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Union Bank FC
Full name	Union Bank Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Stallion Boys
Ground	Onikan Stadium, Lagos; Union Bank Sports Complex, Surulere
Capacity	5,000/NA
Chairman	Emmanuel Ogunwole
League	Metro Pro League (Lagos)
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Union Bank FC was a Nigerian association football club based in Lagos and owned by Union Bank of Nigeria which also operated a number of other sports teams.

The club played in the first decade of the 21st century for a couple of seasons in the second tier of Nigerian football, the National Division 1. At last they were relegated to the third tier Nigeria Amateur League after the 2008–09 season.

The Union Bank FC won again promotion in 2013 but sold their second division spot to the resurrected Stationery Stores FC. Instead the club joined the Metro Pro League, a new privately run professional football league in Lagos. In June 2014 the club secured itself the one and only championship of this league, ahead of Bridge FC, formerly known as Julius Berger. Both, the league and Union Bank FC were apparently disbanded after that.

The Nigerian internationals Ayila Yussuf and Bernard Okorowanta commenced their careers in the early 2000s with the club.

External links

http://www.unionbankng.com/sport.htm
Djidenou Medjigbodo : Nigeria Champions, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, 7 May 2015.
Union Bank FC wins Metro Pro League... – Metro Pro League (Facebook)

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-  ground   = [[Onikan Stadium]], Lagos|
+  ground   = [[Onikan Stadium]], Lagos<br>Union Bank Sports Complex, Surulere|
-  capacity = 5,000|
+  capacity = 5,000/NA|
   chairman = Emmanuel Ogunwole|
-  manager =    Godfrey Esu |
+  manager =     |
-  league   = [[Nigeria Division 1]] |
+  league   =  Metro Pro League (Lagos)|
-  season   = 2008/09 |
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-'''Union Bank FC''' is a [[Nigeria]]n soccer club run by [[Union Bank Nigeria PLC]] and based in [[Lagos]]. The bank runs clubs in various sports, including [[basketball]] and [[field hockey]].
+'''Union Bank FC''' was a Nigerian [[association football]] club based in [[Lagos]] and owned by [[Union Bank of Nigeria]] which also operated a number of other sports teams.
-They were relegated (along with Kolu United and [[FC Ebedei]]) to the [[Nigeria Amateur League]] from the [[Nigeria National League|Pro League]] after the 2008-09 season.
-==Current Squad==
-{{Football squad start}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=|name=Ismail Al-Amin |pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=|name=Kayode Babatunde|pos=GK}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=NGR|name=Taiwo Enegwea  |pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=NGR|name=Segun Lana |pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=|name=Ayo Saka|pos=MF}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Chucks Nwosu |pos=DF}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Azeez Rufai|pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Steven Agwu |pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Collins Nwaneri|pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Mba Chimezie|pos=}}
-{{Football squad player|no=|nat=Nigeria|name=Gideon Tinat|pos=}}
-{{Football squad end}}
+The club played in the first decade of the 21st century for a couple of seasons in the second tier of Nigerian football, the [[Nigeria National League|National Division 1]]. At last they were relegated to the third tier [[Nigeria Amateur League]] after the 2008–09 season.
-==Former notable players==
-* [[Nduka Anyanwu ]]
-* [[Yussuf Ayila]]
-* [[Okoro columbus CHIGASA ]]
-* [[Daniel Nwoke]]
-* [[Ahumaraeze Peter Odilichi]]
-* [[Bernard Okorowanta]]
+The Union Bank FC won again promotion in 2013 but sold their second division spot to the resurrected [[Stationery Stores F.C.|Stationery Stores FC]]. Instead the club joined the ''Metro Pro League'', a new privately run professional football league in Lagos. In June 2014 the club secured itself the one and only championship of this league, ahead of [[Bridge FC]], formerly known as ''Julius Berger''. Both, the league and Union Bank FC were apparently disbanded after that.
-== Sources ==
-* [http://www.unionbankng.com/sport.htm http://www.unionbankng.com/sport.htm]
-==External Links==
-* [http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200905285211125 Union Bank promises to bounce back]
+The Nigerian internationals [[Ayila Yussuf]] and [[Bernard Okorowanta]] commenced their careers in the early 2000s with the club.
-[[Category:Nigerian football clubs]]
-[[Category:Sport in Lagos]]
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.unionbankng.com/sport.htm http://www.unionbankng.com/sport.htm]
+* Djidenou Medjigbodo : [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nigchamp.html Nigeria Champions], [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]],  7 May 2015.
+* [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=274943109353182&id=246307715550055 Union Bank FC wins Metro Pro League...&nbsp;– Metro Pro League] (Facebook)
+[[Category:Football clubs in Lagos]]
-{{Nigeria-footyclub-stub}}
+[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Nigeria]]
+[[Category:Financial services association football clubs in Nigeria]]