Espoir de Saint-Louis
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| Full name | Association Sportive et Culturelle La Linguère |
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| Founded | 14 September 1969 |
| Ground |
Stade de Linguère Saint-Louis, Senegal |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Chairman |
 Aboubacar Sadikhe Sy
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| Manager |
 Amara Traore
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| League | Senegal Premier League |
| 2013/14 | 8th |
| Website | Club home page |
ASC Linguère are a Senegalese football club based in Saint-Louis. They play in the second division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade de Linguère.
Linguère also is eighth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering five, shared with ASC Port Autonome of Dakar, Casa Sports of Ziguinchor and Djambars FC.
ASC Linguère was founded on 14 September 1969 after the merger of two clubs Espoir de Saint-Louis and AS Saint-Louisienne.
Before the merger, Espoir de Saint-Louis won their only title under French rule in 1957, after independence, the club won their only cup title in 1961, AS Saint-Louisienne won their only cup title five years later in 1966.
ASC Linguère primarily competed in the national First Division until 1998 when they finished in the relegation zone in 13th position and remained until 2002, after being first in the Second Division, Linguère continued on until two years later when they were 17th in the 2003-04 Second Division, Linguère returned in 2008 after being first again in the Second Division, it became professional championship that year. Linguère finished first in group A with 34 points and scored 16 goals and advanced up to the finals, the club faced Casa Sport from Casamance in the southwest of the country, both matches were scoreless and Linguère scored 4-2 in the penalty shootout and claimed their only championship title in the 2009 season. After the group system finished, Linguère finished 7 in 2013 and 8th in 2013-14, Linguère was 9th in 2014-15, the club scored 30 goals which was shared with the champion Douanes, the goal total was second behind NGB ASC Niarry Tally, Linguère finished 4th in the 2015-16 season, Linguère scored the most number of goals in the season with 32, one goal more than Diaraf.
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