ASC Diaraf in African football

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ASC Diaraf in African football
ClubASC Diaraf
First entry1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Latest entry2011 CAF Champions League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Semi-Finals)
Confederation Cup0 (Best: Second Round of 16)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: Second Round)
CAF Cup0 (Best: Second Round)

ASC Diaraf (or Djaraf, partly known as Jaraaf, mostly used in the Gambia), a Senegalese professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Senegal in the Champions League on thirteen occasions, the Confederation Cup on Four separate occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup three separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup one occasion.

Diaraf has appeared 21 times in continental competitions, the most of any Senegalese clubs.

History[edit]

Diaraf later appeared in African competitions, their first was in 1968, later Diaraf lost to Stade Malien in the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs, in 1976, they defeated Os Balantas with a total of 10 goals and later Togo's Lomé I, Diaraf lost to Guinea's Hafia FC in the semis, a year later, they challenged ASC Garde Nationale from Mauritania and Hearts of Oak from Guinea. Five years later, Diaraf started in the preliminaries of the 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs and headed up to the semis where they lost to Asante Kotoko FC, the second match with Africa Sports ended scoring 3–0 penalties as two matches were scoreless, Diaraf defeated JE Tizi-Ouzou of Algeria with their only goal in the first match to nil, in the quarterfinals, Diaraf with a total of three goals defeated Morocco's KAC de Kenitra, this was their greatest appearance Diaraf appeared in the 1990 edition and lost to Heartland FC in the first round as they scored just a goal in the home match. Diaraf challenged with three clubs up to CS Sfaxien in 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs. In 2001 and under the new name CAF Champions League, Diaraf challenged Real de Banjul from the neighbouring Gambia and then lost to ASEC Mimosas by the away goals rule of one point. Three years later, Diaraf challenged with ASFAG and Enyimba in the 2004 CAF Champions League. A year later, Diaraf lost to Guiinea's Fello Star under the away goals role of two goals scored in Dakar, their third consecutive appearance was in 2006, Diaraf defeated Liberia's LPRC Oilers with three goals, then once more lost to Enyimba 2–0 as Diaraf scored nothing. The 2007 CAF Champions League was their fourth consecutive appearance, in the preliminaries, they lost to Maranatha FC of Togo, Diaraf just scored a goal in the home match. Their recent appearance was in 2011 where Diaraf advanced up to the second round, first they defeated the Gambia Ports Authority, then Mali's second great Djoliba AC and last Tunisia's Espérance ST where they lost 1–5 in two of its matches. Diaraf has appeared in the continental championship 13 times, the most of any club from Senegal.[1] The total goals at the African Champions League for Diaraf is over 77.[1]

Diaraf's appearance in the African cup competitions was in 1984 where they challenged with the Mighty Blackpool and Al-Ahly Tripoli. In 1986, they challenged with Starlight FC from the neighboring Gambia and won 4–3 in penalties and CS Hammam-Lif from Tunisia and lost under the away goals rule of two points. Their third competition in 1992 faced with ASFAG and lost with two points. The next competition was the CAF Cup in 1999 and faced FC Man and WAC Casablanca. A decade later, Diaraf returned and this time under the CAF Confederation Cup in 2009 and lost to ASF Bobo-Dioulasso in the preliminaries, a year later, Diaraf went up to the preliminaries and lost FUS Rabat with a total of two goals to three, their recent competition was in 2014 where they lost to Ebusua Dwarfs by a total of one goal.[1]

CAF Competitions[edit]

ASC Diaraf's results in CAF competition
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Morocco FAR Rabat 1–0 2–0 1–2
1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Mali Stade Malien 3–0 4–0 3–4
1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Guinea-Bissau Os Balantas 6–1 1–4 10–2
First Round Togo Lomé 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second Round Guinea Hafia FC 2–2 4–0 2–6
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Mauritania ASC Garde Nationale 3–0 0–2 5–0
First Round Ghana Hearts of Oak 1–1 2–1 2–3
1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 4–0 0–2 6–0
First Round Ivory Coast Africa Sports 0–0 0–0 0–0 (3–0 pen.)
Second Round Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Morocco KAC de Kenitra 2–1 1–1 3–2
Semi-Finals Ghana Asante Kotoko FC 2–1 2–0 2–3
1984 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners Second Round Sierra Leone Mighty Blackpool 2-0 1-2 3-2
Second Round al-Ahly Tripoli 2-1 0-2 2-3
1986 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round The Gambia Starlight FC 1–1 1–1 1–1 (4–3 pen)
Second Round CS Hammam-Lif 2–2 0–1 2–3
1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Nigeria Heartland FC 1–0 3–0 1–3
1992 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Guinea ASFAG 2–2 1–0 2–3
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Guinea AS Kaloum Star 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
First Round Ivory Coast ASEC 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
Second Round Tunisia CS Sfaxien 3–1 5–0 3–6
1999 CAF Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Ivory Coast FC Man 1–0 0–3 1–3
Second Round Morocco WAC Casablanca 1–1 2–1 2–3
2001 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round The Gambia Real de Banjul 1–0 1–1 2–1
First Round Ivory Coast ASEC 2–0 0–2 2–2 (2–4 pen.)
2004 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Guinea ASFAG 1–0 1–2 3–1
Second Round Nigeria Enyimba 2–0 3–0 2–3
2005 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Guinea Fello Star 0–1 2–1 3–1
2006 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Liberia LPRC Oilers 3–2 0–0 3–2
First Round Nigeria Enyimba 0–0 2–0 0–2
2007 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Togo Maranatha FC 1–0 3–0 1–3
2009 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winners Preliminary Round Burkina Faso ASF Bobo-Dioulasso 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)
2010 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winners Preliminary Round Morocco FUS Rabat 2–1 2–0 2–3
2011 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round The Gambia Ports Authority 2–0 1–1 3–2
First Round Mali Djoliba AC 3–0 1–1 4–1
Second Round Tunisia Espérance ST 1–0 5–0 1–5
CAF Confederation Cup Second Round of 16 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–1 2–0 1–3
2014 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup Winners Preliminary Round Ghana Ebusua Dwarfs 0–0 1–0 0–1

Non-CAF Competitions[edit]

WAFU Club Championship[edit]

ASC Diaraf results at the WAFU Club Championship
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1987 WAFU Club Championship Division 1 Runner-up Preliminary Round Nigeria Iwuanyanwu Nationale 3–0 3–0 3–3 (0–3 p.)
1993 WAFU Club Championship Division 1, 5th place Preliminary Round Ghana Neoplan Stars 5–0 2–1 6–2
Quarterfinals Togo Gomido Kpalimé 1–2 0–1 2–2

Statistics[edit]

By season[edit]

Information correct as of 1 November 2014.
Key
ASC Diaraf record in African football by season
Season Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Round
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 First Round
1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 First Round
1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs 6 3 1 2 14 9 +4 Second Round
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs 4 1 1 2 7 3 +4 First Round
1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs 10 6 3 2 12 5 +7 Semifinals
1984 African Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 First Round
1986 African Cup Winners' Cup 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 Second Round
1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 First Round
1992 African Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 First Round
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs 6 1 4 1 5 8 -3 Second Round
1999 CAF Cup 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 Second Round
2001 CAF Champions League 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 First Round
2004 CAF Champions League 4 3 0 1 5 4 -1 Second Round
2005 CAF Champions League 2 0 0 1 3 1 -2 Preliminary Round
2006 CAF Champions League 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 First Round
2007 CAF Champions League 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 Preliminary Round
2009 CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 Preliminary Round
2010 CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 Preliminary Round
2011 CAF Champions League 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 Second Round
CAF Confederation Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 Second Round of 16
2014 CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 1 0 0 1 -1 Preliminary Round

By competition[edit]

In Africa[edit]

As of 16 February 2015:

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 13 54 22 17 14 66 58 2011 CAF Champions League
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 3 10 3 4 3 12 12 1992 African Cup Winners' Cup
CAF Confederation Cup 4 8 1 4 3 4 8 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Cup 1 4 2 1 1 6 3 1999 CAF Cup
Total 21 76 28 26 21 88 81

Non-CAF competitions[edit]

The French West African Cup was a football (soccer) tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories, it existed from 1947 to 1960.

Statistics by country[edit]

CAF Competitions[edit]

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
Algeria Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou 2 1 1 0 1 0 0
JS Kabylie 2 0 1 1 1 3 +2
Subtotal 4 1 2 1 2 3 +2
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ASF Bobo-Dioulasso 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast/
Ivory Coast
Africa Sports 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
ASEC Mimosas 4 1 2 1 3 3 0
FC Man 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Subtotal 8 2 4 2 4 6 -2
The Gambia Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
Real de Banjul 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Starlight FC 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 8 4 3 0 12 4 +8
Ghana Ghana Asante Kotoko FC 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
Ebusua Dwarfs 2 1 0 1 0 1 -1
Hearts of Oak 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 4 7 -3
Guinea Guinea ASFAG 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1
Fello Star 2 0 0 2 3 1 -2
Hafia FC 2 0 1 1 2 6 -4
AS Kaloum Star 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Subtotal 10 2 4 4 11 12 -1
Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
Os Balantas 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 10 2 +8
Liberia Liberia LPRC Oilers 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Mali Mali Djoliba AC 2 1 1 0 4 1 3
Stade Malien 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2
Mauritania Mauritania ASC Garde Nationale 2 1 0 1 5 0 +5
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 0 +5
Morocco Morocco WAC Casablanca 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
KAC de Kenitra 2 1 1 0 3 2 1
FAR Rabat 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1
FUS Rabat 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 8 3 2 4 8 10 -2
Nigeria Nigeria Heartland FC 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Enyimba 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 4 2 0 2 3 6 -3
Togo Togo Lomé 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Maranatha FC 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 3 4 -1
Tunisia Tunisia Espérance ST 2 1 0 1 1 5 -4
CS Hammam-Lif 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
CS Sfaxien 2 1 0 1 3 6 -3
Subtotal 6 2 1 3 6 14 -8

Other statistics[edit]

  • Total matches played at the CAF Champions League: 54
    • Total matches played at home: 29
    • Total matches played away: 29
  • Total number of wins at the CAF Champions League: 27
    • Total home wins: 21
    • Total away wins: 6
  • Total draws at the CAF Champions League: 13
    • Total home draws: 7
    • Total away draws: 6
  • Total number of goals scored at the CAF Champions League: 69
  • Total matches played at cup competitions: 22
    • Total matches played at home: 11
    • Total matches played away: 11
    • Total matches played at the CAF Cup: 4
  • Total number of wins at cup competitions: 7
    • Total home wins: 6
    • Total away wins: 1
  • Total draws at cup competitions: 7
    • Total home draws: 5
    • Total away draws: 2
  • Total number of goals scored at cup competitions: 17
    • Total number of goals scored at the CAF Cup: 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Djaraf's continental tournaments". Scoreshelf. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-12-15.

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