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Union de Douala
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Full name Union Sportive de Douala
Nickname(s) Kpa kum
Founded 1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Ground Stade de la Réunification
Douala, Cameroon
Ground Capacity 39,000
Chairman Franck Happi
Manager Oumarou Sokba
League MTN Elite one
2019–20 8th

Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala, that competes in the Elite One.

History

It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification.

Achievements

National

  • Cameroon Premiere Division: (5)
    • 1969, 1976, 1978, 1990, 2012
  • Cameroon Cup: (7)
(Before independence)
1954 (as Jeunesse Bamiléké)
(After independence)
1961, 1969, 1980, 1985, 1997, 2006

Africa

1979
  • African Cup Winners' Cup: (1)
1981

Performance in CAF competitions

Competition Matches W D L GF GA
African Cup of Champions Clubs / CAF Champions League 34 18 5 11 41 37
CAF Confederation Cup 18 8 3 7 27 25
CAF Cup Winners' Cup 18 10 2 6 38 19
Total 70 36 10 24 106 81
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs R1 Niger Secteur 6 2–0 1–2 3–2
R2 Togo Modèle Lomé 0–0 1–1 1–1
1977 African Cup of Champions Clubs R1 Republic of Upper Volta Silures 2–0 1–0 3–0
R2 Togo Lomé I 1–1 1–1 2–2(p)
1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Algeria MP Alger 0–2 2–0 (p)2–2
QF Lesotho Matlama FC 3–1 2–0 5–1
SF Zaire CS Imana 2–1 1–0 3–1
Final Ghana Hearts of Oak 0–1 1–0 (p)1–1
1980 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Tanzania Simba 4–2 1–0 5–2
QF Senegal ASF Police 3–0 2–3 5–3
SF Zaire AS Bilima 1–0 1–5 2–5
1981 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Angola Nacional Benguela 7–1 6–0 13–1
R2 Gabon FC 105 Libreville 3–1 1–0 4–1
QF Algeria EP Sétif 5–0 1–1 6–1
SF Ghana Sekondi Hasaacas 2–1 2–3 4–4
Final Nigeria Stationery Stores 0–0 2–1 2–1
1982 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Equatorial Guinea CD Elá Nguema 2–0 6–1 8–1
R2 Mali Djoliba AC 0–1 0–3 0–4
1986 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 0–0 1–2 1–2
1998 CAF Cup Winners' Cup R1 Bye
R2 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 1–0 0–4 1–4
1991 African Cup of Champions Clubs R2 Burundi Vital'O 2–0 0–0 2–0
QF Zambia Nkana Red Devils 2–1 0–1 2–2
2005 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Democratic Republic of the Congo SC Cilu 1–2 1–0 2–2
1R16 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1–3 1–0 2–3
2007 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Mozambique Têxtil do Punguè 3–0 3–0 6–0
1R16 Nigeria Kwara United 1–1 2–3 3–4
2008 CAF Champions League PR Togo ASKO Kara 0–1 1–3 1–4
2009 CAF Confederation Cup R1 Chad Tourbillon FC 2–1 3–2 5–3
1R16 Angola Santos de Angola 1–1 0–4 1–5
2010 CAF Champions League PR São Tomé and Príncipe w/o
R1 Algeria ES Sétif 0–2 0–5 0–7
2012 CAF Confederation Cup PR Sierra Leone FC Kallon 1–0 0–2 1–2
2013 CAF Champions League PR Liberia LISCR 2–1 1–0 3–1
R1 Morocco FUS Rabat 1–0 0–3 1–3
2014 CAF Confederation Cup PR Chad ASLAD de Moundou 3–0 1–2 4–2
R1 Nigeria Warri Wolves 2–3 1–1 3–4

Notes:
Union Douala were due to play the winner of the preliminary round tie between TP UCSA de Bangui and AS Vita Club, but following the disqualification of TP UCSA de Bangui due to their federation's debt with CAF and AS Vita Club's withdrawal, they received a bye into the second round.

Crest

Current squad

No. Position Player
1 Central African Republic GK Prince-Junior Samolah
2 Cameroon DF Martin Patrick Loa
3 Cameroon MF Joseph Eock II
6 Cameroon DF Ngansop Mangaptche
7 Cameroon MF Alain Nandjou
8 Ghana FW Zakari Awudu
9 Cameroon FW Mbianda Mbatkam Rodrique
10 Cameroon FW Jeannot Wang Bara
11 Cameroon DF Clévis Ashu Tambe
12 Cameroon DF Nankep Kouamedjo
15 Cameroon DF Aaron Mbimbe II
16 Cameroon GK Bleck Casimir Youmou
No. Position Player
18 Cameroon MF François Enoumba
19 Cameroon FW Didier Bassamagne
20 Cameroon MF Marvin Etongo
21 Togo FW Kabir Olufade
22 Cameroon GK Anye Fru
24 Cameroon MF Serge Alain Ané
25 Cameroon MF Christian Djumo Tchani
26 Cameroon MF Boris Atcham Emah
27 Cameroon MF Samuel Nkoua
28 Cameroon FW Jean Colbert Matike

Staff

Management

Chairman
  • Franck Happi

Sports

Head coach
  • Oumarou Sokba
Assistant coach
Goalkeeper coach

Medical

Team doctor
  • Dr. Nébil
Physio
  • Dr. Armand Nebo
Masseur
  • Dr. Ngamen Tondja
Physical therapist
  • Épée Moume

Former coaches

  • Cameroon Maurice Mpondo (2007–09)
  • Cameroon Jules Nyongha (2011)
  • Cameroon Bonaventure Djonkep (2011–13)
  • Cameroon Théophile Feunku (2013)
  • Cyprus Vladan Tomić (2013–14)
  • France Sébastien Roques (2014)
  • Cameroon Joseph Diallo Siewé (2014–17)
  • Cameroon Ernest Agbor (2017–18)
  • Cameroon Daniel Walinjom (2018–19)
  • Cameroon Richard Towa (2019–21)
  • Cameroon Oumarou Sokba (2021–present)
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