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; 46 years ago (1978)
GroundStade Olympique
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Capacity20,000
ChairmanCheikh Ould Gharraby
ManagerN'diawar Ba
LeagueLigue 1
2023–202412th

History

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The club was founded in 1978 in the Ksar neighborhood of Nouakchott. It was known in the 1990s under the name of ASC Sonader Ksar (Association Sportive et Culturelle Sonader Ksar) when it was sponsored by 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

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

Honours

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1983, 1985, 1992, 1993, 2004
1979, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2015
2014

League and cup history

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Performance in CAF competitions

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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

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2005-06 – First round

Positions

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

Statistics

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  • 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

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