| Nickname | Bees | |||
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| Founded | 1974 | |||
| Ground | Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Chairman | Mr. Nura Abdullahi | |||
| Manager | Ahmed Ahmad | |||
| League | Nigeria Premier Football League | |||
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Ranchers Bees F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Owned by Valencia striker in person of Umar Sadiq. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, a.k.a. Kaduna Township Stadium.
Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, the club was bought by Alhadji Muktar Mohammed Aruwa in the 1980s and renamed "Ranchers Bees."
DIC Bees participated in the 1983 Nigerian first division but lost the 1983 Nigerian Cup to Enugu Rangers on penalty kicks.
They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League after the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the Nigeria Division 1 with 51 points. For the 2009–10 season, they played some matches in Kano as their stadium was being prepared for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. They finished the season banished to Calabar and then Minna after fans attacked referees at a home game against Sunshine Stars F.C. They were relegated to the Nigeria National League with two games left after a 6–0 loss to Kwara United F.C.
Nigeria national league: runner up 2009/10 season Nigeria national league champions 2012/13 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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