C	38	19	5	14	42	41	1	62
3	Enyimba	38	18	7	13	43	28	15	61
4	Akwa United	38	17	9	12	46	30	16	60
5	Nasarawa United F.C	38	16	8	14	35	30	5	56
6	El-Kanemi	38	18	2	18	39	43	-4	56
7	Lobi Stars F.C	38	15	9	14	43	39	4	54
8	Kano Pillars F.C	38	16	6	16	38	35	3	54
9	FC Ifeanyi Ubah	38	15	9	14	39	38	1	54
10	Sunshine Stars F.C	38	17	3	18	41	43	-2	54
11	Niger Tornadoes	38	16	6	16	31	35	-4	54
12	Abia Warriors	38	15	8	15	44	35	8	53
13	Wikki Tourist F.C.	38	16	5	17	37	41	-4	53
14	Rangers Intl	38	14	11	13	39	44	-5	53
15	Rivers United	38	14	10	14	34	33	1	52
16	Katsina United	38	15	7	16	37	38	-1	52
17	Shooting Stars 3S.C	38	13	11	14	32	38	-6	50
18	ABS F.C	38	14	7	17	37	50	-13	49
19	Gombe United F.C.	38	11	10	17	32	49	-17	43
20	Remo Stars F.C	38	7	8	23	27	49	-22	29

2017/2018 NPFL League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Lobi Stars F.C	24	13	4	7	25	16	9	43
2	Akwa United	24	12	5	7	27	17	10	41
3	Kano Pillars F.C	24	9	11	4	30	17	13	38
4	Enyimba	24	9	11	4	23	16	7	38
5	Plateau United	24	11	4	9	27	20	7	37
6	Niger Tornadoes	24	11	4	9	21	23	-2	37
7	Katsina United	24	11	3	10	28	22	6	36
8	Abia Warriors	24	8	10	6	20	16	4	34
9	Rivers United	24	9	7	8	22	22	0	34
10	Rangers Intl	24	8	9	7	19	15	4	33
11	MFM F.C	24	10	3	11	22	24	-2	30
12	Nasarawa United F.C	24	9	2	13	26	29	-3	29
13	El-Kanemi	24	8	5	11	17	21	-4	29
14	Wikki Tourist F.C.	24	8	5	11	21	26	-5	29
15	Kwara United F.C	24	7	8	9	21	28	-7	29
16	GO Round F.C	24	8	5	11	16	23	-7	29
17	FC Ifeanyi Ubah	24	7	7	10	23	26	-3	28
18	Sunshine Stars F.C	24	8	7	9	22	27	-5	28
19	Yobe Desert Stars F.C	24	8	4	12	20	30	-10	28
20	Heartland F.C	24	5	8	11	15	27	-12	20

2018/2019 NPFL League Table Group A

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Rangers Intl	22	12	4	6	23	18	5	40
2	Lobi Stars F.C	22	8	11	3	22	18	4	35
3	Enyimba	22	8	9	5	22	13	9	33
4	MFM F.C	22	9	5	8	22	20	2	32
5	Rivers United	22	8	7	7	18	17	1	31
6	Katsina United	22	9	3	10	24	25	-1	30
7	Wikki Tourist F.C.	22	9	3	10	22	24	-2	30
8	Sunshine Stars F.C	22	8	5	9	23	22	1	29
9	Bendel Insurance F.C.	22	6	10	6	13	13	0	28
10	Kwara United F.C	22	7	6	9	15	20	-5	27
11	Niger Tornadoes	22	4	9	9	14	21	-7	21
12	Remo Stars F.C	22	4	8	10	17	24	-7	20

2019/2020 NPFL League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Plateau United	25	14	7	4	36	15	21	49
2	Rivers United	25	13	6	6	28	15	13	45
3	Lobi Stars F.C	25	12	7	6	26	19	7	43
4	Rangers Intl	24	10	7	7	25	20	5	37
5	Enyimba	20	11	3	6	30	20	10	36
6	Akwa United	25	8	11	6	23	22	1	35
7	Kano Pillars F.C	24	8	10	6	27	18	9	34
8	Dakkada F.C	26	8	10	8	26	26	0	34
9	Sunshine Stars F.C	25	9	7	9	27	29	-2	34
10	Katsina United	24	9	7	8	18	25	-7	34
11	Warri Wolves FC	24	9	6	9	25	23	2	33
12	FC Ifeanyi Ubah	25	10	3	12	25	28	-3	33
13	Heartland F.C	25	9	5	11	21	21	0	32
14	MFM F.C	25	8	7	10	19	19	0	31
15	Wikki Tourist F.C.	25	8	7	10	23	24	-1	31
16	Abia Warriors	25	8	6	11	23	28	-5	30
17	Nasarawa United F.C	25	8	5	12	27	27	0	29
18	Jigawa Golden Stars	25	9	2	14	25	35	-10	29
19	Kwara United F.C	25	8	4	13	23	33	-10	28
20	Adamawa United	25	6	2	17	17	47	-30	20

2020/2021 NPFL League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts
1	Akwa United	38	19	14	5	53	24	29	71
2	Enyimba	38	18	12	8	41	33	8	66
3	Kwara United F.C	38	19	8	11	48	28	20	65
4	Nasarawa United F.C	38	20	5	13	55	38	17	65
5	Kano Pillars F.C	38	19	7	12	38	29	9	64
6	Rivers United	38	18	9	11	48	36	12	63
7	Rangers Intl	38	18	8	12	43	31	12	62
8	Lobi Stars F.C	38	17	7	14	43	39	4	58
9	Plateau United	38	14	9	15	45	35	10	51
10	MFM F.C	38	13	12	13	34	35	-1	51
11	Dakkada F.C	38	15	5	18	37	47	-10	50
12	Katsina United	38	14	7	17	35	42	-7	49
13	Heartland F.C	38	13	9	16	43	50	-7	48
14	Abia Warriors	38	12	11	15	48	42	6	47
15	Wikki Tourist F.C.	38	12	9	17	40	47	-7	45
16	Sunshine Stars F.C	38	11	12	15	28	39	-11	45
17	Jigawa Golden Stars	38	11	10	17	29	46	-17	43
18	Warri Wolves FC	38	11	8	19	30	45	-15	41
19	FC Ifeanyi Ubah	38	9	12	17	33	50	-17	39
20	Adamawa United	38	5	10	23	20	55	-35	25

Results


August 5, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Rivers United
August 2, 2021 1 - 1 Enyimba International Stadium N/A Enyimba v Sunshine Stars F.C
July 28, 2021 3 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Plateau United
July 25, 2021 4 - 0 Lafia Township Stadium N/A Nasarawa United F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
July 21, 2021 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Katsina United
July 18, 2021 0 - 0 Pantanmi Stadium, Gombe N/A Adamawa United v Sunshine Stars F.C
July 11, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Kano Pillars F.C
July 4, 2021 0 - 1 Okigwe Township stadium N/A Heartland F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
June 30, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Wikki Tourist F.C.
June 27, 2021 1 - 0 Kwara Sports Stadium, Ilorin N/A Kwara United F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
June 20, 2021 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Abia Warriors
June 13, 2021 4 - 1 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium N/A Rangers Intl v Sunshine Stars F.C
June 9, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Dakkada F.C
June 6, 2021 2 - 1 Warri Township Stadium N/A Warri Wolves FC v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 30, 2021 2 - 1 Aper Aku Stadium N/A Lobi Stars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 26, 2021 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v MFM F.C
May 23, 2021 1 - 0 FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium N/A FC Ifeanyi Ubah v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 16, 2021 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Jigawa Golden Stars
May 9, 2021 2 - 1 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium N/A Akwa United v Sunshine Stars F.C
April 3, 2021 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Akwa United
March 28, 2021 1 - 0 Yakubu Gowon Stadium N/A Rivers United v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 22, 2021 0 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Enyimba
March 18, 2021 3 - 1 New Jos Stadium, Jos N/A Plateau United v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 14, 2021 TBD Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Nasarawa United F.C
March 7, 2021 0 - 0 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium N/A Katsina United v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 28, 2021 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Adamawa United
February 24, 2021 1 - 0 Sani Abacha Stadium N/A Kano Pillars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 21, 2021 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Heartland F.C
February 14, 2021 0 - 0 Pantami Stadium, Gombe N/A Wikki Tourist F.C. v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 7, 2021 1 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Kwara United F.C
February 3, 2021 4 - 1 Enyimba International Stadium N/A Abia Warriors v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 31, 2021 3 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Rangers Intl
January 24, 2021 1 - 2 Nest of Champions, Uyo N/A Dakkada F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 17, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Warri Wolves FC
January 13, 2021 2 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Lobi Stars F.C
January 10, 2021 1 - 0 Agege Stadium, Lagos N/A MFM F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 3, 2021 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v FC Ifeanyi Ubah
December 27, 2020 1 - 0 Sani Abacha Stadium N/A Jigawa Golden Stars v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 22, 2020 4:00 pm Godswill Akpabio International Stadium N/A Akwa United v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 18, 2020 1 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Katsina United
March 15, 2020 3 - 0 Enyimba International Stadium N/A Enyimba v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 8, 2020 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Abia Warriors
March 1, 2020 3 - 0 Warri Township Stadium N/A Warri Wolves FC v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 23, 2020 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Rangers Intl
February 16, 2020 3 - 1 FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium N/A FC Ifeanyi Ubah v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 9, 2020 2 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v FC Ifeanyi Ubah
February 2, 2020 1 - 0 Okigwe Township stadium N/A Heartland F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 26, 2020 2 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Kano Pillars F.C
January 19, 2020 0 - 0 Kwara Sports Stadium, Ilorin N/A Kwara United F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 15, 2020 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Plateau United
January 12, 2020 1 - 2 Pantami Stadium, Gombe N/A Wikki Tourist F.C. v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 8, 2020 2 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Jigawa Golden Stars
January 5, 2020 2 - 0 Aper Aku Stadium N/A Lobi Stars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
December 29, 2019 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Dakkada F.C
December 22, 2019 2 - 1 Yakubu Gowon Stadium N/A Rivers United v Sunshine Stars F.C
December 19, 2019 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v MFM F.C
December 15, 2019 0 - 3 Pantanmi Stadium, Gombe N/A Adamawa United v Sunshine Stars F.C
December 8, 2019 4 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Nasarawa United F.C
December 1, 2019 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Akwa United
November 24, 2019 2 - 0 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium N/A Katsina United v Sunshine Stars F.C
November 20, 2019 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Enyimba
November 17, 2019 1 - 1 Umuahia Township Stadium N/A Abia Warriors v Sunshine Stars F.C
November 14, 2019 1 - 0 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium N/A Rangers Intl v Sunshine Stars F.C
November 10, 2019 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Warri Wolves FC
May 26, 2019 4 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v MFM F.C
May 20, 2019 1 - 0 Uniben Sport Complex N/A Bendel Insurance F.C. v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 16, 2019 3 - 1 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium N/A Katsina United v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 12, 2019 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Niger Tornadoes
May 9, 2019 1 - 0 Osogbo Township Stadium N/A Remo Stars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 5, 2019 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Wikki Tourist F.C.
April 21, 2019 1 - 1 Yakubu Gowon Stadium N/A Rivers United v Sunshine Stars F.C
April 14, 2019 1 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Rangers Intl
April 11, 2019 3 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Lobi Stars F.C
April 8, 2019 1 - 0 Aper Aku Stadium N/A Lobi Stars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 31, 2019 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Kwara United F.C
March 24, 2019 2 - 1 Enyimba International Stadium N/A Enyimba v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 21, 2019 1 - 0 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium N/A Rangers Intl v Sunshine Stars F.C
March 17, 2019 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Enyimba
February 20, 2019 2 - 0 Agege Stadium, Lagos N/A MFM F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 14, 2019 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Bendel Insurance F.C.
February 11, 2019 2 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Katsina United
February 7, 2019 1 - 0 Bako Kontagora Stadium, Minna. N/A Niger Tornadoes v Sunshine Stars F.C
February 3, 2019 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Remo Stars F.C
January 27, 2019 0 - 1 New Jos Stadium, Jos N/A Wikki Tourist F.C. v Sunshine Stars F.C
January 23, 2019 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Rivers United
January 13, 2019 1 - 1 Kwara Sports Stadium, Ilorin N/A Kwara United F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
July 18, 2018 Postponed Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Abia Warriors
June 10, 2018 2 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Nasarawa United F.C
June 3, 2018 0 - 0 Yakubu Gowon Stadium N/A Rivers United v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 20, 2018 1 - 0 Muhammadu Dikko Stadium N/A Katsina United F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
May 13, 2018 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars F.C v Heartland F.C
May 6, 2018 1 - 0 Aper Aku Stadium N/A Lobi Stars F.C v Sunshine Stars F.C
April 29, 2018 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Lobi Stars
April 22, 2018 2 - 1 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium N/A Akwa United v Sunshine Stars
April 15, 2018 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Wikki Tourist
April 8, 2018 3 - 1 FC Ifeanyi Ubah International Stadium N/A IfeanyiUba v Sunshine Stars
April 4, 2018 2 - 2 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Kwara UTD
March 25, 2018 1 - 0 Confluence Stadium, Lokoja N/A Niger Tornadoes v Sunshine Stars
March 18, 2018 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Yobe Stars F.C
March 11, 2018 1 - 0 Krisdera Hotel Stadium N/A GO Round F.C v Sunshine Stars
March 4, 2018 1 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Rangers Intl F.C
February 28, 2018 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v MFM F.C
February 25, 2018 2 - 1 N/A Enyimba v Sunshine Stars
February 11, 2018 0 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Kano Pillars
February 4, 2018 5 - 0 New Jos Stadium, Jos N/A Plateau United v Sunshine Stars
January 31, 2018 1 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v El-Kanemi
January 28, 2018 0 - 0 Umuahia Township Stadium N/A Abia Warriors v Sunshine Stars
January 24, 2018 2 - 0 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Rivers United F.C.
January 21, 2018 2 - 0 Lafia Township Stadium N/A Nasarawa United v Sunshine Stars
January 17, 2018 2 - 1 Akure Township Stadium N/A Sunshine Stars v Katsina United
January 14, 2018 0 - 0 Okigwe Township stadium N/A Heartland F.C vs Sunshine Stars

Leagues: Nigeria Professional Football League
Seasons: NPFL 2016/2017, NPFL 2017/2018, NPFL 2018/2019 GROUP A, NPFL 2018/2019, NPFL 2019/2020, NPFL 2020/2021
Home: Akure Township Stadium