ASC Jeanne d'Arc in African football

ASC Jeanne d'Arc a Senegalese professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Senegal in the Champions League on nine occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup on four separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup on two occasions.[1] Their overall representation is second behind Diaraf but is the Senegalese club who had the highest achievement being a finalist which was the 1998 CAF Cup. Both Jeanne d'Arc and Diaraf are Semifinalists at the CAF Champions League.

ASC Jeanne d'Arc in African football
ClubASC Diaraf
First entry1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs
Latest entry2004 CAF Champions League
Titles
Champions League0 (Best: Finals)
Confederation Cup0 (Best: Second Round of 16)
Cup Winners' Cup0 (Best: Semi-Finals)
CAF Cup0 (Best: Finals)

ASC Jeanne d'Arc has appeared 16 times in continental competitions, second to Diaraf. ASC Jeanne d'Arc has challenged the most number of clubs (some one of them three times) of any Senegalese clubs.

History edit

Jeanne d'Arc's first continental appearance was in 1970 at the championships when it was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs. The club defeated Algeria's CR Belcourt (now CR Belouizdad), their home match was a walkover as Belcourt withdrew, Jeanne d'Arc headed to the Second Round to face AS Kaloum Star from Guinea and lost to that club. Their second appearance wa sin 1974 and the club faced Sierra Leone's Ports Authority FC and defeated that club with a total of 6 goals to 3, then in the Second Round, Hafia FC withdrew so Jeanne d'Ark headed to the quarterfinals and faced ASEC Mimosas, after defeating that club, they challenged against CARA Brazzaville in the semis, the club lost with a total of 3 goals to 4. Their next two appearances at the Cup of Champions Clubs was no greater than the First Round, the club lost to three North African Clubs, two of them Moroccan, first to MAS Fez without a goal scored in 1986, then to Algeria's EP Sétif in 1987 and to Raja Casablanca on 1989. Jeanne d'Arc's sixth appearance would be called the CAF Champions League and was the first Senegalese club to reach the Group Stage, they would head there three times with the exception of the 2003 season, first the club defeated two North African Clubs in 2001, first to MC Alger then Raja Casablanca from Morocco, Jeanne d'Arc reached group stage and challenged Lobi Stars, Hearts of Oak and al-Ahly, it was no success, the club scored 6 goals to 12 in six of its matches. Jeanne d'Arc's seventh appearance was the 2002 CAF Champions League, they defeated CR Belouizdad, their second meeting, their last meeting was when the club was known as CR Belcourt, then, they defeated Stade Malien, the mightiest of the Amateurs today and one of the greatest of Mali, the club entered the group stage and challenged al-Ahly, the only Senegalese club that challenged for the second time, TP Mazembe of the Democratic Congo and Raja Casablanca, Jeanne d'Arc and was later out with 3 wins (9 points) and scored 8 goals, a year later, they came to the 2003 edition and defeated ASFA Yennenga, they did not gained entry into Group Stage after losing to Enyimba FC. Jeanne d'Arc's tenth and recent appearance was in 2004, the club defeated the Gambian Armed Forces, Raja Casablanca and Canon Yaoundé and entered the group stage for the last time, it contained USM Alger, Espérance ST of Tunis and South Africa's Supersport United, the club had 3 wins and two draws totalling 11 points and scored a total of 8 goals and advanced up to semis, the first for the club and the first for any Senegalese club, the club lost to Tunisia's ES Sahel with 2 goals to 4 in two of its matches.

At the continental cup. Their first appearance was the 1975 CAF Cup Winner's Cup after winning the national cup title, the club headed to the semis, first they defeated the Gambia's Wallidan FC, then Tempěte Mocaf, the club lost to Stella Club d'Adjamé as they lost the away match. The club came back six years later in the 1981 edition and the club lost to Sierra Leone's Real Republicans. Jeanne d'Arc's success was greater in the 1985 CAF Cup Winner's Cup as they advanced up to the quarterfinals, the club defeated RS Kenitra, then MP Oran and the club lost to Leventis United, each as the other club scored away, their recent competition was in the 1988 season, the club defeated ASKO Kara of Togo and then lost to Diamant Yaoundé. Jeanne d'Arc's position was as a semifinalist shared with Diaraf, the highest of any club in Senegal. In 1998, ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the finalist in the 1998 CAF Cup, the club lost to CS Sfaxien, the highest position at a cup competition of a Senegalese club, before, they defeated MC Oran, Petrosport FC RS Settat of Morocco and Nchanga Rangers of Zambia. [1]

Their positions were in the mid-range in later seasons but was on the last positions in the 2009 season. In 2011, the club was relegated after being 15th and is currently in Ligue 2 (Senegal)\Ligue 2 competitions as of the 2016-17 season.

CAF Competitions edit

ASC Jeanne d'Arc's results in CAF competition
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   CR Belcourt1 canc.2 3–5 3–5
Second Round   AS Kaloum Star 2–3 3–1 3–6
1974 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   Ports Authority FC 3–1 2–3 6–3
Second Round   Hafia FC canc. canc. 3
Quarterfinals   ASEC Mimosas 1–0 2–1 2–2 (a)
Semifinals CARA Brazzaville 1–4 0–2 3–4
1975 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners 1/8 Final   Wallidan FC 2-0 0-0 2-0
Quarterfinals   AS Tempête Mocaf 1-1 3-1 4-2
Semifinals   Stella Club d'Adjamé 2-2 1-2 3-4
1981 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners Second Round   Real Republicans 0-1 2-2 2-3
1985 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round   RS Kenitra 1-0 1-0 1-1 (a)
Second Round   MP Oran 0-0 1-1 1-1 (a)
Quarterfinals   Leventis United 0-1 0-1 1-1 (a)
1986 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   MAS Fez 0–0 2–0 0–2
1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   EP Sétif 2–1 2–0 2–3
1988 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round   ASKO Kara 3-0 1-2 5-1
Second Round   Diamant Yaoundé 1-2 1-2 3-3 (a)
1989 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   Raja Casablanca 1–0 2–0 1–2
1993 CAF Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round   USM El Harrach 0–0 1–6 1–6
1998 CAF Cup Senegalese Cup winners First Round   MC Oran 1–0 1–2 3–1
Second Round   Petrosport FC 2–0 2–0 2–2 (a)
Quarterfinals   RS Settat 2–0 0–0 2–0
Semifinals   Nchanga Rangers 0–0 0–0 0–0 (3-1 p)
Finals   CS Sfaxien 0–3 0–1 1–3
2000 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions First Round   MC Alger 5–1 1–1 6–2
Second Round   Raja Casablanca 1–0 1–2 3–1
Group Stage   Lobi Stars 0–0 1–3 5th place
  Hearts of Oak 2–4 1–1
  al-Ahly 1–1 1–3
2002 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions First Round   CR Belouizdad 1–0 1–1 2–1
Second Round   Stade Malien 2–1 0–3 4–1
Group Stage4   al-Ahly 2–1 2–1 3rd place
  TP Mazembe 0–1 1–3
  Raja Casablanca 1–2 1–2
2003 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions First Round   ASFA Yennenga 2–0 0–1 3–0
Second Round   Enyimba FC 0–0 0–4 0–4
2004 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round   Armed Forces 3–0 0–3 6–0
First Round   Raja Casablanca 2–0 2–0 0–2 (7-6 p)
Second Round   Canon Yaoundé 2–0 1–2 4–1
Group Stage4   USM Alger 2–1 1–1 2nd place
  Espérance ST 2–1 0–5
  Supersport United 2–0 1–1
Semifinals   ES Sahel 2–1 3–0 2–4
1The club now known as CR Belouizdad
2 CR Belcourt withdrew
2 Hafia abandoned the tournament

Non-CAF Competitions edit

French West African Cup edit

The French West African Cup was a football (soccer) tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories, it existed from 1947 to 1960. Jeanne d'Arc won two titles in 1951 and in 1952.

WAFU Club Championship edit

ASC Jeanne d'Arc results at the WAFU Club Championship
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1992 WAFU Club Championship Division 1 Runner-up Preliminary Round   Stade d'Abidjan w/o[a]
First Round   Fulani FC 0–1 0–1
  1. ^ Stade d'Abidjan withdrew

Statistics edit

By season edit

By competition edit

In Africa edit

CAF competitions
Competition Seasons Played Won Drawn Lost Goals For Goals Against Last season played
Champions League 9 54 26 10 19 79 68 2004 CAF Champions League
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 4 18 7 6 5 22 16 1988 African Cup Winners' Cup
CAF Cup 2 12 5 4 3 9 12 1998 CAF Cup
Total 15 84 38 20 27 110 96

Non-CAF competitions edit

Statistics by country edit

CAF Competitions edit

Country Club P W D L GF GA GD
  Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1
MC Oran 2 2 2 0 4 2 +2
ES Sétif 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1
MP Oran 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
USM El Harrach 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5
MC Alger 2 1 0 0 6 2 +4
USM Alger 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 15 6 7 3 22 22 0
  Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
Subtotal 2 2 0 0 3 0 3
  Cameroon Diamant Yaoundé 2 1 0 0 3 3 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 0 3 3 0
  Central African Republic AS Tempête Mocaf 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
  Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 5 5 0
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1
  Egypt al-Ahly Cairo 4 1 1 2 5 5 0
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 5 5 0
  Gabon Petrosport FC 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Gambia Wallidan FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Armed Forces FC 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
Subtotal 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8
  Guinea AS Kaloum Star 2 0 0 2 3 6 -3
Hafia FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 2 0 0 2 3 6 -3
  Ivory Coast/
Côté d'Ivoire
ASEC Mimosas 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Stella Club d'Adjamé 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1
  Mali Stade Malien 2 1 0 1 4 1 -3
Subtotal 4 1 1 2 5 5 0
  Morocco RS Kenitra 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
Raja Casablanca 6 3 0 3 6 7 -1
RS Settat 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Subtotal 10 4 2 3 9 8 +1
  Nigeria Leventis United 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Lobi Stars 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
Enyimba FC 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4
Subtotal 6 1 2 3 2 8 +6
  Sierra Leone Ports Authority FC 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3
Real Republicans 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1
Subtotal 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2
  South Africa Supersport United 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
Subtotal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  Togo ASKO Kara 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4
Subtotal 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4
  Tunisia Espérance ST 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
ES Sahel 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2
CS Sfaxien 2 1 0 1 1 3 +2
Subtotal 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1
  Zambia Nchanga Rangers 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
Subtotal 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

Other statistics edit

  • Total matches played at the CAF Champions League: 53
    • Total matches played at home: 26
    • Total matches played away: 27
  • Total number of wins at the CAF Champions League:
    • Total home wins:
    • Total away wins:
  • Total draws at the CAF Champions League:
    • Total home draws:
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  • Total number of goals scored at the CAF Champions League:
  • Total number of goals scored: 95
  • Total matches played at cup competitions: 22
    • Total matches played at home: 11
    • Total matches played away: 11
    • Total matches played at cup competitions: 4
  • Total number of wins at cup competitions:
    • Total home wins: 27
    • Total away wins: 19
  • Total draws: 20
    • Total home draws: 12
    • Total away draws: 8
  • Total number of goals scored at cup competitions:
    • Total number of goals scored at cup competitions:

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