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History of Leyton Orient F.C.

The Leyton Orient Crest
Arms of L.O.F.C.: A football inscribed "1881" with supporters 2 wyverns gules
Full name Leyton Orient Football Club
Nickname(s) The Os, Orient
Founded 1881 (as Eagle Cricket Club)
Ground Brisbane Road
Ground Capacity 9,271
Chairman Francesco Becchetti
Manager Ömer Rıza
League National League
2016–17 League Two, 24th (relegated)
Website Club home page
Current season

Leyton Orient Football Club /ˌltən ˈɔəriənt/ is a professional football club in Leyton, London, England. They play in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, and are known to their fans as the Os. The club's home colours are all red.

Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63. In 1978, they reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the only time in their history, under the management of Jimmy Bloomfield. Between October 1993 and September 1995, Orient did not win a single away game in the league, leaving them bottom of Division Two in 1994–95.

Leyton Orient's home ground Brisbane Road is officially known as the Matchroom Stadium after former club chairman Barry Hearn's sports promotion company. Hearn became chairman in 1995 after the club was put on sale for £5 by then-chairman Tony Wood, a period covered by the television documentary Orient: Club for a Fiver, made by production company Open Media for Channel 4. In 2014, Hearn sold the club to Italian businessman Francesco Becchetti, who achieved two relegations in 3 years under 11 managers.


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