CAF Confederations Cup 04/21 16:00 5 [1] ASC Jaraaf v Etoile Sportive Sahel [3] W 1-0
Senegal Premier League 04/17 17:00 8 [6] ASC Jaraaf v Stade de Mbour [10] D 0-0
CAF Confederations Cup 04/12 13:00 4 [4] Salitas FC v ASC Jaraaf [3] W 0-1
CAF Confederations Cup 04/04 16:00 3 [4] ASC Jaraaf v Salitas FC [2] W 2-0
Senegal Premier League 03/27 17:00 12 [8] ASC Jaraaf v CNEPS [6] W 1-0
Senegal Premier League 03/21 17:00 11 Casa Sport v ASC Jaraaf D 1-1
CAF Confederations Cup 03/17 16:00 2 [4] ASC Jaraaf v CS Sfaxien [2] D 1-1
CAF Confederations Cup 03/10 16:00 1 [2] Etoile Sportive Sahel v ASC Jaraaf [2] L 2-0
Senegal Premier League 03/03 16:00 7 [13] US Goree v ASC Jaraaf [6] L 1-0
Senegal Premier League 02/28 16:00 9 Generation Foot v ASC Jaraaf L 2-0
CAF Confederations Cup 02/21 16:00 16 ASC Jaraaf v FC Platinum W 1-0
CAF Confederations Cup 02/14 13:00 16 FC Platinum v ASC Jaraaf W 0-1
Senegal Premier League 02/06 16:00 6 ASC Jaraaf v ASEC Ndiambour W 1-0
Senegal Premier League 01/31 16:00 5 Teungueth FC v ASC Jaraaf W 0-2
Senegal Premier League 01/27 16:00 1 [10] ASC Jaraaf v Mbour Petite Cote [12] W 1-0
Senegal Premier League 01/23 16:00 4 ASC Jaraaf v AS Douanes L 1-4
Senegal Premier League 01/16 16:00 3 Diambars FC v ASC Jaraaf D 1-1
Senegal Premier League 01/10 16:00 2 AS Dakar Sacre Coeur v ASC Jaraaf W 0-1
CAF Confederations Cup 01/06 16:00 15 San-Pédro FC v ASC Jaraaf W 1-2
CAF Confederations Cup 12/23 17:00 15 ASC Jaraaf v San-Pédro FC L 0-1
CAF Confederations Cup 12/05 15:00 14 Kano Pillars v ASC Jaraaf D 0-0
CAF Confederations Cup 11/28 17:00 14 ASC Jaraaf v Kano Pillars W 3-1
Senegal Premier League 03/08 17:00 13 [5] ASC Jaraaf v NGB Niary Tally [11] W 2-0
Senegal Premier League 03/01 17:00 12 Mbour Petite Cote v ASC Jaraaf D 1-1
Senegal Premier League 02/22 17:00 11 [3] AS Douanes Dakar v ASC Jaraaf [4] W 0-1
Senegal Premier League 02/15 17:00 10 ASC Jaraaf v ASEC Ndiambour L 0-1
Senegal Premier League 02/08 16:30 9 [5] Diambars FC v ASC Jaraaf [6] W 0-1
Senegal Premier League 02/01 16:30 8 [7] ASC Jaraaf v Teungueth FC [1] D 0-0
Senegal Premier League 01/25 16:30 7 [3] AS Dakar Sacre Coeur v ASC Jaraaf [9] W 0-2
Senegal Premier League 01/18 17:00 6 [6] ASC Jaraaf v Stade de Mbour [12] L 1-3

Wikipedia - ASC Jaraaf

Association Sportive et Culturelle Jaraaf is a Senegalese professional football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Diaraf. The club name is sometimes spelt ASC Jaraaf. The word Diaraf (French spelling in Senegal) or Jaraaf (Serer and English spelling in the Gambia) comes from the Serer language - Jaraaf, variation :Jaraff. The Jaraffs were the head of the Serer noble council of electors responsible for electing the Serer kings in pre-colonial times.

ASC Jaraaf is the most popular club in Senegal. The club also has the most number of major honours won in Senegal, totaling to 28.

History

The club was founded on 9 May 1933 in the then-colonial capital Dakar. Till 1968 or 1969 the club was called Foyer France Sénégal. Their first title was a cup title won in 1967 and won two straight. Their first championship title was won in 1968 and later they had their first appearance in the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1968 and lost to FAR Rabat.

On 20 September 1969, Foyer France Sénégal merged with Espoirs de Dakar to form ASC Jaraaf. The club won three consecutive titles between 1975 and 1977, in cup titles, Diaraf won two (1982 and 1983) and then three consecutive (1993–1995) in the club. Diaraf became the second and most recent to win their tenth title in the long 2003–2004 season with a record-breaking 72 points, the club won their eleventh and recent title in 2010. Since 1976, Diaraf has the most national championships won, first with six titles which was shared with ASC Jeanne d'Arc in 1986, later with seven the following season, eight in 1995, nine in 2000 which was shared by the same club in 2002 and was ranked second as Jeanne d'Arc had the totals until it was shared in 2004, now Diaraf has the most with eleven titles, one ahead of ASC Jeanne d'Arc. In cup titles, the club won two consecutive between 1982 and 1983, three consecutive between 1993 and 1995 and again two consecutive between 2008 and 2009. Their recent title win is the Senegal FA Cup in 2013 and their total is fifteen, the most number in Senegal. The other cup win, the Assemblée Nationale totals three.

In recent years, the club finished 4th in 2013 with 46 points, also they scored 36 goals which they hadn't scored above 30 goals in nine years, Runner-up Diaraf finished in Ligue 1 for the 2013–14 season and had 49 points, their highest to date. In the 2014–15 season, Diaraf almost had a fair season and finished 11th, which was their lowest position for some time and had 29 points, also they conceded 31 goals, their worst in about 2-3 decades. In 2016, Diaraf was in the lower positions for the first few rounds until they were 5th at the 9th round, in weeks 15, 17 and 18, they were 13th, in the relegation zone but escaped it and went the 7th by the 19th round, their positions rose slowly, 5th in the 20th round, moderate in the next four round and did not peak above 5th until the last two rounds where they were 3rd at the 25th round and Djaraf finished as runner up with 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses and had 39 points. In the 2016–17 season, Djaraf looked for a stint to win another championship title, they started first, dropped to 2nd in the following round before returning to 1st place for the next three rounds, their positions were around moderate, they went the 6th at the 9th round but returned to second place in the 14th and 19th rounds, their stint for another championship title was lost at the 20th round and Djaraf finished fourth place, they shared the same wins, draws, losses and points as they did in the previous season, but the only difference was the club scored 37 goals, not that many scored in 13 years and conceded 27 goals, one more than last season.

Their first cup final appearance then under Foyer France was in 1967 and challenged US Gorée and defeated that club twice in two years, first 2–1 then 4–0. Their third was in 1970 and the first under the name Diaraf and defeated Almadies 3–1, Diaraf was runner up in the 1971 cup after losing 3–0 to ASC Linguère. Diaraf came for their fifth appearance in the cup final and defeated ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2–0 in 1973. Two years later, Diaraf defeated AS Police 2–0, a year later the club lost 3–1 The 1979 cup final was Diaraf's eighth appearance and lost to Casa Sports of Ziguinchor in the southwest of the nation. Two years later, Diaraf list the final to AS Police 3–1. In the next two cup finals, Diaraf defeated Police 2–1 in the 1982 and 1–0 in 1983. The 1985 cup final was Djaraf's eleventh appearance and defeated ASEC Ndiambour 1–0. Diaraf returned to the cup final six years later and defeated Jeanne d'Arc 2–1. Two years later in the 1993 cup final, the second featuring Linguère and this time defeated it 3–0, in the following year, the club defeated CSS Richard-Toll 1–0 and a year later AS Douanes 2–0 in the 1995 cup final. Diaraf made their sixteenth cup final appearance in 2004 and lost to Douanes 2–1. Djaraf made two consecutive cup final appearances in 2008 and 2009 and the two ended it in victory, their first was against Stade Mbour and defeated that club and then defeated AS Camberène a year later. Diaraf's nineteenth and the most recent cup appearance was in 2013 where they won their recent cup title, this was their second against Casa Sports and this time defeated that club in penalty kicks 2–1 after the final was tied with a goal apiece.

Djaraf's first League Cup appearance was in 2009, when they lost in the first round to Djokoul. Diaraf's success was greatest in the 2010 edition, the club appeared in the 1/4 final and defeated RS Yoff, 3–0, then in the quarterfinals, they defeated CSS Richard-Toll and ASC Port Autonome in the semis. Diaraf challenged Casa Sports in the final and lost the title to that club, 1–2. Diaraf has appeared in every League Cup editions.

African competitions

Diaraf has appeared in the continental championship 13 times, the most of any club from Senegal. Diaraf has scored a total of 64 goals. at the Champions League, also the club has played 54 matches, and had 25 wins (19 won at home, 5 won away) and 13 draws (7 at home, 6 away).

ASC Jaraaf is a professional soccer team based in Dakar, Senegal. Founded in 1953, the club has a rich history and is one of the most successful teams in Senegalese football. The team plays their home matches at the Stade Demba Diop, a stadium with a capacity of over 20,000 spectators.

ASC Jaraaf has a passionate fan base and is known for their attacking style of play and skilled players. The team has won numerous domestic titles, including the Senegal Premier League and the Senegalese Cup. They have also competed in international competitions such as the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.

ASC Jaraaf has produced several talented players who have gone on to represent the Senegalese national team and play for clubs in Europe. The team continues to be a dominant force in Senegalese football, attracting top talent and competing at the highest level both domestically and internationally.