LYS Sassandra

LYS Sassandra

Full name	Limane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra
Nickname(s)	LYS
Founded	2016;9 years ago (2016) [1]
Ground	Stade Auguste Denise [2] Robert Champroux [3]
Capacity	8,000 5,000
Head coach	Jalal Radwan
League	Ligue 1
2024–25	Ligue 1, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Website	lyssassandrafc.com
Current season

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.

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

• 2016–18: Ligue 2
• 2018–19: Ligue 1
• 2019–21: Ligue 2
• 2021–... : Ligue 1

Honours

• Ligue 2
  • Champions (2): 2017–18, 2020–21 ^[4]
• Coupe de la Ligue
  • Winners (1): 2019 ^[5]

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. Nation Player 1 GK   Ivory Coast Abdoul Karim Cissé 16 GK   TOG Achirafou Yaya 2 DF   Ivory Coast Ngoran Kouassi Crépin 14 DF   Ivory Coast Sékou Samaké — MF   BFA Bagbéma Barro — MF   Ivory Coast Oularé Hibrahime

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   Ivory Coast Jean Marco Koffi — MF   Ivory Coast Ibrahim Pooda Dah — MF   Ivory Coast Christ Douei — FW   Ivory Coast Abdoul Voli Bi — FW   FRA Christopher Attolou

Notable players

• Abdoul Karim Cissé (2023–...)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Koffi Dakoi (2020–2024)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Marius Tresor Doh (2021–2024) ^{[10] [ citation needed ]}
• Ben Hamed Touré (2020–2021)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Luck Zogbé (2022–2023)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Godwin Zaki (2022–2024)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Patrick Ouotro (2022–2024) ^{[11] [12]}

Former managers

• Basile Aka Kouamé: 2018–19
• Rachid Ghaflaoui: 2023–24
• Jalal Radwan: 2024–25

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. "Ivory Coast Second Level Champions". rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022..
5. "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.

External links

• Official website at lyssassandrafc.com
• FC Lys Sassandra at Soccerway