ACS Ksar

Association Culturelle et Sportive du Ksar (Arabic: الجمعية الثقافية و الرياضية للكصر‎) known as ACS Ksar is a Mauritanian football club based in Nouakchott the capital of the Mauritania. The club plays in the Ligue 1 Mauritania.[1]

ACS Ksar
Full nameAssociation Culturelle et Sportive du Ksar
Founded1978
GroundStade Olympique
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Capacity10,000
ChairmanCheikh Ould Gharraby
ManagerN'diawar Ba
LeagueLigue 1
2017/1812th

History

The club was founded in 1978 in the Ksar neighborhood of Nouakchott. It was known in the 90th under the name of ASC Sonader Ksar (Association Sportive et Culturelle Sonader Ksar) when it was taken by the society SONADER (Sociètè Nationale pour le Développement Rural).

Ksar won their first title in 1983, their second in 1983. The club won two consecutive titles in 1993, Ksar first appeared at the continental level in 1992. Ksar won their recent championship title in 2004 and a year later entered into their recent continental competition and their first and only as the CAF Champions League.

Ksar won their first cup title in 1979 and brought Ksar to their only continental appearance. Ksar (then also known as SONADER) won two consecutive cup titles in 1994, the club did not enter the continental cup competition. Their recent cup title was won in 2014. Ksar won their only Super Cup title in 2014 as Ksar entered as cup winner.

Ksar appeared once in the Arab Champions' League (now the UAFA Club Cup) in the 2005-06 season.

At the continentals, all clubs they challenged were from the westernmost part and the northernmost part of the continent, two are sub-Saharan clubs.

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 10,000 capacity Stade Olympique (Nouakchott).

Honours
1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004
  • Coupe du Président de la République: 5
1979, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2015
2014

League and cup history

Performance in CAF competitions
Ksar's results in CAF competition
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1980 African Cup Winners' Cup Mauritanian cup winners First round NA Hussein-Dey 1–0 0–7 1–7
1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs Mauritanean champions Preliminary Round Djoliba AC 1–1 1–0 1–2
1994 African Cup of Champions Clubs Mauritanean champions Preliminary Round Académica do Sal 2–0 0–0 2–0
First round MC Oran 2–0 4–0 2–4
2005 CAF Champions League Mauritanean champions Preliminary Round FAR Rabat 1–0 4–0 1–4

Performance in UAFA competitions
  • Arab Cup of Champions Clubs / Arab Champions League / UAFA Club Cup: 1 appearance
2005-06 – First round

Positions
  • 2012-13: 2nd (championship), Semi-finalist (cup)

Statistics
  • Best position: First round (continental)
  • Best position at cup competitions: First Round (continental)
  • Appearances at a Super Cup competition: 2 (national)
  • Total matches played at the continental competitions: 10
    • Total matches played at home: 5
    • Total matches played away: 5
  • Total number of wins at the continental competitions: 2
    • Total home wins: 2
  • Total draws at the continental competitions: 3
    • Total home draws: 2
    • Total away draws: 1
  • Total number of goals scored at the continental competitions: 7
  • Total goals scored at the Super Cup: 2

References
  1. "Mauritania - ACS Ksar - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
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