US Gorée

US Gorée
Full name Union Sportive Gorée
Nickname(s) Les Insulaires
Founded 1933
Ground Stade Demba Diop
Dakar, Senegal
Ground Capacity 15,000
Chairman Senegal Augustin Senghor
League Senegalese Second League
2014/15 2nd
Website Club home page

Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. The team president is Augustin Senghor. The club has three championship titles and four cup titles.

Its logo features a light-blue coloured shield (the color of the bay) with the island coat-of-arms in the middle. Its uniform colours are coloured aqua with white rims for home games and white clothing for away or alternative games.

History

The club was founded in 1933. In the colonial era, US Gorée would win the first French West African Cup title in 1947 and their very last in 1955. The club won their first championship title in 1978 and their last in 1984. Their first cup appearance was in 1965 and challenged against Olympique Thiès. In 1967 where US Gorée twice failed to win their second cup after they lost to Foyer France, a club now known as ASC Diaraf, their second was won in 1972 after defeating ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-1. Their chance to win the third cup title failed in 1978 after being defeated by AS Police 3-0, fourteen years later, the club finally won their third cup title after defeating ASC Diaraf. Four years later, Gorée won their fourth and recent cup title after defeating Louga's ASEC Ndiambour 1-0. The 1998 cup edition was lost to ASC Yeggo 1-0, the 2001 cup was lost to SONACOS 1-0 in extra time, their recent cup appearance.

The club were relegated to Division 2 in 1992, 1996, 2002 and 2013. In recent years, US Gorée played in the second division (Ligue 2) and finished second behind ASEC Ndiambour and were in the qualification zone of entering Ligue 1.

African championships

Their first entry was in 1966 and entered not as a champion. Gorée never took part to challenge Kaloum Star as they withdrew. Their first appearance was in 1979 and first after winning the title in the previous season, they advanced as far as the semis and lost to Ghana's Hearts of Oak. In 1982, Gorée received their third entry after winning their second title, they never participated to face Gabon's Mbila Nzambi. Three years later after winning their recent title, Gorée again advanced all the way to the semis where they challenged from Stella Club d'Adjamé up to AS Bilima.

In cup competitions, their first was in 1976 and competed as second place and lost to Stella Club d'Adjamé, after winning their third cup title, Gorée again returned and first as cup winner and faced Ghana's Voradep and Tunisia's Stade Tunisien and advanced up to the second round. After Gorée won their fourth and last cup title, they competed in the 1997 edition and lost to MC Oran of Algeria in the first round. Their fifth appearance entered as a third-place club in 2007 and defeated two matches with NPA Anchors and Hassania Agadir from Morocco, the first leg had no goals, the club lost 3-2 in Agadir thus Gorée advanced as far to the first round.

Achievements

1978, 1981, 1984.
1965, 1972, 1992, 1996.

Colonial era

1947, 1954, 1955.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

1966: First Round
Guinea AS Kaloum Star - withdrew
1979: Semi-Finals
ASC Garde Nationale 2-0, 1-1
Étoile du Congo 1-0, 2-3
Nigeria Racca Rovers 2-0, 1-0
Ghana Hearts of Oak 1-2, 4-1
1982: withdrew in First Round
Gabon US Mbila Nzambi - no competition
1985: Semi-Finals
Ivory Coast Stella Club d'Adjamé 3-0, 1-1
Ghana Hearts of Oak 3-0, 0-2
Zimbabwe Black Rhinos FC 3-0, 0-2
AS Bilima 1-0, 0-2

2007 - First Round
Liberia NPA Anchors 1-0, 2-3
Morocco Hassania Agadir 0-0, 3-2
1976 - First Round
Ivory Coast Stella Club d'Adjamé 0-0, 2-0
1993 - Second Round
Ghana Voradep 1-0, 0-0
Stade Tunisien 1-0, 0-2
1997 - First Round
MC Oran 1-0, 4-1

National level

Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup AN Cup Notes Final Phase
1981 1 1 2613103 3720+1736
1984 1 1 261754 ---39
1990-91 1 8 307167 2219+330
1991-92 1 15 3041016 1731-1418
1994 2 ---- ----
1995 1A 1 16646 911-222 Did not advance Did not participate
1996 1B 26--- ---- Winner
1997 2 --------
1998 1 6 26--- ---36
1999 1 7 267137 2324-133
2000 1 1 22976 1716+134
2000-01 1 4 2610115 2212+1041
2001-02 1 13 2611410 1022-1217
2002-03 2 ---- ----
2003-04 1 8 38131510 3221+1154
2005 1 7 34111310 3027+345/46
2006 1B 2 16691 2112+927 Advanced into the Second phase
2 6132 611-56 3rd place
2007 1B 6 16448 1217-516 Did not advance Did not participated
2008 1B 5 18666 1818024 Did not advance Did not participated
2009 1B 3 16772 1810+828 Did not advance Did not participate
2010 1B 4 16574 1112-122 Did not advance Did not participate
2010-11 1 5 3011109 3023+1047
2011-12 1A 7 14356 1417-314 Did not advance Did not participate
2013 1 13 3061212 1933-1430
2014-15 2 2 ---- ----

Statistics

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Senegal DF Ibrahima Ndione
Senegal MF Yally Fall Guene
Lebanon Hadi Baalbaki
No. Position Player
Senegal MF Ousmane Mbengue
Senegal FW Seydou Kane Sall

Notable players

References

  1. Bocar Ly: Foot-ball. Histoire de la Coupe d’A.O.F. (Football/Soccer: History of the French West African Cup NEAS, Dakar 1990

External links


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