AS Douanes (Senegal)

The club was founded in 1980. Not long after the foundation, as they were only three tiers at the time, the club went to Division 1 in 1984 and participated there. Their first championship title was won in 1993, their second was in 1997. Douanes won three consecutive championship titles in 2008, the latter two were won in the final phase. The club did not relegated until the 2013 season after finishing last place with 28 points, they spent in Ligue 2 for a season when they achieved the top position of a group and returned to Ligue 1 in the 2014–15 season. They play in the top division the Senegal Premier League in Senegalese football.[1] Their home stadium is Stade Leopold Senghor. In 2014, the club was first place in Group B of Ligue 2. Douanes won their sixth and recent title in 2015, in the same year, they won the league cup and after entering a champion, the super cup and competed in the continentals in 2016.

Recently Douanes finished 12th which was above the relegation level and avoided Douanes from again playing in Ligue 2, they finished with 30 points. In the 2016–17 season, Douanes started off 10th, they were 13th for the next two weeks, their positions were low moderate peaking up to 7th at the 9th round, they were 9th for a few weeks from the 17th round, and finished a little better with 10th place with 29 points, had a win less but two draws more, also they scored 28 goals.

In cup competition, Douane's first appearance at a cup final was in 1986 and defeated ASC Jeanne d'Arc 1–0 to claim their first title. Their second was in 1995 when the club lost 2–0 to Djaraf. Two years later, they won their second cup title after defeating ASC Linguère of Saint-Louis from the northwest 3–1. Douanes went to win four consecutive cup titles in 2005 and the 2005 title was their recent cup win. Douanes first defeated SONACOS (now ASC SUNEOR) Djourbel 4–1 in penalty kicks as the match ended in a goal draw at extra time, in 2003, they defeated ASC Thiés 1–0, Djaraf 2–1 in 2004 and Dakar UC 1–0 in 2005. Douane's last appearance at a cup final was in 2007 where they lost to Linguère 1–0 in extra time.

Its logo has a black-blue shield-crest, the club name is on the right and on the left is the striped cobra snake.

Its uniform colours for games has a peacock blue t-shirt and socks, it has black horizontal stripes with a black stripe in its sleeves and a thin black rim on top of it. In its shorts, it has a light blue stripes. Its socks are blue-black with two light blue stripes. For away or alternate matches, it is coloured red with white horizontal stripes numbering four and has two thin white lines on top of its sleeves with a white rim at the bottom of it, its shorts are dark red with white stripes and has white socks with red stripes. Its third colours has a dark green t-shirt with a chevron coloured yellow and pine green and has yellow stripes on top of its sleeves and the sides of the shirt. It has a tourmaline-turquoise shorts and socks with red stripes. Its clothing are currently supplied by Adidas.

Until 2017, its former uniform colours had a red vertical striped (numbering four) t-shirt and its clothing white. White were used for both home and away. The away/alternate t-shirt had a red v shaped line near the collar.

Home uniform up to October 2017

Home uniform up to October 2017

• Senegal Premier League: 6

1993, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2015.

• Senegal FA Cup: 6

1986, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

• Coupe de la Ligue: 2

2009, 2015.

• Coupe de l'Assemblée Nationale du Sénégal: 1

2015.

• Best position: Second Round (continental)
• Best position at a cup competition: Intermediate Round (continental)
• Best position at the League Cup: 1st
• Appearances at the League Cup: 9
• Appearances at the Super Cup: 2
• Highest number of wins in a season: 19 (national), in 2005
• Highest number of goals in a season: 37 (national), in 2005
• Highest number of points in a season: 69 (national), in 2005
• Total goals scored at a cup final: 9

The club is in exclusive partnership with the French Football club FC Metz. The French coaches of the partner club participate in the training of Senegalese players as well as coaches.

The French Football Club is priority in the purchase of AS Douanes players.

• AS Douanes at Soccerway