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ASC Port Autonome

ASC Port Autonome
Association Sportive et Culturelle Port Autonome.png
Full name Union Culturelle et Sportive des Travailleurs Port Autonome
Ground Stade Port Autonome
Dakar, Senegal
Ground Capacity 4,000
League Senegal Premier League
2014-15 14th

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 9th busiest port in Africa.

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.

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. 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.

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.


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