US Avranches
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L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel is a French
football club based in Avranches
, in the department of Manche
, and founded in 1897.
The club has been chaired by Gilbert Guérin since 1990. The club is currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur after achieving promotion from the CFA 2 due to their second place finish for the 2008-09 season.
immigrants who brought their customs and lifestyle to the area. In 1895, Paul Lebedel and Auguste Desclos, with approval from Henri Goujon, formed the Association Sportive du Collège d'Avranches. The club had several sections of sport, which included gymnastics
, fencing
and shooting
, but the club specialized in football. The ASCA recruited most of their players from students who attended the university and players who lived nearby. The club endured difficulties following a match against Stade Rennais Université, now Stade Rennais F.C., after the external players arrived home too late following the match. This caused a significant outrage from their parents and guardians and, eventually, the ASCA were forced to abandon signing players from outside the university. Due to this, a man named Alexandre Legrand concluded that the people outside the university should form their own club. After discussions, the club was formed in April 1897 as L’Union Sportive Avranches. Due to his input, Legrand was inserted as the club's treasurer
. The club competed mainly against local colleges in Avranches and played their first official match against AS du Collège de Vire.
during its inaugural season in 1993-94. The competition, at the time, involved two geographical areas and was mostly the top amateur clubs. The club won its first match, a 2-0 victory over AS Cherbourg
, and went undefeated in their first nine matches. However, the club soon hit a slide and ended up finishing 9th. The remained in National for another three years before suffering relegation to the CFA, where they lasted only one year falling down to CFA 2 in 1998-99. After 10 years in CFA 2, the club finally returned to the CFA after their 2nd place finish. They will play in the CFA for the upcoming 2009-10 season.
sporting goods company Umbro
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Early Modern France
Early Modern France
Nigeria
Portugal
Senegal
Serbia
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France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football club based in Avranches
Avranches
Avranches is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. The inhabitants are called Avranchinais.-History:...
, in the department of Manche
Manche
Manche is a French department in Normandy named after La Manche , which is the French name for the English Channel.- History :Manche is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
, and founded in 1897.
The club has been chaired by Gilbert Guérin since 1990. The club is currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur after achieving promotion from the CFA 2 due to their second place finish for the 2008-09 season.
History
Football arrived in Avranches in the mid 19th century, due to an influx of BritishBritish people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
immigrants who brought their customs and lifestyle to the area. In 1895, Paul Lebedel and Auguste Desclos, with approval from Henri Goujon, formed the Association Sportive du Collège d'Avranches. The club had several sections of sport, which included gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, fencing
Fencing
Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...
and shooting
Shooting sports
A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
, but the club specialized in football. The ASCA recruited most of their players from students who attended the university and players who lived nearby. The club endured difficulties following a match against Stade Rennais Université, now Stade Rennais F.C., after the external players arrived home too late following the match. This caused a significant outrage from their parents and guardians and, eventually, the ASCA were forced to abandon signing players from outside the university. Due to this, a man named Alexandre Legrand concluded that the people outside the university should form their own club. After discussions, the club was formed in April 1897 as L’Union Sportive Avranches. Due to his input, Legrand was inserted as the club's treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
. The club competed mainly against local colleges in Avranches and played their first official match against AS du Collège de Vire.
Chairmans
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Current state
The club's performance during the 20th century was mostly muted with the club often hovering in between the 7th, 6th, 5th, and 4th divisions until reaching the Championnat NationalChampionnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
during its inaugural season in 1993-94. The competition, at the time, involved two geographical areas and was mostly the top amateur clubs. The club won its first match, a 2-0 victory over AS Cherbourg
AS Cherbourg Football
AS Cherbourg or the Association Sportive de Cherbourg Football is a French football club currently playing in the Championnat National, which is the third division in France...
, and went undefeated in their first nine matches. However, the club soon hit a slide and ended up finishing 9th. The remained in National for another three years before suffering relegation to the CFA, where they lasted only one year falling down to CFA 2 in 1998-99. After 10 years in CFA 2, the club finally returned to the CFA after their 2nd place finish. They will play in the CFA for the upcoming 2009-10 season.
Team kit
The club's kit are manufactured by the EnglishEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
sporting goods company Umbro
Umbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
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Notable coaches
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Current squad
Notable players
Early Modern France
- Thomas Alix
- Yoann BourillonYoann BourillonYoann Bourillon is a French professional footballer, who currently plays for La Vitréenne FC.-Career:Bourillon played on the professional level in Ligue 2 for Stade Lavallois and in the Championnat de France amateur for US Avranches.-Notes:...
- Sébastien Cuvier
- Christophe Duboscq
- Jean-Jacques EydelieJean-Jacques EydelieJean-Jacques Eydelie is a French former footballer most noted for his role in the Marseille match-fixing scandal of 1993. A midfielder, Eydelie began his career with Nantes, before joining Marseille in 1992...
- René Fenouillère
- Jonathan Fériaud
- Alexandre Le Tellier
- Florian Lebrun
Early Modern France
- Richard Lecour
- Anthony Lemée
- Rodolphe Perrigault
- Jacques Philip
- Mickaël PizzoMickaël PizzoMickaël Pizzo is a retired French professional football player.-External links:*...
- Mathias Restout
Nigeria
- Philip Eneyama
Portugal
- Carlos Manuel Ferreira
- Mario Martins
Senegal
- Hamadou Diallo
Serbia
- Nicolas Radović
Reserve squad
The team played in the DH Basse-NormandieFrench football league system
The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the...
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