AS Arta/Solar7 explained

Clubname:Arta Solar 7
Fullname:Association Sportive d'Arta
Ground:El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium
Capacity:20,000
Chairman:Tommy Tayoro Nyckoss
Manager:Bouziane Benaraïbi
League:Djibouti Premier League
Season:2023–24
Position:Champions
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Association Sportive d'Arta (currently known as Arta Solar 7 for sponsorship reasons) is a football club from Arta, Djibouti which plays in the Djibouti Premier League, the highest level of Djiboutian football. Their home stadium, like all Djiboutian teams, is the 20,000-capacity El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium.[1]

History

The club was founded as AS Compagnie Djibouti-Ethiopie in 1980.[2] From 2007 to 2014, they were known as AS CDE-Colas.[3] They have since been known as AS CDE/Arta The Fairy Mountaineers when sponsored by Ethio-Djibouti Railways (French: Chemin de Fer Djibouto-Éthiopien (C.D.E.),[4] and Arta/SIHD when sponsored by the International Hydrocarbon Society (French: Société internationale des hydrocarbures de Djibouti).[5]

As of 2018, the club is known as Arta Solar 7, due to sponsorship with Djibouti-based Solar power company Solar 7.

In November 2020, the Djiboutian club surprised world football by signing midfielder Alex Song, formerly of Arsenal and Barcelona. In addition to playing for the core team as captain, Song oversees the development of youngsters at Solar throughout this contract period.

In the 2020/21 season, Arta Solar 7 won its first Djibouti Premier League title with 46 points out of 18 games. In the following season, 2021/22, the team won his two-time champion in the local league, this time adding 45 points.

Performance in CAF competitions

2 appearances

2022 – First Round

2023 – First Round

3 appearances

2019 – Preliminary Round

2020 – Preliminary Round

2021 – Preliminary Round

Results

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregate
2018–19CAF Confederation CupPRKariobangi Sharks0–31–61–9
2019–20CAF Confederation CupPRAl-Khartoum1–10–31–4
2020–21CAF Confederation CupPRAl Mokawloon Al Arab0–11–91–10
2021–22CAF Champions LeagueFRTusker1–10–41–5
2022–23CAF Champions LeagueFRAl-Merrikh1–20–01–2

Performance in UAFA competitions

2023 – Preliminary Round

2008 – Round of 32

2006 – Round of 32

Performance in CECAFA competitions

2019 - Group Stage

2018 - Quarter-finals

2006 - Group Stage

2001 - Group Stage

Players

Players with multiple nationalities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ARTA / SOLAR 7 . 10 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Djibouti - List of Foundation Dates . 10 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Djibouti 2014/15 . 12 August 2022.
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dji2016.html Djibouti 2015/16
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/dji2017.html Djibouti 2016/17