ASC Jeanne d'Arc in African football
ASC Jeanne d'Arc a Senegalese professional association football club, has gained entry to Confederation of African Football (CAF) competitions on several occasions. They have represented Senegal in the Champions League on nine occasions, the now-defunct Cup Winners' Cup on four separate occasions, and the now-defunct CAF Cup on two occasions. Their overall representation is second behind Diaraf but is the Senegalese club who had the highest achievement being a finalist which was the 1998 CAF Cup. Both Jeanne d'Arc and Diaraf are Semifinalists at the CAF Champions League. ASC Jeanne d'Arc has  appeared 16 times in continental competitions, second to Diaraf. ASC Jeanne d'Arc has challenged the most number of clubs (some one of them three times) of any Senegalese clubs. History. eanne d'Arc's first continental appearance was in 1970 at the championships when it was called the African Cup of Champions Clubs. The club defeated Algeria's CR Belcourt (now CR Belouizdad), their home match was a walkover as Belcourt withdrew, Jeanne d'Arc headed to the Second Round to face AS Kaloum Star from Guinea and lost to that club. Their second appearance wa sin 1974 and the club faced  Sierra Leone's Ports Authority FC and defeated that club with a total of 6 goals to 3, then in the Second Round, Hafia FC withdrew so Jeanne d'Ark headed to the quarterfinals and faced ASEC Mimosas, after defeating that club, they challenged against CARA Brazzaville in the semis, the club lost with a total of 3 goals to 4. Their next two appearances at the Cup of Champions Clubs was no greater than the First Round, the club lost to three North African Clubs, two of them Moroccan, first to MAS Fez without a goal scored in 1986, then  to Algeria's EP Sétif in 1987 and to Raja Casablanca on 1989. Jeanne d'Arc's sixth appearance would be called the CAF Champions League and was the first Senegalese club to reach the Group Stage, they would head there three times with the exception of the 2003 season, first the club defeated two North African Clubs in 2001, first to MC Alger then Raja Casablanca from Morocco, Jeanne d'Arc reached group stage and challenged Lobi Stars, Hearts of Oak and al-Ahly, it was no success, the club scored 6 goals to 12 in six of its matches. Jeanne  d'Arc's seventh appearance was the 2002 CAF Champions League, they defeated CR Belouizdad, their second meeting, their last meeting was when the club was known as CR Belcourt, then, they defeated Stade Malien, the mightiest of the Amateurs today and one of the greatest of Mali, the club entered the group stage and challenged al-Ahly, the only Senegalese club that challenged for the second time, TP Mazembe of the Democratic Congo and Raja Casablanca, Jeanne d'Arc and was later out with 3 wins (9 points) and scored 8 goals, a year later, they came to the 2003 edition  and defeated ASFA Yennenga, they did not gained entry into Group Stage after losing to Enyimba FC. Jeanne d'Arc's tenth and recent appearance was in 2004, the club defeated the Gambian Armed Forces, Raja Casablanca and Canon Yaoundé and entered the group stage for the last time, it contained USM Alger, Espérance ST of Tunis and South Africa's Supersport United, the club had 3 wins and two draws totalling 11 points and scored a total of 8 goals and advanced up to semis, the first for the club and the first for any Senegalese club, the club lost  to Tunisia's ES Sahel with 2 goals to 4 in two of its matches. At the continental cup. Their first appearance was the 1975 CAF Cup Winner's Cup after winning the national cup title, the club headed to the semis, first they defeated the Gambia's Wallidan FC, then Tempěte Mocaf, the club lost to Stella Club d'Adjamé as they lost the away match. The club came back six years later in the 1981 edition and the club lost to Sierra Leone's Real Republicans. Jeanne d'Arc's success was greater in the 1985 CAF Cup Winner's  Cup as they advanced up to the quarterfinals, the club defeated RS Kenitra, then MP Oran and the club lost to Leventis United, each as the other club scored away, their recent competition was in the 1988 season, the club defeated ASKO Kara of Togo and then lost to Diamant Yaoundé. Jeanne d'Arc's position was as a semifinalist shared with Diaraf, the highest of any club in Senegal. In 1998, ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the finalist in the 1998 CAF Cup, the club lost to CS Sfaxien, the highest position at a cup competition of a Senegalese club, before , they defeated MC Oran, Petrosport FC RS Settat of Morocco and Nchanga Rangers of Zambia. Their positions were in the mid-range in later seasons but was on the last positions in the 2009 season. In 2011, the club was relegated after being 15th and is currently in Ligue 2 (Senegal)\Ligue 2 competitions as of the 2016-17 season. Non-CAF Competitions. French West African Cup. The French West African Cup was a football (soccer) tournament between clubs of the former French Western African territories, it existed from 1947 to 1960. Jeanne d'Arc won two titles in 1951 and in  1952.