Union Douala

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Union de Douala
US Douala (logo).png
Full nameUnion Sportive de Douala
Nickname(s)Kpa kum [1]
Founded1958;65 years ago (1958)
Ground Stade de la Réunification
Douala, Cameroon
Capacity39,000
ChairmanFranck Happi
Manager Oumarou Sokba
League MTN Elite one
2019–20 8th

Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One.

Contents

History

It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.

Achievements

National

(Before independence)
1954 (as Jeunesse Bamiléké)
(After independence)
1961, 1969, 1980, 1985, 1997, 2006

Africa

1979
1981

Performance in CAF competitions

As of 10 March 2014
CompetitionMatchesWDLGFGA
African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League 34185114137
CAF Confederation Cup 188372725
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 1810263819
Total7036102410681
SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs R1 Flag of Niger.svg Secteur 6 2–01–23–2
R2 Flag of Togo.svg Modèle Lomé 0–01–11–1
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs R1 Flag of Upper Volta.svg Silures 2–01–03–0
R2 Flag of Togo.svg Lomé I 1–11–12–2(p)
1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Flag of Algeria.svg MP Alger 0–22–0(p)2–2
QF Flag of Lesotho (1966-1987).svg Matlama FC 3–12–05–1
SF Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg CS Imana 2–11–03–1
Final Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak 0–11–0(p)1–1
1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba 4–21–05–2
QF Flag of Senegal.svg ASF Police 3–02–35–3
SF Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg AS Bilima 1–01–52–5
1981 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Flag of Angola.svg Nacional Benguela 7–16–013–1
R2 Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 3–11–04–1
QF Flag of Algeria.svg EP Sétif 5–01–16–1
SF Flag of Ghana.svg Sekondi Hasaacas 2–12–34–4
Final Flag of Nigeria.svg Stationery Stores 0–02–12–1
1982 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg CD Elá Nguema 2–06–18–1
R2 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba AC 0–10–30–4
1986 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Flag of Liberia.svg Mighty Barrolle 0–01–21–2
1998 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1Bye [1]
R2 Flag of Morocco.svg Wydad Casablanca 1–00–41–4
1991 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Flag of Burundi.svg Vital'O 2–00–02–0
QF Flag of Zambia.svg Nkana Red Devils 2–10–12–2
2005 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg SC Cilu 1–21–02–2
1R16 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enugu Rangers 1–31–02–3
2007 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Flag of Mozambique.svg Têxtil do Punguè 3–03–06–0
1R16 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kwara United 1–12–33–4
2008 CAF Champions League PR Flag of Togo.svg ASKO Kara 0–11–31–4
2009 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Flag of Chad.svg Tourbillon FC 2–13–25–3
1R16 Flag of Angola.svg Santos de Angola 1–10–41–5
2010 CAF Champions League PR Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg w/o
R1 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Sétif 0–20–50–7
2012 CAF Confederation Cup PR Flag of Sierra Leone.svg FC Kallon 1–00–21–2
2013 CAF Champions League PR Flag of Liberia.svg LISCR 2–11–03–1
R1 Flag of Morocco.svg FUS Rabat 1–00–31–3
2014 CAF Confederation Cup PR Flag of Chad.svg ASLAD de Moundou 3–01–24–2
R1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Warri Wolves 2–31–13–4

Notes:
^[1] Union Douala were due to play the winner of the preliminary round tie between TP UCSA de Bangui and AS Vita Club, but following the disqualification of TP UCSA de Bangui due to their federation's debt with CAF and AS Vita Club's withdrawal, they received a bye into the second round.

Crest

Current squad

As of June 2019

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  CTA Prince-Junior Samolah
2 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Martin Patrick Loa
3 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Joseph Eock II
6 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Ngansop Mangaptche
7 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Alain Nandjou
8 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Zakari Awudu
9 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Mbianda Mbatkam Rodrique
10 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Jeannot Wang Bara
11 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Clévis Ashu Tambe
12 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Nankep Kouamedjo
15 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Aaron Mbimbe II
16 GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Bleck Casimir Youmou
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR François Enoumba
19 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Didier Bassamagne
20 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Marvin Etongo
21 FW Flag of Togo.svg  TOG Kabir Olufade
22 GK Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Anye Fru
24 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Serge Alain Ané
25 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Christian Djumo Tchani
26 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Boris Atcham Emah
27 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Samuel Nkoua
28 FW Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Jean Colbert Matike

Staff

[2]

Management

Chairman

Sports

Head coach
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach

Medical

Team doctor
Physio
Masseur
Physical therapist

Former coaches

Notes

  1. "#492 – US Douala : Nassara" (in French). Footnickname. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. Douala présente ses commandos [ dead link ]

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