ASC Linguère

ASC Linguère
Full name Association Sportive et Culturelle La Linguère
Founded 14 September 1969
Ground Stade de Linguère
Saint-Louis, Senegal
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Democratic Republic of the Congo Aboubacar Sadikhe Sy
Manager Senegal Amara Traore
League Senegal Premier League
2013/14 8th
Website Club home page

ASC Linguère are a Senegalese football club based in Saint-Louis. They play in the second division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Linguère.

History

ASC Linguère was founded on 14 September 1969 after the merger of two clubs Espoir de Saint-Louis and AS Saint-Louisienne.[1][2]

Before the merger, Espoir de Saint-Louis won their only title under French rule in 1957, after independence, the club won their only cup title in 1961, AS Saint-Louisienne won their only cup title five years later in 1966.

Their first appearance in the cup finals was in 1971 and Linguère won it 2-0 over ASC Diaraf of Dakar. Their second appearance was in 1984 where they challenged with ASC Jeanne d'Arc and lost 1-0 in extra time. Their second cup title came during their third appearance in 1988 after defeating Saltiques Rufisque 1-0, two years later, Linguère defeated ASC Port Autonome, another Dakar club 1-0 to claim their third cup title. Their next two final appearances were unsuccessful, they lost to ASC Diaraf in 1993 2-0 and another Dakar club AS Douanes 3-1 five years later. A decade later, they faced the same club in 2007, this time, they would claim their recent cup title after winning 1-0 in extra time, this was their recent cup final appearance.

Their first continental appearance was a cup competition in 1989. Linguère faced ASF Bobo-Dioulasso of Burkina Faso and lost in away goals rule. Their second also entered as a second place club and challenged Algeria's ES Sétif, the club won 1-0 in the first leg and gigantically lost 7-1 in the second. Their third cup competition was in 1997 and entered as a second place club and faced against KAC Marrakesh and lost two legs by a goal each. Their recent continental cup challenge was the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup and challenged against ES Bingerville and each had a total of 3 goals, the club won their elevation in penalty shootouts 4-2 and next faced CS Sfaxien from eastern Tunisia and as they were tied with a total of four goals, they lost under the away goals rule.

Their first ever championship title came half a century after the merger and foundation of the club in 2009, Linguère faced Casa Sport in the finals of late-October and all the two matches ended without goals. The final match which was played in the home stadium went into penalty shootouts and Linguère won 4-2 to claim their only national title.[3][4] It gave Linguère an entry to the 2010 CAF Champions League, their only entry to the continental championships and advanced up to the first round.

Uniform

Home uniform up to 2009
Away uniform to 2009

Its uniform colors features a white clothing with green lining along the collar and the top portion of the sleeves and the rest of the edges, and socks with three green stripes on top for home matches and green clothing with white line edges on top of the T-shirt with white shorts and green socks with three white stripes on top.

Its former uniform colors were purple for home matches and white for away matches.

Achievements

2009
1961
1966
1971, 1988, 1990, 2007

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

2010 - First Round
2008 - First Round of 16
Ivory Coast ES Bingerville 3-0, 3-0 (4-2 pen)
CS Sfaxien 3-2, 2-1 (away goals rule)
1997 - First Round
Morocco KAC Marrakech 1-0, 0-1
1989 - First Round
Burkina Faso ASF Bobo-Dioulasso 2-1, 1-0 (away goals rule)
1991 - First Round
ES Sétif 1-0, 7-1

National level

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup AN Cup Notes Final Phase
1981 1 13 2651110 1824-621
1984 1 10 26--- ---22 Finalist
1990-91 1 9 301749 1922-328
1991-92 1 4 3013116 198+1137
1992-93 1 11 28--- ---29 Finalist
1995 1B 2 16745 95+425 Advanced into the Semis Lost to ASC Diaraf in the semis
1997 1 3 26--- ---43 Finalist
1998 1 13 26--- ---26
2001-02 2 1 ---- ----
2002-03 1 8 267910 2022-230
2003-04 1 17 38111225 1926-746
2007 2 1 ---- ---- Winner
2008 1A 3 18783 1811+729 Did not advance Did not participated
2009 1A 1 16970 163+1334 Advanced to the finals Champion
2010 1A 6 16556 1010020 Did not advance Did not participate
2010-11 1 4 309183 2720+745
2011-12 1A 5 14464 1212018 Did not advance Did not participate
2013 1 7 3010146 3225+744
2013-14 1 8 26899 2328-533
2014-15 1 9 267127 3033-333

Statistics

Squad

As of the 2011-12 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Senegal GK Khadim N'Diaye
2 Senegal DF Papa Samba N'Diaye (Captain)
3 Senegal DF Mamour Diop
4 Senegal DF Samba Guèye
5 Senegal MF Cheikh Abass Sané
6 Senegal MF Pape Assane Bâ
7 Senegal MF Malick Ndao
8 Senegal MF Mansour Bâ
9 Senegal FW Maguette Tine
10 Senegal MF Mbaye Thiam
No. Position Player
11 Senegal FW Thierno Niang
13 Senegal MF Adama Bâ
14 Senegal FW Ameth Diallo
15 Senegal DF Oumar Diakhaté
16 Senegal MF Matar Guissé
17 Senegal FW Moussa Dembélé
18 Senegal FW Sérigne Cheikh Diouck
19 Senegal MF Mohamed Remi Gomis
20 Senegal FW Habib Diop

Notable players

Notes

  1. ↑ Moumar Gueye, Itinéraire d'un Saint-Louisien : la vieille ville française à l'aube des indépendances, L'Harmattan, 2004, p.61 ISBN 2-7475-6077-5
  2. ↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/senecuphist.html
  3. ↑ "La Linguère sur les pas de l'Espoir de Saint-Louis, 42 ans après". APS Senegal.
  4. ↑ "Sénégal: Premier titre pour la Linguère" [Senegal: First Title for Linguère']. Foot Africa 365. (French)

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