ASC Diaraf (or Djaraf, partly known as Jaraaf, mostly used in the Gambia), a Senegalese professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Senegal in the Champions League on thirteen occasions, the Confederation Cup on four occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup on three occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup one occasion.

Diaraf has appeared 21 times in continental competitions, the most of any Senegalese clubs.

History Diaraf later appeared in African competitions, their first was in 1968, later Diaraf lost to Stade Malien in the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs, in 1976, they defeated Os Balantas with a total of 10 goals and later Togo's Lomé I, Diaraf lost to Guinea's Hafia FC in the semis, a year later, they challenged ASC Garde Nationale from Mauritania and Hearts of Oak from Guinea. Five years later, Diaraf started in the preliminaries of the 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs and headed up to the semis where they lost to Asante Kotoko FC, the second match with Africa Sports ended scoring 3–0 penalties as two matches were scoreless, Diaraf defeated JE Tizi-Ouzou of Algeria with their only goal in the first match to nil, in the quarterfinals, Diaraf with a total of three goals defeated Morocco's KAC de Kenitra, this was their greatest appearance Diaraf appeared in the 1990 edition and lost to Heartland FC in the first round as they scored just a goal in the home match. Diaraf challenged with three clubs up to CS Sfaxien in 1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs. In 2001 and under the new name CAF Champions League, Diaraf challenged Real de Banjul from the neighbouring Gambia and then lost to ASEC Mimosas by the away goals rule of one point. Three years later, Diaraf challenged with ASFAG and Enyimba in the 2004 CAF Champions League. A year later, Diaraf lost to Guiinea's Fello Star under the away goals role of two goals scored in Dakar, their third consecutive appearance was in 2006, Diaraf defeated Liberia's LPRC Oilers with three goals, then once more lost to Enyimba 2–0 as Diaraf scored nothing. The 2007 CAF Champions League was their fourth consecutive appearance, in the preliminaries, they lost to Maranatha FC of Togo, Diaraf just scored a goal in the home match. Their recent appearance was in 2011 where Diaraf advanced up to the second round, first they defeated the Gambia Ports Authority, then Mali's Djoliba AC and last Tunisia's Espérance ST where they lost 1–5 in two of its matches. Diaraf has appeared in the continental championship 13 times, the most of any club from Senegal. The total goals at the African Champions League for Diaraf is over 77.

Diaraf's appearance in the African cup competitions was in 1984 where they challenged with the Mighty Blackpool and Al-Ahly Tripoli. In 1986, they faced Starlight FC from neighboring Gambia and won 4–3 in penalties and CS Hammam-Lif from Tunisia and lost under the away goals rule. Their third competition in 1992 saw them lose to ASFAG. The next competition was the CAF Cup in 1999 where they played FC Man and WAC Casablanca. A decade later, Diaraf returned and this time under the CAF Confederation Cup in 2009 and lost to ASF Bobo-Dioulasso in the preliminaries, a year later, Diaraf went up to the preliminaries and lost 2-3 to FUS Rabat, their most recent competition was in 2014 where they lost 0-1 to Ebusua Dwarfs.

CAF Competitions + ASC Diaraf's results in CAF competition Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate 1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese championsFirst Round FAR Rabat1–02–0 1–2 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese championsFirst Round Stade Malien3–04–0 3–41976African Cup of Champions ClubsSenegalese championsPreliminary Round Os Balantas6–11–4 10–2First Round Lomé1–01–1 2–1Second Round Hafia FC2–24–0 2–61977African Cup of Champions ClubsSenegalese championsPreliminary Round ASC Garde Nationale3–00–2 5–0First Round Hearts of Oak 1–12–1 2–31983African Cup of Champions ClubsSenegalese championsPreliminary Round Gambia Ports Authority4–00–2 6–0First Round Africa Sports0–00–0 0–0 (3–0 pen.)Second Round JE Tizi-Ouzou1–00–0 1–0Quarter-finals KAC de Kenitra2–11–1 3–2Semi-Finals Asante Kotoko FC2–12–0 2–31984CAF Cup Winners' CupSenegalese Cup winnersSecond Round Mighty Blackpool2-01-23-2Second Roundal-Ahly Tripoli2-10-22-31986CAF Cup Winners' CupSenegalese Cup winnersFirst Round Starlight FC1–11–1 1–1 (4–3 pen)Second RoundCS Hammam-Lif2–20–1 2–3 1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs Senegalese championsFirst Round Heartland FC1–03–0 1–3 1992 CAF Cup Winners' Cup Senegalese Cup winnersFirst Round ASFAG2–21–0 2–31996African Cup of Champions ClubsSenegalese championsPreliminary Round AS Kaloum Star0–01–1 1–1 (a)First Round ASEC0–01–1 1–1 (a)Second Round CS Sfaxien3–15–0 3–61999CAF CupSenegalese Cup winnersFirst Round FC Man1–00–3 1–3Second Round WAC Casablanca1–12–1 2–32001CAF Champions LeagueSenegalese championsPreliminary Round Real de Banjul1–01–1 2–1First Round ASEC2–00–2 2–2 (2–4 pen.)2004CAF Champions LeagueSenegalese runner-upPreliminary Round ASFAG1–01–2 3–1Second Round Enyimba2–03–0 2–3 2005 CAF Champions League Senegalese championsPreliminary Round Fello Star0–12–1 3–12006CAF Champions LeagueSenegalese runner-upPreliminary Round LPRC Oilers3–20–0 3–2First Round Enyimba0–02–0 0–2 2007 CAF Champions League Senegalese runner-upPreliminary Round Maranatha FC1–03–0 1–3 2009 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winnersPreliminary Round ASF Bobo-Dioulasso1–10–0 1–1 (a) 2010 CAF Confederation Cup Senegalese Cup winnersPreliminary Round FUS Rabat2–12–0 2–32011CAF Champions LeagueSenegalese championsPreliminary Round Ports Authority2–01–1 3–2First Round Djoliba AC3–01–1 4–1Second Round Espérance ST1–05–0 1–5CAF Confederation CupSecond Round of 16 JS Kabylie1–12–0 1–32014CAF Confederation CupSenegalese Cup WinnersPreliminary Round Ebusua Dwarfs0–01–0 0–1

Non-CAF Competitions WAFU Club Championship + ASC Diaraf results at the WAFU Club Championship Season Competition Qualification method Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate 1987 WAFU Club Championship Division 1 Runner-upPreliminary Round Iwuanyanwu Nationale3–03–0 3–3 (0–3 p.)1993WAFU Club ChampionshipDivision 1, 5th placePreliminary Round Neoplan Stars5–02–1 6–2Quarterfinals Gomido Kpalimé1–20–1 2–2

Statistics By season Information correct as of 1 November 2014. Key

Pld = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Grp = Group stage

PR = Preliminary round R1 = First round R2 = Second round SR16 = Second Round of 16 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-final SF = Semi-final

Key to colours and symbols: W Winners RU Runners-up

+ASC Diaraf record in African football by seasonSeasonCompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDRound1968African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1First Round1971African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1First Round1976African Cup of Champions Clubs 6 3 1 2 14 9 +4Second Round1977African Cup of Champions Clubs 4 1 1 2 7 3 +4First Round1983African Cup of Champions Clubs 10 6 3 2 12 5 +7 Semifinals1984African Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 5 5 0 First Round1986African Cup Winners' Cup 4 0 3 1 3 4 -1 Second Round1990African Cup of Champions Clubs 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 First Round1992African Cup Winners' Cup 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 First Round1996African Cup of Champions Clubs 6 1 4 1 5 8 -3 Second Round1999CAF Cup 4 1 1 2 4 6 -2 Second Round2001CAF Champions League 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 First Round2004CAF Champions League 4 3 0 1 5 4 -1 Second Round2005CAF Champions League 2 0 0 1 3 1 -2 Preliminary Round2006CAF Champions League 4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 First Round2007CAF Champions League 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 Preliminary Round2009CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 Preliminary Round2010CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 Preliminary Round2011CAF Champions League 6 3 2 1 8 8 0 Second RoundCAF Confederation Cup 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 Second Round of 162014CAF Confederation Cup 2 1 1 0 0 1 -1 Preliminary Round

By competition In Africa :

CAF competitionsCompetitionSeasonsPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstLast season played Champions League 13 54 22 17 14 66 58 2011 CAF Champions League CAF Cup Winners' Cup 3 10 3 4 3 12 12 1992 African Cup Winners' Cup CAF Confederation Cup 4 8 1 4 3 4 8 2014 CAF Confederation Cup CAF Cup 1 4 2 1 1 6 3 1999 CAF CupTotal21762826218881

Non-CAF competitions The French West African Cup was a football (soccer) tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories, it existed from 1947 to 1960. 1948: Foyer France 4 – 0 Jeunesse Club d'Abidjan 1952: Lost to Etoile Sportive Porto-Novo of Dahomey (now Benin) in the semis 1956: Lost to Jeanne d'Arc (now Stade Malien) of Mali (then also known as the French Sudan) in the semis 1958: Lost to Africa Sports in the semis

Statistics by country CAF Competitions CountryClub AlgeriaJE Tizi-Ouzou2110100JS Kabylie201113+2 Subtotal412123+2 Burkina FasoASF Bobo-Dioulasso2101110 Subtotal2101110 Ivory Coast/Ivory CoastAfrica Sports2020000ASEC Mimosas4121330FC Man210113-2 Subtotal824246-2 GambiaGambia Ports Authority431092+7Real de Banjul211021+1Starlight FC2010110 Subtotal8430124+8 GhanaAsante Kotoko FC210123-1Ebusua Dwarfs210101-1Hearts of Oak201123-1 Subtotal621347-3 GuineaASFAG421154+1Fello Star200231-2Hafia FC201126-4AS Kaloum Star2020110 Subtotal102441112-1 Guinea-BissauOs Balantas2200102+8 Subtotal2200102+8 LiberiaLPRC Oilers211032+1 Subtotal211032+1 MaliDjoliba AC2110413Stade Malien210134-1 Subtotal421175+2 MauritaniaASC Garde Nationale210150+5 Subtotal210150+5 MoroccoWAC Casablanca201123-1KAC de Kenitra2110321FAR Rabat210112-1FUS Rabat210123-1 Subtotal8324810-2 NigeriaHeartland FC210113-2Enyimba210123-1 Subtotal420236-3 TogoLomé211021+1Maranatha FC210113-2 Subtotal421134-1 TunisiaEspérance ST210115-4CS Hammam-Lif201123-1CS Sfaxien210136-3 Subtotal6213614-8

Other statistics Total matches played at the CAF Champions League: 54 Total matches played at home: 29 Total matches played away: 29 Total number of wins at the CAF Champions League: 27 Total home wins: 21 Total away wins: 6 Total draws at the CAF Champions League: 13 Total home draws: 7 Total away draws: 6 Total number of goals scored at the CAF Champions League: 69 Total matches played at cup competitions: 22 Total matches played at home: 11 Total matches played away: 11 Total matches played at the CAF Cup: 4 Total number of wins at cup competitions: 7 Total home wins: 6 Total away wins: 1 Total draws at cup competitions: 7 Total home draws: 5 Total away draws: 2 Total number of goals scored at cup competitions: 17 Total number of goals scored at the CAF Cup: 3

References

External links Details of the African competitions at the section of Jaraaf 's (Djaraf's) official website Djaraf's continental appearances