US Ouakam

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US Ouakam
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Full nameUnion Sportive Ouakam
Founded1951
Ground Stade Demba Diop
Dakar, Senegal
Capacity20,000
Chairman Flag of Senegal.svg Abdoul Aziz Gueye (in 2011)
Manager Flag of Senegal.svg Omar Gueye Ndiaye (in 2013)
League Senegal Premier League
2023–2410th

Union Sportive Ouakam (estimate Wolof form: Wakaam), abbreviation: USO is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar in the subdivision of Ouakam in the west of the city close to Cap Vert. [1]

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They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. [2]

History

The club was founded in the 1951 by el Hadji Moussa Diagne in the last decade of French rule in Senegal.

After independence, Ouakam was becoming one of the top clubs in Senegal in the 1960s. Ouakam was suspended in the 1962–63 season and played in the second-tier competition for some time which was the lowest level in Senegal before returning to top flight competition again. The last time Ouakam played in second tier competitions was in 2003.

Ouakam win their first cup title in 1964, their second in 1989 and their recent in 2006. Ouakam won their only championship title in 2011. [3]

In the 2017 season, Ouakam started 6th for the 2016-17 season, they climbed to 7th at the 7th round and dropped to 13th at the 12th round and remained for four weeks, slowly, their positions risen to 12th at the 16th round, 11th at the 18th round, 10th a round later and would finish 8th place with 32 points, the club had 7 wins which was the same as Stade Mbour, Ouakam had 11 draws, more than that club. Together with Stade Mbour, they scored 22 goals which was the 12th least ahead of US Gorée and conceded 24 goals which was the third least, that was also the same as Niarry Tally.

Ouakam appeared at the continentals after winning their second cup title in 1990 at the Winners' Cup and advanced up to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nigeria's BCC Lions. They came back for the second and last time in 2007 and lost to Burkina Faso's Étoile Filante. After winning their only championship title, they made their only appearance at the 2012 CAF Champions League and challenged Brikama United and lost the Senegambian match in the preliminaries.

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Away uniform up to 2014

Its logo color has a crested shield with a wave below the middle of the shield, on top is coloured red and white on the bottom. On top has a shark and on the bottom right the club's name in its acronym and year of its foundation.

Its other logo has a white circle with a thin red rim with a shark on top and the club name's acronym on the bottom.

Honours

2011.
1964, 1989, 2006.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

US Ouakam's results in CAF competition
SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAway Aggregate
1986 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Flag of Cameroon.svg Tonnerre Yaoundé 2–00–13–0
Second Round Requins de l'Atlantique 1–00–02–3
Quarterfinals Flag of Nigeria.svg BCC Lions 0–13–11–4
2007 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Étoile Filante Ouagadougou 1–01–01–1 (3–4 p)
2012 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions First Round Flag of The Gambia.svg Brikama United 1–01–01–1 (3–5 p)

National level

SeasonTierPos.Pl.WDLGSGAGDP Cup League Cup AN Cup NotesFinal Phase
1990-91 11430710131931-1224
1991-92 1143051411929-1034
2002–032--------
2003–04 114381115122727748
2005 112341011133037-741Winner
2006 1B8164481016-616Did not advanceDid not participate
2007 1A5167441413+125Advanced into the Second phase
610145512-776th place
2008 1A61841131312+123Did not advanceDid not participated
2009 1A5166371110+121 First round Did not advanceDid not participate
2010 1B3166641212024 First round Did not advanceDid not participate
2010–11 113016772714+1355
2011–12 1A214671188+1025Advanced into the second phase
4611415-442nd place
2013 1113099122636-1036
2013–14 16269891718-135
2014–15 18268992441+333
2015-16 192661552120+133
2016-17 182671182224-232Demoted due to the Demba Diop stadium crush

References

  1. "Ligue des champions CAF : le programme des matches en 2012". RFI (in French). 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  2. Senegal / League 1 - 7 th Day: Us Ouakam widens the gap [ permanent dead link ]
  3. Senegal: The U.S. Ouakam confirms, Toure Kunda blocks [ permanent dead link ]