ASEC Mimosas
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| Full name | Amicale Sportive des Employés de Commerce Mimosas |
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| Nickname(s) | Mimosas | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Ground | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Abidjan (Capacity: 35,000) |
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| Chairman | Roger Ouegnin | ||
| Manager | Maxime Gouamene | ||
| League | Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division | ||
| 1ère Division 2006 | 1st | ||
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The Amicale Sportive des Employés de Commerce (ASEC) Mimosas is an Ivorian football club which was founded in 1948 by eight businessmen from Abidjan. The club is also known as ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions.
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[edit] History
ASEC holds the world record for unbeaten league games, racking up 108 games without loss between 1989 and 1994 before they were eventually beaten, four more than the unbeaten run of Steaua Bucureşti in the late 1980s.
[edit] Satellite clubs
The following clubs are affiliated with ASEC:
[edit] Academy
ASEC has a youth academy that has been described as the crown jewel of African football. The academy was started by Roger Ouegnin and Jean-Marc Guillou in 1993 at ASEC's training complex. The student-athletes are given an education, for which they take classes in math, history, geography, physics, French, English, and Spanish. The students live in dorms during the week and have two training sessions a day. They play matches on Saturday and get health care and tutoring.
The list of alumni of the ASEC Academy is impressive. It includes: Kolo Touré, Aruna Dindane, Salomon Kalou, Didier Zokora, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, and Gilles Yapi Yapo, all of whom are now based in top-flight European clubs. ASEC provided the backbone of the national team for many years, including key members of the side that won the 1992 African Nations Cup such as Abdoulaye Traoré and Donald-Olivier Sié.
ASEC sends many of its graduates to play for K.S.K. Beveren in the Belgian Jupiler League. Once at Beveren, the Ivorians showcase their talents and move on to bigger clubs in Europe. Guillou has since left ASEC to become the Sporting Director at Beveren. ASEC linked up with Charlton Athletic on 1 May 2006, meaning Charlton may benefit from the ASEC academy in the future. See here for details
[edit] Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Technical staff
Sports
- Manager: Maxime Gouamene
- Assistant manager: Lucien Kassy Kouadio
- Teamchef: Siaka Traore
- Goalkeeping coach: Bakary Kone
Youth
- Academy director: Rémi Kouame
- Academy manager: Walter Ammann
Medical
- Doctor: Dr. Malik Sangaret
- Assistant Doctor: Yves Kouame
- Masseur: Patrice Voli Bi
- Senior physiotherapist: Moustapha Kante
[edit] Staff
- Chairman: Roger Ouegnin
- Vice President: Bawa Traoré
- Director of Sport: Hyacinthe Coulidiaty
- General Manager: Samaké Siaka
- Owner: Jean-Marc Guillou
[edit] Junior Squad
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Former players
For a complete list of ASEC players, see Category:ASEC Mimosas players
Famous Players
- Kolo Touré
- Yaya Touré
- Ibrahim Touré
- Emmanuel Eboué
- Didier Zokora
- Salomon Kalou
- Bonaventure Kalou
- Bakari Koné
- Abdul Nafiu Idrissu
- Aruna Dindane
- Mamadou Zare
- Youssouf Fofana
- Laurent Pokou
- Donald-Olivier Sié
- Abdoulaye Traoré
- Romaric N'Dri Koffi
Notable Players
- Gadji-Celi
- Lucien Kassi-Kouadio
- Aliou Koné
- Mangué Cissé
- Akès da Costa
- Bernard Youan-Bi Gaman
- Adou Peter Tayoro
[edit] Former coaches
- Ignace Wognin (1966-1969 & de 1976-1978)
- Oscar Fullone (1994-1998)
- Philippe Troussier (1989-1992)
- Jean-Marc Guillou (1993-2000)
- Michel Decastel (1999-2001)
- Patrick Liewig (2001-2008)
- Bagaté Soma (2009)
- Drissa Traoré
- Aka Kouamé
- Mamadou Zaré (1995)
- Bakari Touré
- Jean-Baptiste Anzian
- Maurice Delorme
- Gerard Gabo
- Mamadou Koné
[edit] Honours
[edit] National
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- 1963, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009
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- 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008
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- 1975, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009
[edit] International
- 1990 West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup)
- 1998 African Champions League
- 1999 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Cup (the African super cup)
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 10 appearances
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 10 appearances
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2009 - 2nd Round of 16
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
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- 1983 - Semi-Final
- 1984 - Quarter-Final
- 1987 - Second Round
- 2000 - First Round
[edit] External links
- (French) Official website
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