Société Omnisports de l'Armée, commonly known as SOA, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Yamoussoukro. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Division. They play at the Stade Charles Konan Banny.
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| Full name | Société Omnisport de l'Armée Football | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | S.O.A. les Militaires (The Military people)[1] | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Stade Charles Konan Banny | ||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||
| Chairman | Julien N’Dri Kouamé Philippe Mangou | ||
| Manager | Lanciné Pereira Koné | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1, 2nd of 16 | ||
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF |  CIV | Adama Hamed Diomandé |
| 18 | MF | CIV | Malan Richard N'Goran |
| 19 | MF | CIV | Yao Mathieu Kouamé |
| 20 | MF |  RWA | Anselme Gnahoré |
| 21 | MF | CIV | Oumar Diallo |
| 22 | GK | CIV | Guyan Kanté |
| 23 | DF | CIV | Harouna Toe |
| 24 | MF |  BFA | Djomagan Fofana |
| 25 | FW | CIV | Kouassi Auguste Konan |
| 26 | DF | CIV | Lamine Diakité |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Manfah Soumahoro |
| 28 | DF | CIV | Nick Olivier Blékou Yohoré |
| 29 | MF | CIV | Aboubakar Sidiki Diaby |
| 30 | FW | CIV | Mamadou Koné |
| — | MF | CIV | Christian Nougbélé |
Honours
- Côte d'Ivoire Premier Division
- Champions: 2018–19
- Côte d'Ivoire Cup
- Winners: 1996
- Runners-up: 2006
- Coupe de la Ligue de Côte d'Ivoire
- Winners: 2014
- Félix Houphouët-Boigny Cup
- Winners: 1996, 2019
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2020 – Preliminary Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2009 – First Round
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances
- 1997 – quarter-finals
- CAF Super Cup: 0 appearance
Miscellaneous
On 19.June 1994, SO Armee played 2:1 in the Ivorian league against ASEC, thus ending ASEC's world record unbeaten streak of 108 league and domestic cup games between 1989 and 1994.[2]
References
External links
- Official website (archived 8 February 2015)