Bendel Insurance Football Club is a football club based in Benin City, Nigeria. The club plays in the Nigeria Premier Football League. They were originally known as the Vipers of Benin. They play their home matches at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. They won the 2023 edition of the Federation Cup.
Created by Dr. Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia, Bendel Insurance was one of the founding members of the Nigerian Premier League in 1972.They were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season after finishing in last place, the first relegation from the top level in the team’s history.
Bendel Insurance were promoted to the topflight for the 2019 season after spending over ten years in lower divisions.[8] They were relegated to the NNL after just one season. They won promotion back to the NPFL on the penultimate day of the 2022 season.
Nigeria Premier League
1973, 1979
CAF Cup
1994
Nigeria National League
2022
Nigerian FA Cup
1972, 1978, 1980, 2023
CAF Cup
1994