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Canon Yaoundé
Full name Canon Sportif De Yaoundé
Nickname(s) Kpa-Kum,
Mekok Me Ngonda
Founded 11 November 1930; 94 years ago (1930-11-11)
Ground Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ground Capacity 45,000
Manager Minkreo Birwé
League Elite One
2023–24 Elite One, 5th

Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was in the 1970s and 1980s when they were a dominant force in Cameroonian and African football, winning eight national championships, eight Cameroonian Cups, three African Champions' Cups and one African Cup Winners' Cup. They have as arch-rivals Tonnerre Kalara Club (le"TKC") of Yaounde and Union Sportive de Douala all being great pioneers to Cameroonian football and its golden age in African club competitions. Canon and Tonnerre form the famous Yaounde derby and hold rich history being that TKC was noted to be a breakaway faction of Canon. The team was host to top players like captain Theophile Abega, Jean-Paul Akono future coach of gold medal-winning indomitable lions team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. The team was absent from top flight national and international football for quite a while due to administrative instability but has been making significant desire for the MTN Elite One title as of the seasons 2020/21& 2021/22 with the recent readjustments made within its administration and finances.

Recent seasons

Season League Cup African competitions Ref
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1999 Div 1 30 13 9 8 42 25 48 4th W CAF Cup SF
2000 Div 1 29 11 9 9 34 34 42 7th 1/8 African Cup Winners' Cup RU
2001 Div 1 30 15 4 11 40 37 49 4th QF
2002 Div 1 30 15 10 5 41 22 55 1st QF
2003 Div 1 30 15 6 9 40 25 51 2nd SF CAF Champions League GS
2004 Div 1 30 10 7 13 19 29 37 7th QF CAF Champions League R3
CAF Confederation Cup IR
2005 Div 1 34 13 12 9 38 29 49 7th 1/8
2006 Div 1 30 12 13 5 36 21 49 2nd R1
2007 Div 1 34 16 6 12 37 26 54 5th 1/8 CAF Champions League PR
2007–08 Div 1 30 15 6 9 30 21 51 2nd 1/8
2008–09 Div 1 26 9 7 10 32 26 34 9th SF CAF Champions League R1
2009–10 Div 1 26 8 8 10 27 25 32 9th 1/8
Key
League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position;
Cup / International: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; IR = Intermediate round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; GS = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;

Honours

Domestic

  • Elite One: 10
    • 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2002
  • Cameroonian Cup: 12
    • Winners: 1957, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999
    • Runners-up (5): 1960, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1998
  • Super Coupe Roger Milla: 0
    • Runners-up (2): 1999, 2002

Continental

  • CAF Champions League: 3
    • 1971, 1978, 1980
  • African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
    • Winners: 1979
    • Runners-up (3): 1977, 1984, 2000

Notable coaches

  • Oscar Eyoum (1992–95)
  • Bienvenu Lessomo (2009–10)

See also

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