# Canon Yaoundé

Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian professional football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was in the 1970s and 1980s when they were a dominant force in Cameroonian and African football, winning eight national championships, eight Cameroonian Cups, three African Champions' Cups and one African Cup Winners' Cup.
They have as arch-rivals Tonnerre Kalara Club (le"TKC") of Yaounde and Union Sportive de Douala all being great pioneers to Cameroonian football and its golden age in African club competitions. Canon and Tonnerre form the famous Yaounde derby and hold rich history being that TKC was noted to be a breakaway faction of Canon. The team was host to top players like captain Theophile Abega, Jean-Paul Akono future coach of gold medal-winning indomitable lions team at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. The team was absent from top flight national and international football for quite a while due to administrative instability but has been making significant desire for the MTN Elite One title as of the seasons 2020/21& 2021/22 with the recent readjustments made within its administration and finances.

## Recent seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Cup | African competitions | African competitions | Ref |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Cup | African competitions | African competitions | Ref |
| 1999 | Div 1 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 48 | 4th | W | CAF Cup | SF | |
| 2000 | Div 1 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 42 | 7th | 1/8 | African Cup Winners' Cup | RU | |
| 2001 | Div 1 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 40 | 37 | 49 | 4th | QF | | | |
| 2002 | Div 1 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 55 | 1st | QF | | | |
| 2003 | Div 1 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 25 | 51 | 2nd | SF | CAF Champions League | GS | |
| 2004 | Div 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 7th | QF | CAF Champions League | R3 |
| 2004 | Div 1 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 37 | 7th | QF | CAF Confederation Cup | IR | |
| 2005 | Div 1 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 29 | 49 | 7th | 1/8 | | | |
| 2006 | Div 1 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 49 | 2nd | R1 | | | |
| 2007 | Div 1 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 26 | 54 | 5th | 1/8 | CAF Champions League | PR | |
| 2007–08 | Div 1 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 2nd | 1/8 | | | |
| 2008–09 | Div 1 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 26 | 34 | 9th | SF | CAF Champions League | R1 | |
| 2009–10 | Div 1 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 9th | 1/8 | | | |
    Key
    League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position;
    Cup / International: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; IR = Intermediate round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; GS = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;

## Honours
### Domestic

* Elite One: 10
** 1970, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1991, 2002
* Cameroonian Cup: 12
** Winners: 1957, 1967, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1993, 1995, 1999
** Runners-up (5): 1960, 1974, 1980, 1985, 1998
* Super Coupe Roger Milla: 0
** Runners-up (2): 1999, 2002

### Continental

* CAF Champions League: 3
** 1971, 1978, 1980
* African Cup Winners' Cup: 1
** Winners: 1979
** Runners-up (3): 1977, 1984, 2000

## Notable coaches

* Oscar Eyoum (1992–95)
* Bienvenu Lessomo (2009–10)