ACS Ksar


Association Culturelle et Sportive du Ksar 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.

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 when it was taken by the society SONADER.
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 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 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.

Honours

Performance in CAF competitions

SeasonCompetitionQualification methodRoundOppositionHomeAwayAggregate
1980African Cup Winners' CupMauritanian cup winnersFirst round NA Hussein-Dey1–00–71–7
1993African Cup of Champions ClubsMauritanean championsPreliminary Round Djoliba AC1–11–01–2
1994African Cup of Champions ClubsMauritanean championsPreliminary Round Académica do Sal2–00–02–0
1994African Cup of Champions ClubsMauritanean championsFirst round MC Oran2–04–02–4
2005CAF Champions LeagueMauritanean championsPreliminary Round FAR Rabat1–04–01–4

Performance in UAFA competitions