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ASC Saloum

Senegalese football club


Summary

Senegalese football club

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clubnameASC Saloum
fullnameAssociation Sportive et Culturelle Saloum
founded1996
groundStade Lamine Guèye
Kaolack, Senegal
capacity8,000
leagueSenegal Nationale 1
season2014/15
position13th, Ligue 2
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Kaolack, Senegal

Association Sportive et Culturelle Saloum is a Senegalese football club based in Kaolack.

Its uniform colors features a red-black striped t-shirt with red-edged black shorts and socks with red stripes on top used during home games and a white t-shirt with red sleeves and black rims and white for the rest of the clothing used during away and alternate games.

History

The club was founded in 1997 in the city of Kaolack after the merger of AS Kaolack and ASC Mbossé Kaolack. The club is named after Saloum, the former kingdom once existed during the pre-colonial times.

Before the merger, ASC Mbossé Kaolack appeared in the national division in the early 1990s and participated until 1994. that time, the club finished in the lower positions for some seasons until they were relegated in 1994.

The club first appeared in 2004 in the top division in Senegalese football and played up to the 2010 season and was relegated to the Ligue 2. The club was in the last positions in the early season but reached 2nd in Group A in 2007 and in the final phase finished second behind Diaraf with 15 points. The club was in the mid to low positions in the remaining three seasons and was finally relegated in 2010 after being 9th in Group B. Their home stadium is Stade Lamine Guèye. Saloum has now been relegated into Nationale 1 in the 2015 season, the club finished 13th and were in the relegation zone.

The club appeared in the Senegalese Cup final in 2000 and was their only appearance. Saloum lost to ASC Port Autonome 4–0.

Their first appearance in the League Cup was in 2009 and their final appearance was the 2015 edition. In 2009, the club lost 3–0 to Casa Sports in the 1/8 final and in 2010, the club defeated US Gorée which made their first League Cup win, they lost their second match to AS Pikine.

As a second qualifier as second place in the final phase of the 2007 Division 1, the club entered the CAF Champions League for 2008 and the club only played in the preliminaries, the club lost to Tunisia's Club Africain. The club scored only a goal.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
2008CAF Champions LeagueDivision 1 runner-upPreliminary RoundTunisia Club Africain0–12–11–3

National level

As Mbosse-Kaolack

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupAN CupNotesFinal Phase
198111226610101828-1023Finalist
198411326------28
1990-9111230515101826-825
1991-92112305187918-928
1992-931836------52Winner
1994--------

As ASC Saloum

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupLeague CupNotesFinal Phase
2003-04116381210162936-746
200511534912132630-439
20061B7164571015-517Did not advanceDid not participate
20071A216853149+529Advanced into the Second Phase
210433117+4152nd place
20081B7173861219-717Did not advance to the Final PhaseDid not participate
20091B5164661317-4181/4 finalDid not advance to the Final PhaseDid not participate
20101B916358818-1014QuarterfinalsRelegated into Ligue 2Did not participate
2014-15213--------Relegated into Nationale 1

Statistics

  • Best position: Preliminary Round (continental)
  • Best position at cup competitions: Finalist (national)
  • Highest number of wins in a season: 12, in 2004
  • Highest number of goals in a season: 29, in 2004
  • Highest number of points in a season: 46, in 2004
  • Total matches played at the CAF Champions League: 2
  • Total number of goals scored at the CAF Champions League: 1
  • Highest number of goals conceded in a season: 36, in 2004

Current squad

Notable players

  • Senegal Papy Mison Djilobodji
  • Senegal Sergine Ibrahima Moreau

References

References

  1. [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/senefound.html Foundation dates of the clubs in Senegal at RSSSF] {{webarchive. link. (March 4, 2016)
  2. [https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sene2010.html Senegal 2010 - Rsssf.com]
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