US Gorée
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| Full name | Union Sportive Gorée |
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| Nickname(s) | Les Insulaires |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Ground |
Stade Demba Diop Dakar, Senegal |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Chairman |
 Augustin Senghor
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| League | Senegalese Second League |
| 2015/16 | 1st |
| Website | Club home page |
Union Sportive Gorée is a Senegalese football club based in Dakar. They play in the top division in Senegalese football. Their home stadium is Stade Demba Diop. The team president is Augustin Senghor. The club has three championship titles and four cup titles.
Gorée also is fourth in the number of major honours won in Senegal numbering nine.
Its logo features a light-blue coloured shield (the color of the bay) with the island coat-of-arms in the middle. Its uniform colours are coloured aqua with white rims for home games and white clothing for away or alternative games.
The club was founded in 1933. In the colonial era, US Gorée would win the first French West African Cup title in 1947 and their very last in 1955. The club won their first championship title in 1978 and their last in 1984. Their first cup appearance was in 1965 and challenged against Olympique Thiès. In 1967 where US Gorée twice failed to win their second cup after they lost to Foyer France, a club now known as ASC Diaraf, their second was won in 1972 after defeating ASC Jeanne d'Arc 2-1. Their chance to win the third cup title failed in 1978 after being defeated by AS Police 3-0, fourteen years later, the club finally won their third cup title after defeating ASC Diaraf. Four years later, Gorée won their fourth and recent cup title after defeating Louga's ASEC Ndiambour 1-0. The 1998 cup edition was lost to ASC Yeggo 1-0, the 2001 cup was lost to SONACOS 1-0 in extra time, their recent cup appearance.
The club were relegated to Division 2 in 1992, 1996, 2002 and 2013. In recent years, US Gorée played in the second division (Ligue 2) and finished second behind ASEC Ndiambour and were in the qualification zone of entering Ligue 1. The club were in different positions in the 2015-16 season until the last few rounds when they were in the first place spot in Ligue 1, only have returned to Ligue 1 last season, the club claimed their fourth and recent national championship title. Gorée will appear in the 2017 CAF Champions League in the following season.
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