LYS Sassandra


Limane Yacouba Sylla Football Club de Sassandra, commonly known as LYS Sassandra or LYS FC, is an Ivorian professional football club based in Sassandra. The club is a member of the Ivorian Football Federation Premiere Division.
In 2019, the club won the 2017-18 Ligue 2 season and promoted to the first division but finished second to last and was again relegated to the second division. As consolation, they won its first trophy this year, the Coupe de la Ligue de Côte d'Ivoire.
The club won 2020-21 Ligue 2 season and promoted again to the Ivorian Ligue 1 in 2021 and ended its season in sixth place.
In April 2022, the club is the only one to support Didier Drogba in the election for the presidency of the Ivorian Football Federation, even if the former international loses the election, the club gains sympathy throughout the country.

Competitions

Honours

  • Ligue 2
  • *Champions : 2017–18, 2020–21
  • Coupe de la Ligue
  • *Winners : 2019

Squad

Notable players

Former managers