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List Of Football Stadiums In Senegal
This is a list of football (soccer) stadiums in Senegal, ranked in descending order of capacity. The largest stadium in Senegal which is not used for football is the 20,000-capacity National Wrestling Arena in Pikine. This list is not comprehensive. It includes: * The stadiums of all clubs in the top four tiers of the Senegalese football league system as of the 2016–17 season (Ligue 1 to National 2), with rankings within each league given. * The stadiums of teams from Senegal which play in national leagues of other football associations, as of the 2016-17 season. * All other football stadiums with a capacity of at least 5,000. Existing stadiums See also *List of association football stadiums by capacity *List of African stadiums by capacity The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Africa. They are in order by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate. Most large stadiums in Africa are used for football (socc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Ouakam
Union Sportive Ouakam (estimate Wolof form: ''Wakaam''), abbreviation: USO is a Senegalese football (soccer), football club based in Dakar in the subdivision of Ouakam in the west of the city close to Cap-Vert, Cap Vert. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. 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. In the 2017 season, Ouakam started 6th for the 2016-17 Ligue 1 (Senegal), 2016- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC Port Autonome
Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome. The club is named after the city and country's main shipping port the Autonomous Port of Dakar, it is also the ninth-busiest port in Africa. Port Autonome also is ninth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering five, shared with ASC Linguère of Saint-Louis and Djambars FC. History Their first title was won in 1990 and won their second straight in 1991. Their third and recent was in 2005. Port Autonome's first cup final appearance was in 1990 and faced ASC Linguère and lost 1–0. Their first and only cup title was won in 2000 after defeating ASC Saloum of Kaolack 4–0; this was Port Autonome's recent cup final appearance. Also in the same year they won their only Assemblée Nationale Cup. The club was relegated in the 2010 season to the Senegal Ligue 2. They returned again to Ligue 1 in 2013 and remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ASC SUNEOR
ASC SUNEOR is a Senegalese football club based in Diourbel, which is part of the Senegal Second League or Ligue 2 (second tier) since mid 2016 after being relegated as they were 13th in Ligue 1 last season. Djourbel is also sixth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering six, shared with AS Police of Dakar and Casa Sports of Ziguinchor, three were won as SEIB and the other three were won as SONACOS. History The club was founded in 1950 in the city of Diourbel. Previously the club was called ''SEIB Diourbel'' (abbreviation of Société Électrique Industrielle du BAOL) until 1991 and SONACOS (abbreviation of Societé Nationale de Commercialisation de Óleagineux) until 2006. Their home stadium is Stade Municipal de Djourbel. Championship history Their first title was won in 1980, their second in 1983. The club relegated from Division 1 in 1991 under the new name of SONACOS as they were very last, they suddenly returned in the following year and continued to par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diourbel
Diourbel ( ar, ديوربل; Serer: ''Jurbel'', Wolof: ''Njaaréem'') is a town in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbel Region. The population in 2013 was 133,705. Transport Diourbel lies on the N3 road linking it to Dakar and is also served by a junction station on the Dakar-Niger Railway. Both the railway and the N3 cross the River Sine in the town. Twin towns – sister cities Diourbel is twinned with: * Avignon, France Notable people Serigne Abdou Ahad Mbacké, the third Mouride caliph, was born in 1914 in Diourbel. See also * Railway stations in Senegal List of Railway stations in Senegal include: Maps UN Map Towns served by rail Existing * Dakar - port and national capital (0 km) * Hann - truncated terminus (3 km) * Bargny proposed deepwater port. * Rufisque - cement wo ... References Diourbel Region Regional capitals in Senegal Populated pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Touré Kounda Foot Pro
Touré is the French transcription of a West African surname (English transcriptions are ''Turay'' and ''Touray''). The name is probably derived from ''tùùré'', the word for 'elephant' in Soninké, the language of the Ghana Empire. The clan existed as kings of Zaghari on the middle Niger before the Moroccan invasion of Ghana. A theory of their origin holds that the Touré are descended from the "Roum," pre-Arab North African soldiers, and local women.Massing, Andrew W., ''The Wangara, an old Soninke Diaspora in West Africa?'', Cahiers d’Études africaines, 158, XL-2, 2000, pp. 281-308, https://web.archive.org/web/20070628220805/http://etudesafricaines.revues.org/docannexe6104.html, accessed 11/30/2020 People Notable people with the name include: *Touré (born 1971), American novelist and music journalist *Ahmed Touré (born 1987), Ivorian footballer *Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922–1984), Guinean politician, first President of Guinea *Aïda Touré, Gabonese poet, artist and comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbour
M'Bour or Mbour ( ar, مبور; Wolof: ''Mbuur''), is a city in the Thiès Region of Senegal. It lies on the Petite Côte, approximately eighty kilometers south of Dakar. It is home to a population of nearly 233,000 (2013 census). The city's major industries are tourism, fishing and peanut processing. M'Bour is a tourist destination. It is situated on the "Little Coast" and connected to Dakar via the N1 road. It is noteworthy for the orphanage and nursery for children run by the international NGO Vivre Ensemble, and for the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Senegal. 140 migrants drowned on October 29, 2020 when a boat from M'Bour that was bound for the Canary Islands capsized near Saint-Louis, Senegal. Notable residents or natives * Viviane N'Dour, Singer * Youssou Diagne, Politician * Ibrahima Niane, Footballer Gallery Image:Gettingfish.jpg, Port of M'Bour in Senegal Image:M'bour harbor.jpeg, Port of M'Bour, Senegal Image:Streetsmbour2.jpg, Streets near the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guédiawaye FC
Guédiawaye FC is football club from Senegal based in Dakar. They are a member of the Senegal Premier League They play their home games at Stade Ibrahima Boye. Achievements * Senegal Premier League: 0 *Senegal FA Cup: 0 * Coupe de la Ligue: 1 :: 2014. *Coupe de l'Assemblée Nationale du Sénégal: 0 * Trophée des Champions du Sénégal: 0 *Super Coupe du Sénégal Super may refer to: Computing * SUPER (computer program), or Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer, a video converter / player * Super (computer science), a keyword in object-oriented programming languages * Super key (keyboard butto ...: 0 Squad Football clubs in Senegal 1993 establishments in Senegal Association football clubs established in 1993 {{Senegal-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guédiawaye
Guédiawaye is a town and ''département'' of the Dakar Region of Senegal. Lying on the Atlantic Ocean to the north east of Dakar city centre, in 2013 it had a population of 329,659. Until the mid-2000s, the département was part of Pikine. Administration For administrative purposes the town is also a single arrondissement divided into 5 communes d'arrondissement which are (2013 population in brackets): * Golf Sud (92,345) * Sam Notaire (78,660) * Ndiarème Limamoulaye (35,171) * Wakhinane Nimzatt (89,721) * Médina Gounass (33,762) History The town was founded in the 1950s as a planned commuter town for the city of Dakar. It has a large covered market. A further, informal, community grew up adjacent to it from the 1960s. Notable people from the town include the football goalkeeper Tony Sylva. Twin towns - sister cities Guédiawaye is twinned with: *Birmingham, Alabama, United States. *Tifariti, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AS Sucrière De La Réunion
AS Sucrière de La Réunion (short form: ASSUR, AS Sucrière, the first r italicized) is a Senegalese football club based in Richard Toll. History The club played in the top division in Senegalese football, their position in the later part were largely moderate until 2006 when the group system was in place, the club was relegated to Division 2 and returned in 2008 where they remained until 2013 when they relegated again after the club with the new name finished last, their highest position was fourth. In cup competitions, CSS played in the Senegal FA Cup and lost the 1994 final to ASC Diaraf, their only appearance in the National Assembly Cup was in 2010 where they also lost the final. CSS participated in the first ever League Cup in 2009 and advanced up to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Stade de Mbour, a year later, they also advanced up to the Quarterfinals and lost to ASC Diaraf Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard-Toll
Richard Toll is a town in northern Senegal, lying on the south bank of the River Senegal, just east of Rosso. Originally a colonial town, it was named for the park of the Château de Baron Roger, laid out by botanist Jean Michel Claude Richard. A rice-growing scheme was originally initiated by France's colonial development organisation, FIDES, in 1949 with an initial cultivated area of . The town's main industry is sugar. The estimated population in 2007 was 70,000. History Until 1817, at roughly the location of Richard Toll there were two communities, Ndiangué and Xhouma, inhabited by the Mbodi — descendants of Brack and followers of the royalist Walo tradition. In 1817 the French government's most senior representative in the region, Schmaltz, created an outpost community on the River Senegal, naming it l’Escale. In 1822, the new governor, , sent a botanist and nurseryman named Jean Michel Claude Richard to work in L'Escale and renamed it Richard's Toll, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Sports
Casa Sports de Ziguinchor is a Senegalese football club based in Ziguinchor. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta. It is the most popular sports club in Casamance, the first four letters of the area gives the name to the club, the short form Casa. Casa Sport also is sixth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering six, shared with AS Police of Dakar and SUNEOR Diourbel. History The club was founded in 1960, the year that Senegal was becoming independent and was founded as Foyer de Jeunes de Casamance. In the early 1970s, it was changed to Casamance-Sporting Football Club and was shortened to its current Casa Sports later. In 1985, Casa Sport celebrated its 25th anniversary. In 2009, Casa Sport became a professional club. The club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. The first title was the Senegalese Cup won in 1979 and the first club from Casamance along with Southern Senegal to win a nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
