ASC Saloum explained

Clubname:ASC Saloum
Fullname:Association Sportive et Culturelle Saloum
Founded:1996[1]
Ground:Stade Lamine Guèye
Kaolack, Senegal
Capacity:8,000
League:Senegal Nationale 1
Season:2014/15
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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.[1] 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.[2] 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

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CompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
2008CAF Champions LeagueDivision 1 runner-upPreliminary Round Club Africain0–12–11–3

As Mbosse-Kaolack

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupAN CupNotesFinal Phase
198111226610101828align=right-1023bgcolor=silverFinalist
19841align=right bgcolor=FFC0CB1326align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-28
1990-9111230515101826align=right-825
1991-92112305187918align=right-928
1992-931align=right bgcolor=silver836align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-52bgcolor=goldWinner
1994align=right bgcolor=FFC0CBalign=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-

As ASC Saloum

SeasonDiv.Pos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDPCupLeague CupNotesFinal Phase
2003-04116381210162936align=right-746
200511534912132630align=right-439
20061B7164571015align=right-517Did not advanceDid not participate
20071Aalign=right bgcolor=B9FFB9216853149+529Advanced into the Second Phase
210433117+4152nd place
20081B7173861219align=right-717Did not advance to the Final PhaseDid not participate
20091B5164661317align=right-4181/4 finalDid not advance to the Final PhaseDid not participate
20101Balign=right bgcolor="#FFC0CB"916358818align=right-1014QuarterfinalsRelegated into Ligue 2Did not participate
2014-152align=right bgcolor="#ffcocb13align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-align=right-Relegated into Nationale 1

Statistics

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/senefound.html Foundation dates of the clubs in Senegal at RSSSF
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sene2010.html Senegal 2010 - Rsssf.com