AS Arta/Solar7
{{Short description|Association football club in Djibouti}}
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| fullname = Association Sportive d'Arta
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| founded = {{start date and age|1980}}
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| ground = El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium
| capacity = 20,000
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| chairman = Tommy Tayoro Nyckoss
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| manager = Mohamed Meraneh Hassan
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| league = Djibouti Premier League
| season = 2023–24
| position = Djibouti Premier League, 1st of 10 (Champions)
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Association Sportive d'Arta (currently known as Arta Solar 7 for sponsorship reasons) is a football club from Arta, Djibouti which plays in the Djibouti Premier League, the highest level of Djiboutian football. Their home stadium, like all Djiboutian teams, is the 20,000-capacity El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium.{{cite web |title=ARTA / SOLAR 7 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/djibouti/as-du-chemin-de-fer-djibouto-ethiopien--colas/20849/ |accessdate=10 August 2022}}
History
The club was founded as AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie in 1980.{{cite web |title=Djibouti - List of Foundation Dates |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/djifound.html |accessdate=10 August 2022}} From 2007 to 2014, they were known as AS CDE-Colas.{{cite web |title=Djibouti 2014/15 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dji2015.html |accessdate=12 August 2022}} They have since been known as AS CDE/Arta The Fairy Mountaineers when sponsored by Ethio-Djibouti Railways ({{langx|fr|Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Éthiopien (C.D.E.)}},[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dji2016.html Djibouti 2015/16], RSSSF.com and Arta/SIHD when sponsored by the International Hydrocarbon Society ({{langx|fr|Société internationale des hydrocarbures de Djibouti}}).[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dji2017.html Djibouti 2016/17], RSSSF.com
As of 2018, the club is known as Arta Solar 7, due to sponsorship with Djibouti-based Solar power company Solar 7.
In November 2020, the Djiboutian club surprised world football by signing midfielder Alex Song, formerly of Arsenal and Barcelona. In addition to playing for the core team as captain, Song oversees the development of youngsters at Solar throughout this contract period.
In the 2020/21 season, Arta Solar 7 won its first Djibouti Premier League title with 46 points out of 18 games. In the following season, 2021/22, the team won his two-time champion in the local league, this time adding 45 points.
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 2 appearances
::2022 – First Round
::2023 – First Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
::2019 – Preliminary Round
::2020 – Preliminary Round
::2021 – Preliminary Round
=Results=
- PR = Preliminary round
- FR = First round
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! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away ! Aggregate |
rowspan=1|2018–19
|rowspan=1|CAF Confederation Cup |PR |{{flagcountry|KEN}} |0–3 |1–6 |1–9 |
rowspan=1|2019–20
|rowspan=1|CAF Confederation Cup |PR |{{flagcountry|SDN}} |1–1 |0–3 |1–4 |
rowspan=1|2020–21
|rowspan=1|CAF Confederation Cup |PR |{{flagcountry|EGY}} |0–1 |1–9 |1–10 |
rowspan=1|2021–22
|rowspan=1|CAF Champions League |FR |{{flagcountry|KEN}} |1–1 |0–4 |1–5 |
rowspan=1|2022–23
|rowspan=1|CAF Champions League |FR |{{flagcountry|SDN}} |1–2 |0–0 |1–2 |
Performance in UAFA competitions
- Arab Champions League 3 appearances
::2023 – Preliminary Round
::2008 – Round of 32
::2006 – Round of 32
Performance in CECAFA competitions
- Kagame Interclub Cup 4 appearances
::2019 - Group Stage
::2018 - Quarter-finals
::2006 - Group Stage
::2001 - Group Stage
Players
= Current squad =
{{Updated|20 December 2023}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat= TOG |name=Djehani N'Guissan |pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat= DJI |name=Ibrahim Ali |pos= DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat= DJI |name=Idriss Houmed Bilha |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat= DJI |name=Moussa Fahmi |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat= DJI |name=Ahmed Aden |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat= DJI |name=Mourad Abdoulkader |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat= CIV |name=Salomon Kalou |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat= DJI |name=Mahamoud Fouad |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 10|nat= BUR |name=Yacouba Songné |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 11|nat= DJI |name=Doualeh Elabeh |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 12|nat= DJI |name=Yabe Siad |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 13|nat= CIV |name=Gilles N'Guessan |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 14|nat= BUR |name=Alain Traoré |pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no= 15|nat= DJI |name=Said Abdallah |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 16|nat= DJI |name=Sadik Djama |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 18|nat= DJI |name=Samuel Akinbinu |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 19|nat= MLI |name=Moussa Coulibaly |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 20|nat= DJI |name=Warsama Hassan |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 21|nat= DJI |name=Abdoulrazack Kenedid |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 22|nat= DJI |name=Sulait Luyima |pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 23|nat= DJI |name=Gabriel Dadzie |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 24|nat= FRA |name=Raphaël Diarra |pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 28|nat= GAB |name=Jean-Noël Amonome |pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 29|nat= COM |name=Haslane Ahmed |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 30|nat= DJI |name=Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh |pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= |nat= DJI |name=Mogueh Idriss |pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}
=Players with multiple nationalities=
- {{flagicon|DJI}} {{flagicon|NGA}} Samuel Akinbinu
- {{flagicon|DJI}} {{flagicon|GHA}} Gabriel Dadzie
- {{flagicon|FRA}} {{flagicon|MLI}} Raphaël Diarra
- {{flagicon|DJI}} {{flagicon|BEL}} Warsama Hassan
- {{flagicon|DJI}} {{flagicon|UGA}} Sulait Luyima
- {{flagicon|BFA}} {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Traoré
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arta Solar 7}}
Category:Football clubs in Djibouti
Category:Association football clubs established in 2017
Category:2017 establishments in Djibouti
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