ASC Ville de Dakar

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ASCVD
ASC Ville de Dakar logo.png
League Nationale 1
BAL
Founded1980
HistoryASC Ville de Dakar
(1978–present)
ArenaStadium Marius Ndiaye
Location Dakar, Senegal
PresidentYatma Diaw
Head coachLibasse Faye
Website ascvdbasket.com

ASC Ville de Dakar, commonly known as its abbreviation ASCVD, is a Senegalese basketball club based in Dakar. The team competes in the Nationale 1, the highest national level. [1] The club was established in 1980, its men's team was founded in 2014.

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The men's team won its first championship in 2024, and will play in the 2025 BAL season. The women's team have won five national championships, between 2019 and 2024.

Men's team

In the 1980s, the basketball club was founded in the Abass Ndao Hospital, by the nurses and room women who worked in the structure. Dr. Pierre Moireau was the first leader of AS Ville, supported by a former basketball player named Mouhamadou Ndoye. [2]

In the 2024 season, ASCVD won its first national championship under head coach Libasse Faye. [3] In the final, DUC was defeated with a twenty-point margin behind MVP Thierry Sagna. [4] [5] As the champions, ASCVD qualified directly for the 2025 BAL season. [4]

Honours

Season by season

SeasonGroupRegular seasonPlayoffs
FinishWinsLossesPct.
ASCVD
2019 –6th88.500
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Group B2nd113.786
2022 Group A3rd95.643Lost quarterfinals (US Ouakam) 1–2
2023 Group A2nd112.846Won quarterfinals (Louga BC) 2–0
Lost semifinals (AS Douanes) 0–2
2024 Group A1st121.923Won semifinals (JA) 2–0
Won final (DUC) 65–45
Regular season record5119.729
Playoff record64.600


Women's team

In 2017, the Ville de Dakar women's team won the Senegalese Cup for the first time. [6] In 2018, the team repeated. In 2021, the third cup title was won. ASCVD won five consecutive Nationale 1 Féminine championships, between 2019 and 2024. [7]

Honours

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References

  1. ↑ "ASC Ville de Dakar basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-afrobasket". Eurobasket LLC.
  2. ↑ "HISTORIQUE – ASC VILLE DE DAKAR". www.ascvdbasket.com (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Libasse Faye (Coach ASCVD) : "Les joueurs ont fait preuve de sacrifice et ont répondu à tous les appels"" (in French). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Finale - N1 Masculin : L'ASCVD remporte son premier titre de champion de son histoire en dominant le DUC (65-45)" (in French). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Thierry Sagna (MVP de la finale) : "L'essentiel était de gagner …"" (in French). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Finale de Coupe du Sénégal : Ville de Dakar s'offre son premier trophée devant le Duc". wiwsport (in French). 21 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Finale – N1 Féminin : L'ASCVD confirme son hégémonie face au DUC (75-41) et s'offre son cinquième titre consécutif" (in French). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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