Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. Their home stadium is Stade Port Autonome. The club is named after the city and country's main shipping port the Autonomous Port of Dakar, it is also the ninth-busiest port in Africa.

Full nameUnion Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome
GroundStade Port Autonome
Dakar, Senegal
Capacity4,000
LeagueSenegal Premier League
2014–1514th

Port Autonome also is ninth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering five, shared with ASC Linguère of Saint-Louis and Djambars FC.

History

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Their first title was won in 1990 and won their second straight in 1991. Their third and recent was in 2005. Port Autonome's first cup final appearance was in 1990 and faced ASC Linguère and lost 1–0. Their first and only cup title was won in 2000 after defeating ASC Saloum of Kaolack 4–0; this was Port Autonome's recent cup final appearance. Also in the same year they won their only Assemblée Nationale Cup.

The club was relegated in the 2010 season to the Senegal Ligue 2.[1] They returned again to Ligue 1 in 2013 and remained until they were relegated in the 2014–15 season after finishing last with 20 points, eight behind AS Pikine and with 14 losses.[2]

Port Autonome's first appearance in the League Cup was in 2009. The club advanced up to the quarterfinals and lost to AS Douanes 2–0. In the 2010 edition, the club advanced up to the semis and lost to ASC Diaraf 2–0. For a short time in late 2013, Casa Sport shared the number of honors won with Port Autonome; up to that time, Porto Autonome was ranked eighth.

Achievements

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1990, 1991, 2005
2000
2000

League and cup history

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Performance in CAF competitions

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Port Autunome's results in CAF competition
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1991 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions First Round   Djoliba AC 0–0 1–0 0–1
1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese champions Preliminary Round   Sporting Clube da Praia 0–0 0–0 0–0 (1–3 pen)
2001 CAF Cup Senegalese cup winners Preliminary Round   Club Africain 1–1 1–0 1–2
2005 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese cup runner-up Intermediate Round   Petro Atlético 0–1 w/o 0–1
2006 CAF Champions League Senegalese champions Preliminary Round   AS Douanes de Lomé 3–2 0–0 3–2
First Round   USM Alger 2–1 3–2 4–4 (a)
Second Round   ASEC Mimosas 1–0 6–0 1–6

Performance at the WAFU Club Championship

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ASC Port Autonome's results at the WAFU Club Championship
Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate
1989 WAFU Club Championship Division 1 Runner-up Preliminary Round   Requins de l'Atlantique FC 0–0 2–1 2–1
Quarterfinals   ASEC Abidjan 1–1 2–1 2–3

National level

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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA GD P Cup League Cup Super Cup Notes Final Phase
1990-91 1 1 30 15 10 5 38 17 +21 40
1991-92 1 3 30 12 13 5 25 11 +14 37
1992-93 1 10 28 - - - - - - 33
1995 1B 7 16 3 9 4 6 8 -2 18
1997 1 5 26 - - - - - - 43 Did not advance to the Final Phase Did not participate
1998 1 7 26 - - - - - - 35
1999 1 10 26 8 7 11 20 25 -5 31
2000 1 2 22 9 9 4 21 12 +9 36 Winner Winner
2000-01 1 5 26 7 15 4 14 11 +3 36
2001-02 1 5 26 6 9 10 19 26 -7 27
2002-03 1 12 26 5 12 9 8 15 -7 27
2003-04 1 10 38 13 13 12 29 26 +3 52
2005 1 1 34 19 10 5 46 24 +22 67
2006 1B 3 16 6 8 2 15 10 +5 26 Did not advance Did not participate
2007 1A 8 16 5 2 9 10 17 -7 17 Did not advance to the Final Phase Did not participate
2008 1A 5 18 7 5 6 20 16 +4 26 Did not advance to the Final Phase Did not participate
2009 1B 7 16 4 4 8 16 18 -2 16 Quarterfinals Did not advance to the Final Phase Did not participate
2010 1A 8 16 3 4 9 13 18 -5 13 Semifinals Relegated into Ligue 2 Did not participate
2011 2 8 - - - - - - - -
2012 2 1 - - - - - - - - Elevated into Ligue 1
2013 1 5 30 11 12 7 27 17 +10 45
2013-14 1 4 26 10 11 5 30 21 +9 41
2014-15 1 14 26 4 8 14 14 35 -21 20 Relegated into Ligue 2

Statistics

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  • Best position: Second round (continental)
  • Best position at cup competitions: Intermediate Round (continental)
  • Highest number of goals in a season: 46 (national)
  • Highest number of points in a season: 67 (national)
  • Total goals scored at a cup final: 4 – all in 2000
  • Total matches played at the CAF Champions League: 13
    • Total matches played at home: 7
    • Total matches played away: 6
  • Total number of wins at the CAF Champions League: 3
    • Total home wins: 3
  • Total draws at the CAF Champions League: 5
    • Total home draws: 3
    • Total away draws: 3
  • Total number of goals scored at the CAF Champions League: 8
  • Total number of goals scored at the African cup competition: 1

Current and former players

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Senegal 2010". RSSSF.
  2. ^ 2014-15 Ligue 1 (Senegal) at RSSSF Archived September 5, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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