ASC Linguère

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 its only title under French rule in 1957. After independence, the club won its only cup title in 1961. AS Saint-Louisienne won its only cup title five years later in 1966.

Up until 1998, when it placed 13th in the national First Division and remained there until 2002, ASC Linguère primarily played in that division. After being first in the Second Division, Linguère continued until two years later when it was 17th in the 2003-04 Second Division. Linguère returned in 2008 after being first again in the Second Division and became professional champion that year. Linguère finished first in group A with 34 points and scored 16 goals and advanced up to the finals. The club faced Casa Sport from Casamance in the southwest of the country. Both matches were scoreless and Linguère scored 4–2 in the penalty shoot-out to win its only championship title in the 2009 season. After the group system finished, Linguère finished 7th in 2013 and 8th in 2013–14. Linguère was 9th in 2014-15 -t he club scored 30 goals which was shared with the champion Douanes. The goal total was second behind NGB ASC Niarry Tally. Linguère finished 4th in the 2015–16 season and scored the most goals (32), one goal more than Diaraf. Linguère competed in the 2016–17 season. Its result was last place two rounds from the second round. It climbed for its survival in Ligue 1, reaching as high as 9th place at the 12th round. Its positions dropped and was 11th from rounds 13 to 21 with the exception of the 18th round where the club was 12th. The club finished 13th. Linguère was in the relegation zone. The Demba Diop stadium crush which occurred in the 2017 Senegalese League Cup final which demoted US Ouakam from Ligue 1 and the national competition. Linguère was relieved from relegation.

Its first appearance in the cup finals was in 1971 when Linguère beat ASC Diaraf of Dakar 2–0. Its second appearance was in 1984, where it played ASC Jeanne d'Arc and lost 1–0 in extra time. Its second cup title was 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 its third cup title. Its next two final appearances were unsuccessful, losing to ASC Diaraf in 1993 (2-0) and to another Dakar club, AS Douanes (3-1), five years later. Tt played the same club in 2007, this time winning the cup title 1-0 after extra time. This was its recent cup final appearance.

Home uniform up to 2009

Away uniform to 2009

Its uniform colors are 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.

• Senegal Premier League: 1

2009

• Senegal FA Cup: 6
  • Espoir de Saint-Louis (before the merger): 1

1961

• • AS Saint-Louisienne (before the merger): 1

1966

• • as ASC Linguère: 4

1971, 1988, 1990, 2007

• Best position: First round (continental)
• Best position at cup competitions: First Round of 16 (continental)
• Appearances at the League Cup: 9
• Highest number of points in a season: 46 - national (2005)
• Total matches played at the continental level: 14
  • CAF Champions' League: 4
  • CAF Confederation Cup: 8
  • CAF Cup: 2
• Total goals scored: 14
  • CAF Champion's League: 3
  • CAF Confederation Cup: 11
• Total wins at the CAF Confederation Cup: 3

• Yacoub Ba
• El Hadji Diouf
• Amara Traoré

• Official website (in French)