LYS Sassandra

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LYS Sassandra
Full nameLimane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra
Nickname(s)LYS
Founded2016;9 years ago (2016) [1]
Ground Stade Auguste Denise [2]
Robert Champroux [3]
Capacity8,000
5,000
Head coach Flag of Lebanon.svg Jalal Radwan
League Ligue 1
2024–25 Ligue 1, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Website lyssassandrafc.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season
Robert Champroux Stadium Stade R.Champroux marcory.PNG
Robert Champroux Stadium

Limane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra, commonly known as LYS Sassandra or LYS FC, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Sassandra. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Division.

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In 2019, the club won the 2017-18 Ligue 2 season [4] and promoted to the first division but finished second to last and was again relegated to the second division. As consolation, they won its first trophy this year, the Coupe de la Ligue de Côte d'Ivoire. [5]

The club won 2020-21 Ligue 2 season [4] and promoted again to the Ivorian Ligue 1 in 2021 and ended its season in sixth place. [6]

In April 2022, the club is the only one to support Didier Drogba in the election for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation, even if the former international loses the election, the club gains sympathy throughout the country. [7] [8] [9]

Competitions

Honours

Squad

Current roster

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Abdoul Karim Cissé
16 GK Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Achirafou Yaya
2 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ngoran Kouassi Crépin
14 DF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Sékou Samaké
MF Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  BFA Bagbéma Barro
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Oularé Hibrahime
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Jean Marco Koffi
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Ibrahim Pooda Dah
MF Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Christ Douei
FW Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Abdoul Voli Bi
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Christopher Attolou

Notable players

Former managers

References

  1. "Lys de Sassandra Information at". footballlogosandkits.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. "Lys - Gagnoa Match Details at". tribuna.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. "Lys Sassandra Club Profile at". tribuna.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Ivory Coast Second Level Champions". rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022..
  5. 1 2 "Coupe de la Ligue: Lys de Sassandra remporte le trophée en battant l'Afad aux tirs au but (7-6), (Ligapokal: Lys de Sassandra gewinnt den Pokal), 24. Januar 2019". news.abidjan.net (in French). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. "Lys Sassandra assure son maintien". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 20 June 2022..
  7. "Election de la Fif : Limane Yacouba Sylla (LYS) de Sassandra, le grand gagnant". pressecotedivoire.ci. 25 April 2022..
  8. "LYS Sassandra FC, le nouveau club préféré des ivoiriens". lefoot225.com. 24 April 2022..
  9. "La FIF menace de faire jouer le Lys de Sassandra sans ses supporters". afrique-sur7.ci. 18 May 2022..
  10. "Doh Marius débarque à Fenerbahçe". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. "Football : Ouotro Patrick, le garçon de 17 ans qui illumine la Ligue 1 – ami-sportif.com" (in French). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  12. "Patrick Ouotro est strasbourgeois". Sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2025-01-01.