Africa Sports d'Abidjan

Africa Sports d'Abidjan is a multi-sports club based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Africa Sports

Full name	Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Nickname(s)	Les Aiglons (The Eaglets)[1] Les Oyé
Founded	1947; 78 years ago (1947)
Ground	Stade Robert Champroux Abidjan
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Kuyo Tea Narcisse
League	Ligue 2
2022–2023	Ligue 2, third of 12
Website	www.africasportsdabidjan.com
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1947.^[2]

Sports

The club contains teams in the sports of track and field, handball, basketball, and association football. Of these, the football team is the best known. They play at the Stade Champroux. The club is currently^[when?] playing in Ligue 2, second tier of football in Ivory Coast.^{[citation needed]}

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 9 appearances

1997 – Second round 2000 – Group stage 2004 – Group stage

2005 – Second round 2006 – Preliminary round 2008 – First round

2009 – First round 2010 – First round 2012 – First round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 12 appearances

1968 – disqualified in First round 1969 – First round 1972 – Second round 1978 – Second round

1979 – Second round 1983 – First round 1984 – First round 1986 – Finalist

1987 – Quarter-finals 1988 – Quarter-finals 1989 – First round 1990 – Second round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2011 – withdrew in First round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1995 – First round

2001 – Semi-finals

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 7 appearances

1980 – Finalist 1982 – Quarter-finals 1992 – Champion

1993 – Finalist 1998 – Semi-finals 1999 – Champion

2003 – Quarter-Finals

Honours

• Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division: 18
  • 1956, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011
• Côte d'Ivoire Cup: 21
  • 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2009, 2015, 2017
• Coupe Houphouët-Boigny: 12
  • 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2015
• African Cup Winners' Cup: 2
  • 1992, 1999
• CAF Super Cup: 1
  • 1992
• West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 3
  • 1985, 1986, 1991
• French West African Cup: 1
  • 1958

Managerial history

• François Zahoui (2005 – 2006)
• Francesco Moriero (November 2006 – July 2007)
• Salvatore Nobile (July 2007 – March 2009)
• Đorđe Koković (April 2010 – May 2011)
• Salvatore Nobile (October 2011 – April 2012)

References

1. "#594 – Africa Sports : les Aiglons" (in French). Footnickname. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
2. "AFRICA SPORTS – Ligue 1 de Côte d'Ivoire". ligue1-ci.com (in French). 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

• Official website