US Gorée

US Gorée

File:Union Sportif de Gorée.png
Full name	Union Sportive Gorée
Nickname(s)	Les Insulaires
Founded	1933
Ground	Stade Demba Diop Dakar, Senegal
Ground Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Augustin Senghor
League	Senegalese Second League
2014/15	2nd
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. The team president is Augustin Senghor. The club has three championship titles and four cup titles.

Its logo features a light-blue coloured shield (the color of the bay) with the island coat-of-arms in the middle. Its uniform colours are coloured aqua with white rims for home games and white clothing for away or alternative games.

History

The club was founded in 1933. In the colonial era, US Gorée would win the first French West African Cup title in 1947 and their very last in 1955. The club won their first championship title in 1978 and their last in 1984. Their first cup appearance was in 1965 and challenged against Olympique Thiès. In 1967 where US Gorée twice failed to win their second cup after they lost to Foyer France, a club now known as ASC Diaraf, their second was won in 1972 after defeating ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-1. Their chance to win the third cup title failed in 1978 after being defeated by AS Police 3-0, fourteen years later, the club finally won their third cup title after defeating ASC Diaraf. Four years later, Gorée won their fourth and recent cup title after defeating Louga's ASEC Ndiambour 1-0. The 1998 cup edition was lost to ASC Yeggo 1-0, the 2001 cup was lost to SONACOS 1-0 in extra time, their recent cup appearance.

The club were relegated to Division 2 in 1992, 1996, 2002 and 2013. In recent years, US Gorée played in the second division (Ligue 2) and finished second behind ASEC Ndiambour and were in the qualification zone of entering Ligue 1.

African championships

Their first entry was in 1966 and entered not as a champion. Gorée never took part to challenge Kaloum Star as they withdrew. Their first appearance was in 1979 and first after winning the title in the previous season, they advanced as far as the semis and lost to Ghana's Hearts of Oak. In 1982, Gorée received their third entry after winning their second title, they never participated to face Gabon's Mbila Nzambi. Three years later after winning their recent title, Gorée again advanced all the way to the semis where they challenged from Stella Club d'Adjamé up to AS Bilima.

In cup competitions, their first was in 1976 and competed as second place and lost to Stella Club d'Adjamé, after winning their third cup title, Gorée again returned and first as cup winner and faced Ghana's Voradep and Tunisia's Stade Tunisien and advanced up to the second round. After Gorée won their fourth and last cup title, they competed in the 1997 edition and lost to MC Oran of Algeria in the first round. Their fifth appearance entered as a third-place club in 2007 and defeated two matches with NPA Anchors and Hassania Agadir from Morocco, the first leg had no goals, the club lost 3-2 in Agadir thus Gorée advanced as far to the first round.

Achievements

• Senegal Premier League: 3

1978, 1981, 1984.

• Senegal FA Cup: 4

1965, 1972, 1992, 1996.

Colonial era

• French West African Cup: 3

1947, 1954, 1955.

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 4 appearances

1966: First Round

AS Kaloum Star - withdrew

1979: Semi-Finals

ASC Garde Nationale 2-0, 1-1

Étoile du Congo 1-0, 2-3

Racca Rovers 2-0, 1-0

Hearts of Oak 1-2, 4-1

1982: withdrew in First Round

US Mbila Nzambi - no competition

1985: Semi-Finals

Stella Club d'Adjamé 3-0, 1-1

Hearts of Oak 3-0, 0-2

Black Rhinos FC 3-0, 0-2

AS Bilima 1-0, 0-2

• CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2007 - First Round

NPA Anchors 1-0, 2-3

Hassania Agadir 0-0, 3-2

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 3 appearances

1976 - First Round

Stella Club d'Adjamé 0-0, 2-0

1993 - Second Round

Voradep 1-0, 0-0

Stade Tunisien 1-0, 0-2

1997 - First Round

MC Oran 1-0, 4-1

National level

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	P	Cup	AN Cup	Notes	Final Phase
1981	1	1	26	13	10	3	37	20	+17	36
1984	1	1	26	17	5	4	-	-	-	39
1990-91	1	8	30	7	16	7	22	19	+3	30
1991-92	1	15	30	4	10	16	17	31	-14	18
1994	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	1A	1	16	6	4	6	9	11	-2	22			Did not advance	Did not participate
1996	1B		26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Winner
1997	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	1	6	26	-	-	-	-	-	-	36
1999	1	7	26	7	13	7	23	24	-1	33
2000	1	1	22	9	7	6	17	16	+1	34
2000-01	1	4	26	10	11	5	22	12	+10	41
2001-02	1	13	26	1	14	10	10	22	-12	17
2002-03	2		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003-04	1	8	38	13	15	10	32	21	+11	54
2005	1	7	34	11	13	10	30	27	+3	45/46
2006	1B	2	16	6	9	1	21	12	+9	27			Advanced into the Second phase
		2	6	1	3	2	6	11	-5	6			3rd place
2007	1B	6	16	4	4	8	12	17	-5	16			Did not advance	Did not participated
2008	1B	5	18	6	6	6	18	18	0	24			Did not advance	Did not participated
2009	1B	3	16	7	7	2	18	10	+8	28			Did not advance	Did not participate
2010	1B	4	16	5	7	4	11	12	-1	22			Did not advance	Did not participate
2010-11	1	5	30	11	10	9	30	23	+10	47
2011-12	1A	7	14	3	5	6	14	17	-3	14			Did not advance	Did not participate
2013	1	13	30	6	12	12	19	33	-14	30
2014-15	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Statistics

• Best position: Semi-finals (continental)
• Highest number of wins in a season: 17 - national (1984)
• Highest number of goals in a season: 37 - national (1984)
• Highest number of points in a season: 54 - national (2004)

Current squad

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

No. Position Player DF Ibrahima Ndione MF Yally Fall Guene Hadi Baalbaki

No. Position Player MF Ousmane Mbengue FW Seydou Kane Sall

Notable players

• Raoul Diagne (colonial era)
• Alain Mendy
• Ernest Laurent Rodriguez

External links

• Official website