Amiens Sporting Club is a French

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...

 association football club based in Amiens

Amiens

Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...

. The club was formed in 1901 and currently play in Ligue 2

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

, the second level of French football

Football in France

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. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne

Stade de la Licorne

Stade de la Licorne is a multi-use stadium in Amiens, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Amiens SC. The stadium is able to hold 12,097 people and was built in 1999. The first match held in the stadium was the Trophée des Champions match between FC...

 located within the city. Amiens is managed by Ludovic Batelli

Ludovic Batelli

Ludovic Batelli is a French former football goalkeeper who managing Amiens SC.-References:*...

 and captained by defender

Defender (association football)

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 Stéphane Mangione

Stéphane Mangione

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.

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

Ligue 2

Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

 between 2001-2009.

Current squad

As of 2 July 2011.

Reserve squad

Former notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 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

Fabrice Abriel

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 Stéphane Adam

Stéphane Adam

Stéphane Lucien Adam is a retired French footballer. Adam was a talented forward who played for hometown Lille OSC, US Orléans, Créteil, Amiens SC and Metz in the French league and Hearts in the Scottish Premier Division where notably he scored the second goal in the Jambos 2-1 victory over...

 Joël Beaujouan Thierry Bonalair

Thierry Bonalair

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 Antoine Buron

Antoine Buron

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 David De Freitas

David de Freitas

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 Jean-Louis Delecroix Emmanuel Duchemin

Emmanuel Duchemin

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 Thibault Giresse

Thibault Giresse

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 Stéphane Hernandez

Stéphane Hernandez

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 Sébastien Heitzmann

Sébastien Heitzmann

Sébastien Heitzmann is a French football striker who currently plays for Amiens SC.-References:* at L'Equipe.fr...

 Julien Lachuer

Julien Lachuer

Julien Lachuer is a French football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Stade Brest 29.-References:* at L'Equipe.fr...

 Arnaud Lebrun

Arnaud Lebrun

Arnaud Lebrun, born September 27, 1973 in Cambrai, France, is a French football defender. He currently plays for Ligue 2 side Dijon.His previous clubs include Valenciennes FC, Amiens SC, Stade Laval and Chamois Niortais.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...

Jean Mankowski Pierre Mankowski Cyrille Merville

Cyrille Merville

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 Olivier Pickeu David Vairelles

David Vairelles

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 Lakhdar Adjali

Lakhdar Adjali

Lakhdar Adjali is a retired Algerian footballer. He played as a midfielder.-Clubs:* 1991-1994 NA Hussein Dey * 1994-1997 Amiens SC * 1997-1999 FC Martigues * 1999-1999 FC Sion * 1999-2000 ES Wasquehal...

 Titi Buengo Fernando Casartelli

Fernando Casartelli

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 Joël Sami

Joël Sami

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 Oscar Ewolo

Oscar Ewolo

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 Jean-Paul Abalo

Jean-Paul Abalo

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 Fahid Ben Khalfallah

Fahid Ben Khalfallah

Fahid Ben Khalfallah is a French born Tunisian midfielder currently playing for FC Girondins de Bordeaux.-Career:...

Managers

Raymond Demey (1935-36) Louis Finot (1942-43) Kaj Andrup (1945-46) Illiet (1946-47) Mony Braunstein (1947-48) André Riou André Riou André Riou was a former French footballer.Riou was born in Toulouse, and played for Toulouse FC at the end of the 1930s as a striker, but was best known as a manager all over France....  (1950-51) Édouard Harduin (1958-59) Jean Mankowski (1959-60) Emilien Méresse (1960-67) Lautié (1967-68) Emilien Méresse (1968) André Grillon André Grillon André Grillon was a French footballer and football manager. He capped 15 times for France.- Career :Grillon played as a defender, for EF Bordeaux-Guyenne, Stade Français, RC Paris, Lyon and Caen, where he ended his playing career.- International career :He capped 15 times for France...  (1968-77) Robert Buchot (1977-79) Paul Pruvost (1979-December 79) Robert Buchot (December 1979-80) Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams...  and Paul Pruvost (1980-81)

Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy Claude Le Roy is a French football manager and former player, who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams...  (1981-83) Gabriel Desmenez (1983-85) Camille Choquier Camille Choquier Camille Choquier is a former French football goalkeeper who played for SC Abbeville, SAS Épinal, Stade Saint-Germain and its successor, Paris SG.He coached Paris SG, Amiens SC, Melun, Poissy, RC Paris, Corbeil and Les Lilas....  (1985-87) Joël Beaujouan (1987-April 88) Hughes Jullien (April 1988-92) Patrick Parizon Patrick Parizon Patrick Parizon is a football manager. He was fired from coaching SM Caen in June 2009.-References:*...  (1992-94) Arnaud Dos Santos Arnaud Dos Santos Arnaud Dos Santos is a French former footballer and coach.He played for US Boulogne, FC Rouen, AS Monaco FC, FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Troyes AC and Lille OSC....  (1994-November 98) René Marsiglia (November 1998-February 00) Victor Zvunka Victor Zvunka Victor Zvunka is a French former football defender and football manager.-Honours:As a player*Coupe de France 1976 with Olympique de MarseilleAs a coach*Championnat National with LB Châteauroux in 1993–94...  (February 2000-00) Denis Troch Denis Troch Denis Troch is a former French professional football player and now manager.Troch's last job in management was with Chamois Niortais, but he was sacked in June 2009 after the club were relegated to the Championnat de France amateur...  (2000-04) Alex Dupont Alex Dupont Alex Dupont is a French former footballer and football manager. He is currently managing Brest.-Career:Dupont played as a midfielder for Dunkerque and Hazebrouck.-Coaching career:...  (2004-March 06) Ludovic Batelli Ludovic Batelli Ludovic Batelli is a French former football goalkeeper who managing Amiens SC.-References:*...  (March 2006-08) Thierry Laurey Thierry Laurey Thierry Laurey is a retired French professional football defender and manager. He is currently without a club....  (March 2008-June 09) Serge Romano Serge Romano Serge Romano is a French retired professional football defender, he last managing Amiens SC.-Coaching career:He became Amiens SC manager in June 2009. and on 15 October 2009 Amiens have communicated to have fired their coach, that will be temporarly replaced by Fabien Mercadal.-External links:*...  (June 2009-October 09) Ludovic Batelli Ludovic Batelli Ludovic Batelli is a French former football goalkeeper who managing Amiens SC.-References:*...  (October 2009-)

Honours

• Division 3
  Championnat 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...
  
  
  • Champions (1): 1978
• 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
• Coupe de France
  Coupe de France
  The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
  
  
  • Runners-Up (1): 2001

External links

Official website