NB: the earliest clubs were founded in Bassam (FC Bassamois, AS Amicale Bassamoise) but
no foundation years are available.
1932 Jeunesse Club (Abidjan)
R�veil Sportif (Daloa)
1941 Paris Essor (Bassam)
1947 (27 Apr) Africa Sports (Abidjan) [founded as Club Sportif B�t�,
current name since Sep 1948]
Etoile Filante (Bouak�)
USC Bassam [merger of FC Bassam, Assab, Paris Essor and FC des Fonctionnaires]
1948 (29 Nov) ASEC Mimosas (Abidjan)
1951 AS Indeni� (Abengourou)
1953 Stella FC (Adjam�) [merger of Red Star, Etoile d'Adjam� and US Bella]
1959 Stade (Abidjan) [merger of USFP, OCA and PIC] [*]
1961 AS Tanda
1962 Soci�t� Omnisports de l'Arm�e (Yamoussoukro) [aka SOA]
1965 Sporting Club (Gagnoa) [merger of Onze Fr�res, Red Star, Jeunesse Club,
Olympic Club (all from Gagnoa) and Tigres Noirs (Tipadipa)]
1966 (14 Sep) Abidjan Universit� Club [aka AUC]
1970 Centre Omnisports (Bouafl�)
1972 AS Dengu�l� Sports (Odienn�)
1977 S�w� Sports (San-P�dro)
1986 Club Omnisports (Korhogo)
Sab� Sports (Bouna)
1987 Yopougon FC (Abidjan)
1989 CRJF de Yopougon (Abidjan)
Issia Wazi FC
1990 (May) Rio Sport (Anyama)
1992 Leventis FC (Abidjan)
Racing Club de Koumassi (Abidjan)
1993 Acad�mie de Sol Beni (Abidjan) [reserve team of ASEC Mimosas]
1994 RFC Daoukro
1995 Williamsville AC (Abidjan)
Entente Sportive (Bingerville) [founded as AS des Transporteurs]
1995 Man FC [merger of ASC Man and Tonkagei FC]
1996 FC Hir�
1997 ( 7 Sep) Ecole de Football Y�o Martial (Akou�do) [aka EFYM]
Satellite FC du Plateau (Abidjan)
1999 Lagok� FC (Daloa)
Olympique Club (Abidjan)
US Koumassi FC
COSAP (Abobo) [Club Omnisport Abidjan-Plateau]
2000 Entente Sportif du Bating (Touba) [founded as Entente FC (Dabou)]
AS Binkady d'Odienn�
2001 (30 Nov) R�v�lation Foot Acad�mie (Cocody)
2001 Moussou (Bassam)
2002 Jeunesse Sportive (Bassam)
2003 (23 Apr) ASC Ouragahio
2004 FC San-P�dro
Ivoire Acad�mie FC (Abidjan)
US Fermiers (Agnibil�krou)
2005 (27 Jun) Acad�mie de Foot Amadou Diallo de Dj�kanou (Abidjan)
Zika FC (Daloa)
2006 ( 1 Jun) Stars Olympique FC (Abobo) [aka SOL]
Esp�rance FC (Bouak�)
Racing Club d'Abidjan [founded as FC Kokoumbo]
2007 Bouak� FC
Olympic Club (Taabo)
2011 �FC Mouna d'Akoup� (Agbaou)
2012 Valletta FC (Danan�)
2015 Sugar FC (Borotou-Koro)
2018 (20 Aug) Sekala Sport
Lanfiara Sport FC (Att�coub�)
2023 (10 Nov) Guiglo FC
[*] other sources claim Stade were founded in 1936 but this presumably
refers to one of the constituent clubs USFP (Union Sportive d'Abidjan),
OCA (Olympique Club d'Abidjan) or PIC (Panification Industrielle)
Sources included: [Ly 92] (for information on Africa Sports; other sources claim the club was founded in 1936), [Con 08] (for information on Stade), https://baab.ci/histoire-du-football-ivoirien/, http://foot-afrik.xooit.fr/f12-Afrique.htm, http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Club_de_football_par_pays
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