This area comprised the current states of Benin (then Dahomey), Burkina Faso (then Haute-Volta), Guinea (Guinée), Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire), Mali (then Soudan), Mauritania (Mauritanie), Niger and Senegal (Sénégal). The current Togo was not part of the A.O.F. but its clubs gained entrance to the tournament during the last five editions (first in 1955/56).
The Ligue d'AOF de Foot-Ball was created in March 1946 in Dakar. The only French Western African territory which refused to enter was Mauritania. The organisation was officially affiliated to the FFF (French FA) in 1951.
The Coupe d'AOF was created in 1947, when the president of the Ligue d'AOF, Mr. Barat, received a trophy from the FFF. He immediately announced a competition for the trophy, a Coupe du Sénégal, for clubs from the "4 communes du Sénégal", Dakar, Gorée, Rufisque and Saint-Louis. Sixteen clubs from these towns, all in current Senegal, entered the first round (1/8 finals) of the competition, played early April 1947. On 17 April, a new weekly sports magazine, "Afriqu'Sports", appeared in Dakar, referring to the competition as "Coupe d'AOF". This name was eventually taken up be the other media, and the second edition then indeed extended beyond Senegal. Shortly after the introduction of the football cup, similar tournaments were started in rugby (1951) and basketball (1952).
The first edition in 1947, restricted to Senegal, had 16 participants; the highest number of participants (302) was reached in 1958/59, while the final edition (as Coupe Interfédérale; the territories of French West Africa were gradually gaining independence at the time) still had 205 participants (the regions of Guinée and Côte d'Ivoire did not enter).
french, west, african, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2008, learn, when,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources French West African Cup news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The French West African Cup or Coupe d Afrique Occidentale Francaise was a football tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories This area comprised the current states of Benin then Dahomey Burkina Faso then Haute Volta Guinea Guinee Ivory Coast Cote d Ivoire Mali then Soudan Mauritania Mauritanie Niger and Senegal Senegal The current Togo was not part of the A O F but its clubs gained entrance to the tournament during the last five editions first in 1955 56 The Ligue d AOF de Foot Ball was created in March 1946 in Dakar The only French Western African territory which refused to enter was Mauritania The organisation was officially affiliated to the FFF French FA in 1951 The Coupe d AOF was created in 1947 when the president of the Ligue d AOF Mr Barat received a trophy from the FFF He immediately announced a competition for the trophy a Coupe du Senegal for clubs from the 4 communes du Senegal Dakar Goree Rufisque and Saint Louis Sixteen clubs from these towns all in current Senegal entered the first round 1 8 finals of the competition played early April 1947 On 17 April a new weekly sports magazine Afriqu Sports appeared in Dakar referring to the competition as Coupe d AOF This name was eventually taken up be the other media and the second edition then indeed extended beyond Senegal Shortly after the introduction of the football cup similar tournaments were started in rugby 1951 and basketball 1952 The first edition in 1947 restricted to Senegal had 16 participants the highest number of participants 302 was reached in 1958 59 while the final edition as Coupe Interfederale the territories of French West Africa were gradually gaining independence at the time still had 205 participants the regions of Guinee and Cote d Ivoire did not enter Winners editSeason Winner Score Runner up Losing Semifinalists lost to eventual winner lost to eventual runner up 1947 nbsp US Goree 2 1 nbsp ASC Jeanne d Arc nbsp Espoir Saint Louis nbsp Esperance Rufisque 1948 nbsp Foyer France Senegal 4 0 nbsp Jeunesse Club d Abidjan nbsp Saint Louisienne Racing Club de Conakry 1949 nbsp Racing Club de Dakar 3 0 nbsp Racing Club de Conakry nbsp Espoir Saint Louis nbsp USC Bassam 1949 50 nbsp Racing Club de Conakry 4 2 nbsp Espoir Saint Louis nbsp USC Bassam nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako 1950 51 nbsp ASC Jeanne d Arc 3 1 nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako nbsp Africa Sports nbsp US Indigene 1951 52 nbsp ASC Jeanne d Arc 2 0 nbsp Etoile Sportive Porto Novo nbsp Africa Sports nbsp Foyer France Senegal 1952 53 nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako 3 1 nbsp Racing Club de Conakry nbsp US Goree nbsp Jeunesse Club d Abidjan 1953 54 nbsp US Goree 1 0 nbsp Foyer du Soudan nbsp Etoile Sportive Porto Novo nbsp Racing Club de Conakry 1954 55 nbsp US Goree 7 0 nbsp ASEC Abidjan nbsp AS Porto Novo nbsp Avenir Saint Louis 1955 56 nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako 3 0 nbsp ASEC Abidjan nbsp Foyer France Senegal nbsp Essor 1956 57 nbsp Reveil de Saint Louis 4 1 nbsp Africa Sports nbsp Etoile Filante Lome nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako 1957 58 nbsp Africa Sports 5 0 nbsp ASEC Abidjan nbsp Foyer France Senegal nbsp Societe Sportive de Guinee 1958 59 nbsp Saint Louisienne 2 1 nbsp Modele Lome nbsp Stella d Abidjan nbsp ASC Jeanne d Arc 1960 nbsp Etoile Filante Lome 2 1 nbsp Jeanne d Arc Bamako nbsp AS Cotonou nbsp Saint LouisienneReferences edit nbsp This article about a Confederation of African Football association football competition is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title French West African Cup amp oldid 1219916709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
