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Revision as of 14:56, 15 January 2008

ASEC Mimosas
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Full nameAmicale Sportive des Employés
de Commerce Mimosas
Nickname(s)Mimosas
Founded1948
GroundStade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Abidjan
Capacity50,000
ManagerPatrick Liewig
LeagueCôte d'Ivoire Premier Division
1ère Division 20061st

The Académie Sportive des Employés de Commerce (ASEC) Mimosas is an Ivorian football club. The club was founded in 1948 by eight businessmen from Abidjan. As well as being known as ASEC Mimosas, they are also referred to by the names ASEC Mimosas Abidjan and ASEC Abidjan, especially in international club competitions.

Academy

ASEC has a youth academy that has been described as the crown jewel of African football. The academy was started by Jean-Marc Guillou in 1993 at ASEC's training complex. The student-athletes are given an education, for which they take classes in math, history, geography, physics, French, English, and Spanish. The students live in dorms during the week and have two training sessions a day. They play matches on Saturday and get health care and tutoring.

The list of alumni of the ASEC Academy is impressive. It includes: Kolo Touré, Aruna Dindane, Salomon Kalou, Didier Zokora, Yaya Touré, Emmanuel Eboué, and Gilles Yapi. ASEC provided the backbone of the national team for many years, including key members of the side that won the 1992 African Nations Cup such as Abdoulaye Traoré and Donald-Olivier Sié.

ASEC sends many of its graduates to play for K.S.K. Beveren in the Belgian Jupiler League. Once at Beveren, the Ivorians showcase their talents and move on to bigger clubs in Europe. Guillou has since left ASEC to become the Sporting Director at Beveren. ASEC linked up with Charlton Athletic on 1 May 2006, meaning Charlton may benefit from ASEC academy in future. See here for details

Current squad 2006/07

The numbers are established according to the official website:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Burkina Faso BFA Mohamed Kaboré
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Serges Pascal Wawa
4 DF Ivory Coast CIV Kevin Gnabouyou Dapé
5 DF Ivory Coast CIV Moussa Ouattara
6 DF Ivory Coast CIV Gaman Bernard Bi Youan
7 MF Ivory Coast CIV Ali Diarra
8 MF Ivory Coast CIV Gildas Labi Kassiaty
10 MF Ivory Coast CIV Emmanuel Koné Kouamatien
11 DF Ivory Coast CIV Vincent de Paul Alli N'Dri
12 DF Ivory Coast CIV Akès Gooré Dacosta
13 MF Ivory Coast CIV Arthur Kocou
14 MF Ivory Coast CIV Désiré Kouamé
15 FW Ivory Coast CIV Roméo Konan Koffi
16 GK Ivory Coast CIV Bernard Kouakou
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Ivory Coast CIV Pacôme Kouadio Kouassi
18 FW Nigeria NGA Mutiu Adegoke
19 FW Ghana GHA Abdul Nafiu Idrissu
20 FW Ivory Coast CIV Abraham Kouby
21 GK Ivory Coast CIV Vincent de Paul Angban
22 MF Ivory Coast CIV Martial Yao Kouassi
23 FW Ivory Coast CIV Serges Déblé
24 MF Ivory Coast CIV Antoine N'Gossan
25 MF Ivory Coast CIV Irénée Kouakou N'Doua
26 FW Ivory Coast CIV Kabran Stevens Koffi Foba
27 DF Ivory Coast CIV Hamed Herve Diomandé
29 FW Ivory Coast CIV Marc Dion Sedé
30 GK Ivory Coast CIV Clovis Tahourou

Technical staff

  • Manager: Patrick Liewig
  • Assistant manager: Maxime Gouamene
  • Goalkeeping coach: Bakary Kone
  • Doctor: Yves Kouame
  • Academy director: Rémi Kouame
  • Masseur: Patrice Voli Bi
  • Senior physiotherapist: Moustapha Kante

Famous players

Honours

National

1963, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007
1975, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2007

International