Association Sportive Sud-Est (or simply AS Sud-Est or ASSE) is a professional

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club based in Sud-Est,

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. The club was the 2016 Division 2 Championship (''Championnat d'Ascension''), and quickly elevated to Division 1 in less than two years since its founding. Former Senator, Senator Edwin (Edo) Zenny is honorary President.

History

The Association Sportive Sud-Est was founded on 28 February 2015. It won the Division 2 and was promoted to Division 1 after the 2016 season. Its first match in D1 came against

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, where the match ended in a 1–1 draw. Its first win in the top division came against

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on 18 March 2017 ending the match 0–3.FIFA - Matches: March 2017
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References

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