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Amiens Sporting Club (French pronunciation amje; often called Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is an French association club of football located in northern Amiens in the Hauts-deFrance region. The club was founded in the year 1901 and plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club hosts its match at the Stade de la Licorne located in the city. In 2017, the 2017-18 Ligue 1 season was the first time the club has played in its 116-year history. They ended up in 13th place to earn a place in Ligue 1 for the following year. Amiens have not been awarded a major award.

 

1. History

Amiens Athletic Club (AAC) was founded in the year 1901 by a small group of players who were members of the Association du Lycee d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903 and 1904. AAC defeated its first opponent Saint-Quentin 13-0 just in the first few months of the club's creation. In April 1902 the Comite of Picardie of l'U.S.F.S.A was established by the then-president of AAC (Henri-Frederic Henri-Frederic Petit). AAC was the dominant team in the initial USFSA league for the first 12 years. The 1909 season saw the team was granted a new stadium located at Henry Daussy Park, allowing the attendance to exceed 1,000.

AAC was established in the year 1933. It received their first official section. It which was later canceled in 1952 after which it became professional again in 1993. Since its inception, AAC has undergone two names: in 1961, the club changed its name to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, to Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens participated in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009.

The team was able to return to the second-tier of French football during this 2017-17 campaign after finishing 3rd at the Championnat National. Their return to Ligue 2 was the most successful of their history in that they finished runners-up and advanced to the top tier of Ligue 1 for the first time in their history. It was an incredible move, also, since they could have been pushed from the promotion ranks had it not been for a crucial last-minute goal in the final match with Reims. Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival by finishing 13th in the table.

In the season of 2018-19, Amiens finished in 15th spot on the table. The club made sure they stayed alive with an 2-1 win over eliminated EA Guingamp.

In spite of this, during this year 2019-20, with only 10 games left to play The team was placed in 19th place after sliding down the table following an uninspiring start. They were just 4 points ahead of 18th-placed Nimes. The LFP has suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely due to the coronavirus outbreak. Then, on April 30, 2020, the title of league was handed the title to Paris Saint-Germain and thus the two teams that were placed in the bottom, Amiens and Toulouse were immediately relegated in Ligue 2 for the 2020-21 season.

2. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

2.1. Current squad

As of 12 July 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Régis Gurtner (vice-captain)
2 DF Mali MLI Mamadou Fofana
3 DF Sweden SWE Sebastian Ring
4 DF Ghana GHA Nicholas Opoku
5 DF Senegal SEN Formose Mendy
6 MF France FRA Mamadou Fofana
8 MF Togo TOG Matthieu Dossevi
9 FW Nigeria NGA Tolu Arokodare (on loan from Valmiera)
10 FW Benin BEN Angel Chibozo (on loan from Juventus)
12 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Lomotey
15 MF France FRA Eddy Gnahoré
16 GK France FRA Paul Charruau
17 FW Senegal SEN Aliou Badji (on loan from Al Ahly)
18 DF France FRA Harouna Sy
20 MF France FRA Mathis Lachuer
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF France FRA Jessy Bénet
24 DF France FRA Jérémy Gelin
26 FW Sweden SWE Jack Lahne
27 FW France FRA Mustapha Sangaré
31 FW Benin BEN Charbel Gomez
32 DF France FRA Abdourahmane Barry
36 MF France FRA Owen Gene
39 DF France FRA Matthéo Xantippe
40 GK France FRA Ylies Zitouni
DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Nathan Monzango
MF France FRA Iron Gomis
MF Morocco MAR Ayman Ouhatti
FW France FRA Florian Bianchini
FW Senegal SEN Amadou Ciss
FW France FRA Antoine Leautey

 

2.2. Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Benin BEN Youssouf Assogba (at Jönköpings Södra until 31 July 2022)
MF France FRA Gaoussou Traoré (at Concarneau until 30 June 2023)
FW France FRA Darell Tokpa (at Briochin until 30 June 2023)

2.3. Current technical staff

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

2.4. Notable former players

Here are the most notable former players who played for Amiens as well as its predecessors international and league matches since their inception at the age of 1901. To be included in the list below, players must have participated in minimum 80 formal games for the club.

For an archive for the former Amiens players, refer to the Amiens SC category.

  • France Fabrice Abriel
  • France Stéphane Hernandez
  • France David Vairelles
  • France Stéphane Adam
  • France Sébastien Heitzmann
  • Algeria Lakhdar Adjali
  • France Joël Beaujouan
  • France Julien Lachuer
  • Angola Titi Buengo
  • France Thierry Bonalair
  • France Arnaud Lebrun
  • France Antoine Buron
  • France Eric Luc Leclerc
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Joël Sami
  • France David De Freitas
  • France Jean Mankowski
  • Republic of the Congo Oscar Ewolo
  • France Jean-Louis Delecroix
  • France Pierre Mankowski
  • Togo Jean-Paul Abalo
  • France Emmanuel Duchemin
  • France Cyrille Merville
  • Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah
  • France Thibault Giresse
  • France Olivier Pickeu
 

 

3. Managers

 

  • Hungary Ferenc Kónya (1933–34)
  • France Gabriel Desmenez (1983–85)
  • France Jules Limbeck (1934–35)
  • France Camille Choquier (1985–87)
  • France Raymond Demey (1935–36)
  • France Joël Beaujouan (1987 – April 1988)
  • France Louis Finot (1942–43)
  • France Hughes Jullien (April 1988–92)
  • Denmark Kaj Andrup (1945–46)
  • France Patrick Parizon (1992–94)
  • France Illiet (1946–47)
  • France Arnaud Dos Santos (1994 – November 1998)
  • France Mony Braunstein (1947–48)
  • France René Marsiglia (November 1998 – February 2000)
  • France André Riou (1950–51)
  • France Victor Zvunka (February 2000–00)
  • France Édouard Harduin (1958–59)
  • France Denis Troch (2000–04)
  • France Jean Mankowski (1959–60)
  • France Alex Dupont (2004 – March 2006)
  • France Emilien Méresse (1960–67)
  • France Ludovic Batelli (March 2006–08)
  • France Lautié (1967–68)
  • France Thierry Laurey (March 2008 – June 2009)
  • France Emilien Méresse (1968)
  • France Serge Romano (June 2009 – October 2009)
  • France André Grillon (1968–77)
  • France Ludovic Batelli (October 2009 – June 2012)
  • France Robert Buchot (1977–79)
  • France Francis De Taddeo (July 2012 – September 2013)
  • France Paul Pruvost (1979 – December 79)
  • France Olivier Echouafni (September 2013 – 2014)
  • France Robert Buchot (December 1979–80)
  • France Samuel Michel (June 2014– December 2014)
  • France Claude Le Roy and Paul Pruvost (1980–81)
  • France Christophe Pélissier (December 2014– June 2019)
  • France Claude Le Roy (1981–83)
  • Slovenia Luka Elsner (July 2019– present)

4. Honours

Championnat 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

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