AS Douanes (basketball)

Association Sportive des Douanes, commonly known as AS Douanes, is a Senegalese basketball club from Dakar. Part of the Senegalese national customs agency, the team plays in the national top division Nationale 1 (NM1) and in the Basketball Africa League (BAL).

AS Douanes
2024 AS Douanes men's basketball season
NicknameLes Gabelous
DivisionNationale Division 1 Masculin
LeaguesNM1
BAL
Founded1980 (1980)
HistoryAS Douanes
(1980–present)
ArenaMarius-Ndiaye Stadium
Capacity3,000
LocationDakar, Senegal
Main sponsorDouane Sénégalaise
PresidentColonel Cheikh Diop
Vice-president(s)Commandant Jack Matar Dieng
Team managerSouleymane Diatta
Head coachPabi Gueye
Team captainAlkaly Ndour
OwnershipSenegalese Customs Administration
2023 positionNationale 1, 1st of 16
Websitehttps://www.asdouanesbasketball.com/le-staff/

AS Douanes is the most decorated club in Senegalese basketball, having collected 35 trophies in its existence. The club has won a record 11 NM1 championships, seven Senegalese Cups, thirteen Mayor's Cups and five Saint Michel Cups.

The most successful international performance of AS Douanes was in 2023, when they finished as runners-up of the 2023 BAL season. They also reached the quarter-finals in the 2021 season.

Home games of the team are generally played in the Marius Ndiaye Stadium, which has capacity for 3,000 people.

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