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Amiens SC

January 13, 2023

Not to be confused with AC Amiens.
"Les Licornes" redirects here. For other uses, see Licorne (disambiguation).

Amiens Sporting Club (French pronunciation: ​[amjɛ̃]; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place to secure a position in Ligue 1 for the following year. Amiens have never won a major trophy.[1][2]

Amiens
Full nameAmiens Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Les Licornes (the Unicorns)
Founded1901; 122 years ago (1901)
GroundStade de la Licorne
Capacity12,097
PresidentBernard Joannin
Head coachPhilippe Hinschberger
LeagueLigue 2
2021–22Ligue 2, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History

Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowing an attendance of more than 1,000.

In 1933, the club got its first professional section, later abandoned in 1952, before becoming professional again in 1993. Since the early days, AAC has undergone two name changes: In 1961, to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, as Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens played in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–17 season, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever, as they finished runners-up and were promoted to top-tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever. It was a dramatic promotion, too, as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last-gasp winning goal in the final game against Reims.[3][4] Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish on the table.[5]

In the 2018–19 season, Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2–1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp.[6]

Despite this, during the 2019–20 season with just 10 games to play, the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start, sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed Nîmes. The LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to Paris Saint-Germain and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and Toulouse were automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season.[7]

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2022[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Régis Gurtner (vice-captain)
2 DF   MLI Mamadou Fofana
3 DF   SWE Sebastian Ring
4 DF   GHA Nicholas Opoku
5 DF   SEN Formose Mendy
6 MF   FRA Mamadou Fofana
7 MF   FRA Antoine Leautey
9 FW   NGA Tolu Arokodare (on loan from Valmiera)
10 FW   BEN Angel Chibozo (on loan from Juventus)
11 FW   BFA Hassane Bandé
16 GK   FRA Paul Charruau
17 FW   SEN Aliou Badji (on loan from Al Ahly)
18 FW   SEN Papiss Cissé
20 MF   FRA Mathis Lachuer
21 MF   FRA Jessy Bénet
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF   FRA Abdourahmane Barry
24 MF   FRA Jérémy Gelin
25 MF   FRA Owen Gene
26 DF   FRA Matthéo Xantippe
27 FW   FRA Mustapha Sangaré
29 MF   FRA Iron Gomis
30 GK   FRA Matthieu Rongier
31 FW   BEN Charbel Gomez
35 DF   COD Nathan Monzango
37 FW   FRA Florian Bianchini
40 GK   FRA Ylies Zitouni
43 MF   CIV Ibrahim Fofana
45 DF   FRA Matéo Degrumelle
— DF   FRA Harouna Sy
— FW   NGA George Ilenikhena

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   FRA Gaoussou Traoré (at Concarneau until 30 June 2023)
— FW   SWE Jack Lahne (at Újpest until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   FRA Darell Tokpa (at Briochin until 30 June 2023)

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach   Luka Elsner
Assistant Coaches    Abder Ramdane
  Romain Poyet
Fitness Coaches   Léo Djaoui
  Simon Lucq
Physiotherapist   Bakasso Diaby
  Bruno Stefanczyk
Goalkeeping Coach   Nicolas Dehon
Club Doctor   Christophe Carpentier
Podologist   Nathalie Metais
Osteopath   Martin Galand

Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a list of former Amiens players, see Category:Amiens SC players.

Managers

Honours

 

References

  1. ^ "Neymar watches on as Cavani and Pastore seal PSG victory". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. ^ "ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - French Cup: Nantes close in on double". www.espnfc.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner". 20 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. ^ "Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out". www.ligue1.com.
  6. ^ "Amiens celebrate survival with victory". Ligue 1.
  7. ^ "Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early". www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Effectif" (in French). amiensfootball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

External links

 
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  • Official website   (in French)

January 13, 2023
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Not to be confused with AC Amiens Les Licornes redirects here For other uses see Licorne disambiguation Amiens Sporting Club French pronunciation amjɛ commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts de France region The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2 the second division of French football The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city The 2017 18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club s 116 year history where they finished in 13th place to secure a position in Ligue 1 for the following year Amiens have never won a major trophy 1 2 AmiensFull nameAmiens Sporting ClubNickname s Les Licornes the Unicorns Founded1901 122 years ago 1901 GroundStade de la LicorneCapacity12 097PresidentBernard JoanninHead coachPhilippe HinschbergerLeagueLigue 22021 22Ligue 2 14th of 20WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Players 2 1 Current squad 2 2 Out on loan 2 3 Current technical staff 2 4 Notable former players 3 Managers 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditAmiens Athletic Club AAC was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycee d Amiens French schoolboy champions in 1902 1903 and 1904 AAC crushed its first opponents Saint Quentin 13 0 a few months after its creation In April 1902 the Comite de Picardie de l U S F S A was established by the then president of the AAC Henri Frederic Petit AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons In 1909 the club got a new ground at the Henry Daussy Park allowing an attendance of more than 1 000 In 1933 the club got its first professional section later abandoned in 1952 before becoming professional again in 1993 Since the early days AAC has undergone two name changes In 1961 to Sporting Club d Amiens and in 1989 as Amiens Sporting Club Amiens played in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009 The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016 17 season after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever as they finished runners up and were promoted to top tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever It was a dramatic promotion too as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last gasp winning goal in the final game against Reims 3 4 Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th placed finish on the table 5 In the 2018 19 season Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2 1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp 6 Despite this during the 2019 20 season with just 10 games to play the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed Nimes The LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and on 30 April 2020 the league title was awarded to Paris Saint Germain and thus the bottom two placed teams Amiens and Toulouse were automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2020 21 season 7 Players EditCurrent squad Edit As of 31 August 2022 8 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK FRA Regis Gurtner vice captain 2 DF MLI Mamadou Fofana3 DF SWE Sebastian Ring4 DF GHA Nicholas Opoku5 DF SEN Formose Mendy6 MF FRA Mamadou Fofana7 MF FRA Antoine Leautey9 FW NGA Tolu Arokodare on loan from Valmiera 10 FW BEN Angel Chibozo on loan from Juventus 11 FW BFA Hassane Bande16 GK FRA Paul Charruau17 FW SEN Aliou Badji on loan from Al Ahly 18 FW SEN Papiss Cisse20 MF FRA Mathis Lachuer21 MF FRA Jessy Benet No Pos Nation Player23 DF FRA Abdourahmane Barry24 MF FRA Jeremy Gelin25 MF FRA Owen Gene26 DF FRA Mattheo Xantippe27 FW FRA Mustapha Sangare29 MF FRA Iron Gomis30 GK FRA Matthieu Rongier31 FW BEN Charbel Gomez35 DF COD Nathan Monzango37 FW FRA Florian Bianchini40 GK FRA Ylies Zitouni43 MF CIV Ibrahim Fofana45 DF FRA Mateo Degrumelle DF FRA Harouna Sy FW NGA George IlenikhenaOut on loan Edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player MF FRA Gaoussou Traore at Concarneau until 30 June 2023 FW SWE Jack Lahne at Ujpest until 30 June 2023 No Pos Nation Player FW FRA Darell Tokpa at Briochin until 30 June 2023 Current technical staff Edit Position NameHead coach Luka ElsnerAssistant Coaches Abder Ramdane Romain PoyetFitness Coaches Leo Djaoui Simon LucqPhysiotherapist Bakasso Diaby Bruno StefanczykGoalkeeping Coach Nicolas DehonClub Doctor Christophe CarpentierPodologist Nathalie MetaisOsteopath Martin GalandNotable former players Edit Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club s foundation in 1901 To appear in the section below a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club For a list of former Amiens players see Category Amiens SC players Fabrice Abriel Stephane Adam Joel Beaujouan Thierry Bonalair Antoine Buron David De Freitas Jean Louis Delecroix Emmanuel Duchemin Thibault Giresse Stephane Hernandez Sebastien Heitzmann Julien Lachuer Arnaud Lebrun Eric Luc Leclerc Jean Mankowski Pierre Mankowski Cyrille Merville Olivier Pickeu David Vairelles Lakhdar Adjali Titi Buengo Fernando Casartelli Joel Sami Oscar Ewolo Jean Paul Abalo Fahid Ben KhalfallahManagers Edit Ferenc Konya 1933 34 Jules Limbeck 1934 35 Raymond Demey 1935 36 Louis Finot 1942 43 Kaj Andrup 1945 46 Pierre Illiet 1946 47 Mony Braunstein 1947 48 Andre Riou 1950 51 Edouard Harduin 1958 59 Jean Mankowski 1959 60 Emilien Meresse 1960 68 Andre Grillon 1968 77 Robert Buchot 1977 79 Paul Pruvost 1979 December 79 Robert Buchot December 1979 80 Claude Le Roy and Paul Pruvost 1980 81 Claude Le Roy 1981 83 Gabriel Desmenez 1983 85 Camille Choquier 1985 87 Joel Beaujouan 1987 April 1988 Hughes Jullien April 1988 92 Patrick Parizon 1992 94 Arnaud Dos Santos 1994 November 1998 Rene Marsiglia November 1998 February 2000 Victor Zvunka February 2000 00 Denis Troch 2000 04 Alex Dupont 2004 March 2006 Ludovic Batelli March 2006 08 Thierry Laurey March 2008 June 2009 Serge Romano June 2009 October 2009 Ludovic Batelli October 2009 June 2012 Francis De Taddeo July 2012 September 2013 Olivier Echouafni September 2013 2014 Samuel Michel June 2014 December 2014 Christophe Pelissier December 2014 June 2019 Luka Elsner July 2019 present Honours EditChampionnat de France Ligue 1 Runners Up 1 1926 27 Coupe de France Runners Up 1 2000 01 Championnat National Champions 1 1977 78 Division d Honneur Nord Champions 4 1924 1927 1957 1963 Division d Honneur Picardie Champions 2 1920 1921 USFSA League Picardie Champions 11 1903 1904 1905 1906 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 References Edit Neymar watches on as Cavani and Pastore seal PSG victory Retrieved 10 April 2018 ESPN com Soccernet Europe News French Cup Nantes close in on double www espnfc com au Retrieved 10 April 2018 Ligue 1 Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion Goal com Retrieved 10 April 2018 Ligue 2 Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th minute winner 20 May 2017 Retrieved 10 April 2018 via www bbc com Ligue1 com Marseille miss out www ligue1 com Amiens celebrate survival with victory Ligue 1 Paris St Germain awarded French title as season finished early www bbc co uk Effectif in French amiensfootball com Retrieved 3 August 2017 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amiens SC Official website in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amiens SC amp oldid 1132777211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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