LYS Sassandra

LYS Sassandra
Full nameLimane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra
Nickname(s)LYS
Founded2016; 8 years ago (2016)[1]
GroundStade Auguste Denise[2]
Robert Champroux[3]
Capacity8,000
5,000
Head coachLebanon Jalal Radwan
LeagueLigue 1
2023–24Ligue 1, 11th of 16
Websitelyssassandrafc.com
Current season
Robert Champroux Stadium

Limane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra, commonly known as LYS Sassandra or LYS FC, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Sassandra. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Division.

In 2019, the club won the 2017-18 Ligue 2 season[4] and promoted to the first division but finished second to last and was again relegated to the second division. As consolation, they won its first trophy this year, the Coupe de la Ligue de Côte d'Ivoire.[5]

The club won 2020-21 Ligue 2 season[4] and promoted again to the Ivorian Ligue 1 in 2021 and ended its season in sixth place.[6]

In April 2022, the club is the only one to support Didier Drogba in the election for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation, even if the former international loses the election, the club gains sympathy throughout the country.[7][8][9]

Competitions

Honours

Squad

Current roster

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 Ivory Coast CIV Abdoul Karim Cissé
16 GK Togo TOG Achirafou Yaya
2 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ngoran Kouassi Crépin
14 DF Ivory Coast CIV Sékou Samaké
— MF Burkina Faso BFA Bagbéma Barro
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Oularé Hibrahime
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Marco Koffi
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Ibrahim Pooda Dah
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Christ Douei
— FW Ivory Coast CIV Abdoul Voli Bi
— FW France FRA Christopher Attolou

Notable players

Former managers

References

  1. ^ "Lys de Sassandra Information at". footballlogosandkits.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Lys - Gagnoa Match Details at". tribuna.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Lys Sassandra Club Profile at". tribuna.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Ivory Coast Second Level Champions". rsssf.org. Retrieved 16 December 2022..
  5. ^ a b "Coupe de la Ligue: Lys de Sassandra remporte le trophée en battant l'Afad aux tirs au but (7-6), (Ligapokal: Lys de Sassandra gewinnt den Pokal), 24. Januar 2019". news.abidjan.net (in French). 24 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Lys Sassandra assure son maintien". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 20 June 2022..
  7. ^ "Election de la Fif : Limane Yacouba Sylla (LYS) de Sassandra, le grand gagnant". pressecotedivoire.ci. 25 April 2022..
  8. ^ "LYS Sassandra FC, le nouveau club préféré des ivoiriens". lefoot225.com. 24 April 2022..
  9. ^ "La FIF menace de faire jouer le Lys de Sassandra sans ses supporters". afrique-sur7.ci. 18 May 2022..
  10. ^ "Abdoul Karim Cisse Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Koffi Dakoi Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Doh Marius débarque à Fenerbahçe". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 23 February 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Marius Tresor Doh Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ^ "Ben Hamed Toure Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  15. ^ "Luck Zogbe Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  16. ^ "Godwin Zaki Profile at". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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