As the 2nd stanza resumes these weekend,am profiling the league leaders dolphins fc,They are the only team yet to lose at home this season.

Dolphins FC are a Nigerian football team based in Port Harcourt.

History:
In 2004-2005 they 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 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 F.C. before winning
the finals 3-2 in penalties.
They returned to the Premier League after winning their division in 2009.
The club was known until 2001 as Eagle Cement.
Achievements:
Nigerian Premier
League
: 2
1997, 2004
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
: 2 appearances
1998 - Group Stage
2005 - Second Round
CAF Confederation
Cup
: 3 appearances
2005 - Finalist
2007 - Group Stage
2008 - Second Round
CAF Cup Winners' Cup:
1 appearance
2002 - First Round

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