ASC Diaraf in African football

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ASC Diaraf in African football
Club ASC Diaraf
First entry 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Latest entry 2011 CAF Champions League
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Champions League 0 (Best: Semi-Finals)
Confederation Cup 0 (Best: Second Round of 16)
Cup Winners' Cup 0 (Best: Second Round)
CAF Cup 0 (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.

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

History

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

ASC Diaraf's results in CAF competition
SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAway Aggregate
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Flag of Morocco.svg FAR Rabat 1–02–01–2
1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Flag of Mali.svg Stade Malien 3–04–03–4
1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Os Balantas 6–11–410–2
First Round Flag of Togo.svg Lomé 1–01–12–1
Second Round Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia FC 2–24–02–6
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg ASC Garde Nationale 3–00–25–0
First Round Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 1–12–12–3
1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Ports Authority 4–00–26–0
First Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports 0–00–00–0 (3–0 pen.)
Second Round Flag of Algeria.svg JE Tizi-Ouzou 1–00–01–0
Quarter-finals Flag of Morocco.svg KAC de Kenitra 2–11–13–2
Semi-Finals Flag of Ghana.svg Asante Kotoko FC 2–12–02–3
1984 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners Second Round Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Mighty Blackpool 2-01-23-2
Second Round al-Ahly Tripoli 2-10-22-3
1986 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Flag of The Gambia.svg Starlight FC 1–11–11–1 (4–3 pen)
Second Round CS Hammam-Lif 2–20–12–3
1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round Flag of Nigeria.svg Heartland FC 1–03–01–3
1992 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Flag of Guinea.svg ASFAG 2–21–02–3
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star 0–01–11–1 (a)
First Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC 0–01–11–1 (a)
Second Round Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 3–15–03–6
1999 CAF Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg FC Man1–00–31–3
Second Round Flag of Morocco.svg WAC Casablanca 1–12–12–3
2001 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of The Gambia.svg Real de Banjul 1–01–12–1
First Round Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC 2–00–22–2 (2–4 pen.)
2004 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Flag of Guinea.svg ASFAG 1–01–23–1
Second Round Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 2–03–02–3
2005 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of Guinea.svg Fello Star 0–12–13–1
2006 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Flag of Liberia.svg LPRC Oilers 3–20–03–2
First Round Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0–02–00–2
2007 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-up Preliminary Round Flag of Togo.svg Maranatha FC 1–03–01–3
2009 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winners Preliminary Round Flag of Burkina Faso.svg ASF Bobo-Dioulasso 1–10–01–1 (a)
2010 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winners Preliminary Round Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 2–12–02–3
2011 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round Flag of The Gambia.svg Ports Authority 2–01–13–2
First Round Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba AC 3–01–14–1
Second Round Flag of Tunisia.svg Espérance ST 1–05–01–5
CAF Confederation Cup Second Round of 16 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 1–12–01–3
2014 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup Winners Preliminary Round Flag of Ghana.svg Ebusua Dwarfs 0–01–00–1

Non-CAF Competitions

WAFU Club Championship

ASC Diaraf results at the WAFU Club Championship
SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAway Aggregate
1987 WAFU Club Championship Division 1 Runner-up Preliminary Round Flag of Nigeria.svg Iwuanyanwu Nationale 3–03–03–3 (0–3 p.)
1993 WAFU Club Championship Division 1, 5th place Preliminary Round Flag of Ghana.svg Neoplan Stars 5–02–16–2
Quarterfinals Flag of Togo.svg Gomido Kpalimé 1–20–12–2

Statistics

By season

Information correct as of 1 November 2014.
Key
ASC Diaraf record in African football by season
SeasonCompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDRound
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs 210112-1First Round
1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs 210134-1First Round
1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs 6312149+4Second Round
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs 411273+4First Round
1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs 10632125+7Semifinals
1984 African Cup Winners' Cup 4301550First Round
1986 African Cup Winners' Cup 403134-1Second Round
1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs 210113-2First Round
1992 African Cup Winners' Cup 201123-1First Round
1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs 614158-3Second Round
1999 CAF Cup 411246-2Second Round
2001 CAF Champions League 421143+1First Round
2004 CAF Champions League 430154-1Second Round
2005 CAF Champions League 200131-2Preliminary Round
2006 CAF Champions League 412134-1First Round
2007 CAF Champions League 210113-2Preliminary Round
2009 CAF Confederation Cup 2101110Preliminary Round
2010 CAF Confederation Cup 210123-1Preliminary Round
2011 CAF Champions League 6321880Second Round
CAF Confederation Cup 201113-2Second Round of 16
2014 CAF Confederation Cup 211001-1Preliminary Round

By competition

In Africa

As of 16 February 2015:

CAF competitions
CompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played
Champions League 13542217146658 2011 CAF Champions League
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 3103431212 1992 African Cup Winners' Cup
CAF Confederation Cup 4814348 2014 CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Cup 1421163 1999 CAF Cup
Total21762826218881

Non-CAF competitions

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

CAF Competitions

CountryClub P W D L GF GA GD
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria JE Tizi-Ouzou 2110100
JS Kabylie 201113+2
Subtotal412123+2
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso ASF Bobo-Dioulasso 2101110
Subtotal2101110
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast/
Ivory Coast
Africa Sports 2020000
ASEC Mimosas 4121330
FC Man210113-2
Subtotal824246-2
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 431092+7
Real de Banjul 211021+1
Starlight FC 2010110
Subtotal8430124+8
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Asante Kotoko FC 210123-1
Ebusua Dwarfs 210101-1
Hearts of Oak 201123-1
Subtotal621347-3
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea ASFAG 421154+1
Fello Star 200231-2
Hafia FC 201126-4
AS Kaloum Star 2020110
Subtotal102441112-1
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau
Os Balantas 2200102+8
Subtotal2200102+8
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia LPRC Oilers 211032+1
Subtotal211032+1
Flag of Mali.svg Mali Djoliba AC 2110413
Stade Malien 210134-1
Subtotal421175+2
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania ASC Garde Nationale 210150+5
Subtotal210150+5
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco WAC Casablanca 201123-1
KAC de Kenitra 2110321
FAR Rabat 210112-1
FUS Rabat 210123-1
Subtotal8324810-2
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Heartland FC 210113-2
Enyimba 210123-1
Subtotal420236-3
Flag of Togo.svg Togo Lomé 211021+1
Maranatha FC 210113-2
Subtotal421134-1
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Espérance ST 210115-4
CS Hammam-Lif 201123-1
CS Sfaxien 210136-3
Subtotal6213614-8

Other statistics

  • 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

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