Association Sportive et Culturelle Sonelec (sometimes referred to as ASC Sonelec) is a Mauritanean football club based in the capital city of Nouakchott. The club plays in the Mauritanean Second Division.

ASC Sonelec
Full nameAssociation Sportive et Culturelle Sonelec
GroundStade Olympique (Nouakchott)
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Capacity20,000
LeagueMauritanean Premier League

In 1995 the team has won the Mauritanean Premier League, their only title.[1] The club also has two national cup titles which were won for two consecutive seasons in 1997 and 1998.

The club is currently playing in the National Second Division in the Special Zone and was 5th of the 2014/15 season.

After winning their only championship title ASC Sonalec was to challenge Boavista Praia from Cape Verde in the southwest, the tournament was abandoned and was out of the African Cup of Champions Clubs. This was Sonalec's only appearance, one of a few clubs in what is now the CAF Champions League that has never scored a goal and have never played a match.

Stadium

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Currently the team plays at the 20,000 capacity Stade Olympique (Nouakchott).

Honours

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Champion (1): 1995
Winner (2): 1997, 1998

Performance in CAF competitions

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1996 African Cup of Champions Clubs – First Round
  Boavista FC, tournament abandoned, Boavista succeeded to the first round, club lost to Boavista

References

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  1. ^ "ASC Sonalec Nouakchott - Titles, Statistics - foot-base.com - the portal of football statistics". Archived from the original on 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
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