Amiens SC

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 (1901)
GroundStade de la Licorne
Capacity12,097
PresidentBernard Joannin
Head coachLuka Elsner
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Ligue 1, 19th of 20 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

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 very 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 2001–2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–2017 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 2018/2019 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 2019-2020 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 5 February 2020.[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  FRA Prince-Désir Gouano (Captain)
3 DF  ENG Adam Lewis (on loan from Liverpool)
4 DF  GHA Nicholas Opoku (on loan from Udinese)
6 MF  FRA Thomas Monconduit (3rd captain)
7 MF  IRN Saman Ghoddos
8 MF  RSA Bongani Zungu
9 FW  FRA Serhou Guirassy
11 MF  COL Juan Ferney Otero
13 DF  FRA Christophe Jallet
14 DF  NOR Haitam Aleesami
15 FW  SEN Moussa Konaté
17 MF  FRA Alexis Blin
18 DF  FRA Sanasi Sy
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  COD Chadrac Akolo (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
20 FW  COL Stiven Mendoza
21 FW  BEL Isaac Mbenza (on loan from Huddersfield)
22 FW  FRA Madih Talal
23 FW  SWE Jack Lahne
27 DF  CMR Aurélien Chedjou
28 FW  MLI Fousseni Diabaté (on loan from Leicester City)
29 FW  FRA Quentin Cornette
30 GK  CMR Boris Essele
31 MF  FRA Umit Demirel
32 FW  FRA Darell Tokpa
35 DF  FRA Valentin Gendrey
38 FW  FRA Ulrick Eneme Ella
39 MF  FRA Jonathan Bumbu

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
— DF  FRA Jordan Lefort (on loan to BSC Young Boys)
— MF  CIV Cheick Timité (on loan to Paris FC)
— MF  FRA Jayson Papeau (on loan to FC Chambly)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Gaoussou Traoré (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)
— MF  POL Rafał Kurzawa (on loan to Esbjerg fB)
— MF  FRA Eddy Gnahoré (on loan to Wuhan Zall)

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
  • Ferenc Kónya (1933–34)
  • Jules Limbeck (1934–35)
  • Raymond Demey (1935–36)
  • Louis Finot (1942–43)
  • Kaj Andrup (1945–46)
  • Illiet (1946–47)
  • Mony Braunstein (1947–48)
  • André Riou (1950–51)
  • Édouard Harduin (1958–59)
  • Jean Mankowski (1959–60)
  • Emilien Méresse (1960–67)
  • Lautié (1967–68)
  • Emilien Méresse (1968)
  • André 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)

Honours
  • Coupe de France
  • 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
  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.
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