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Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (French pronunciation: [asosjasjo@ la Zoenes OseRwazAuxerroise Association) is also known by the name of AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre ([oseRAuxerre [[oseR]]) is an French football club that is located in the town of Auxerre located in Burgundy. The club was established in 1905 and is currently playing within Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Auxerre plays home match at Stade Abbe-Deschamps located on the banks of the Yonne River. The team is led by Jean-Marc Furlan and is captained by the midfielder Birama Toure.

Auxerre was established in 1905. It began its existence in the first league of French football during the 1980-81 season and continued to play throughout it's 2012 season. The club has only won its Ligue 1 title one time, during 1995-96. year 1995-1996. Two years earlier, Auxerre achieved its first major honor when it won the Coupe de France in 1994.. Since then, the club won three additional Coupe de France titles, which makes the club the fifth best among teams that have been awarded the trophy.

Auxerre has produced a number of notable players in its time. It has been a base for a number of famous French footballers such as Eric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Stephane Guivarc'h, Philippe Mexes, Basile Boli, and Djibril Cisse, to name a few who went on to become French internationals and Laurent Blanc playing for the teams which took home in 1998 the FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Guivarc'h Bernard Diomede and Lionel Charbonnier were the three players from Auxerre who won the world championship in 1998. From 1961 until 2005, the team was mostly managed under Guy Roux. The period was also uninterrupted that Roux was the coach for 36 years from 1964 and 2000.

 

1. History

The team Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise was established in 1905 under the leadership of Abbot Ernest Abbe Deschamps. The club's success made it an important player to be reckoned with in the Catholic league F.G.S.P.F. The club was in 1908 when the team even made it to the F.G.S.P.F. French Championship final, losing 8-1. The French Championship was won 8-1. First World War, the club was evicted from its stadium. Father Deschamps purchased several parcels in land on the Yonne located on the Vaux road and later formed the Abbe Deschamps Stadium.

Auxerre took its first steps into Division 1 on July 24, 1980 when they played Bastia to Toulon. Auxerre fell 2-0 in the game. 20 November 1980 was the day that Andrzej Szarmach was signed by Auxerre after receiving the consent of Auxerre's Polish Football Association. The following day, he started his first game in the home match against Lyon and scored his first of ninety-four goals in Division 1. AJA's debut season in Division 1 was notable for two performances that stood out that occurred on the 13th of December, 1980 in Parc des Princes, against Paris Saint-Germain (3-2), and on April 7, 1981 at Stade Marcel Saupin against Nantes to win 1-0 which was notable because Nantes did not lose at home in five years or 92 game (between the 15th April of 1976 between 7 April 1981 and 15 April 1976). In the following two seasons AJA was ranked 15th and 8th, respectively.

In the 1983-84 season, AJA was the first to climb at the beginning of the season on the podium after placing third. Patrice Garande was the top scorer with 21 goals. In the following weeks, Garande was awarded an Olympic gold at the Olympics in Los Angeles with the French Olympic football team. Joel Bats and Jean-Marc Ferreri were among the winners of the French side in UEFA Euro 1984. In the summer of 1984, Auxerre recruited Michel N'Gom. A promising international player who was a promising player, he quit Paris Saint-Germain. In preseason the player had five goals scored in 10 matches. In the final weekend before the season's start the player met his old teammates from Paris. He passed away following a road accident on the 12th August 1984. In a tribute to him an area in Abbe Deschamps is named after him. The 1984-85 season saw Auxerre playing in European contest for the first time, taking part as a team in the UEFA Cup, albeit with an unfavorable first round draw together with Sporting Clube de Portugal. On the 19th of September, 1984 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, AJA made its debut in European football, with an 2-0 loss. The return match took place on the 3rd of October, 1984. AJA did manage to bring back the deficit of two goals with the double of Szarmach however, they were defeated by two goals in the final minutes. However, due to the win of Monaco at the Coupe de France, AJA also got a spot in to play in the UEFA Cup the year after.

The offseason of 1985 witnessed Joel Bats join Paris Saint-Germain. Auxerre hired Bruno Martini as his successor. The UEFA Cup, AJA were drawn against Milan. In the first game, Auxerre won 3-1. Both teams failed to score a penalty while Paolo Maldini made his debut in European competition. In the second match, AJA lost 3-0 and was eliminated. Seventh in the league , and quarter-finalist of the French cup, AJA did not manage an unbeaten third campaign in Europe. Auxerre was fourth in 1986-87 but was eliminated in the opening round of the UEFA Cup the following season by a 2-0 loss away to Panathinaikos which was too much for them for them to conquer in the second match (which Auxerre won 3-2). In 1988-1989, AJA finishing fifth on the table, and make it to the semi-finals in the Coupe de France before elimination by Olympique de Marseille, the eventual winner of the tournament. AJA finished fifth within the league AJA was able to qualify for its way to the UEFA Cup and was its first run of decent success. In the first stage, AJA achieved its very first win. It was defeated at home 0-1 against Dinamo Zagreb, it registered 3-1 in Yugoslavia and was then able to play in the opening round. Auxerre defeated successively Albanians Apolonia Fier, Finns RoPS and Olympiacos from Greece until being knocked out in the last quarterfinal against Fiorentina. Auxerre also won the league. AJA was able to secure sixth position at the top of the table. In the summer of AJA was in the process of selling its players. AJA was able to sell Basile Boli and recruited Enzo Scifo, Alain Roche and Zbigniew Kaczmarek. Auxerre was third after having led in the title for two consecutive weeks.

The 1991-1992 season, Auxerre was eliminated in the second round of the UEFA Cup by Liverpool and was then fourth in Division 1. In the summer of 1991 Auxerre's AJA were sold to Alain Roche and Jean-Marc Ferreri as well as enlisting Frank Verlaat and Gerald Baticle. Auxerre continued to play in UEFA. Auxerre was eliminated Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the newly established F.C. Copenhagen. After the 3rd round AJA defeated Standard Liege. The quarterfinals were where AJA was up against Ajax, the reigning champion and unbeaten at the European Cup for two years. Prior to facing Ajax, Auxerre had suffered five league losses in a row. Auxerre had a home win of 4-2 victory. In the second match, Ajax did not manage to get one win, and Auxerre was able to qualify for the semifinals to take on Borussia Dortmund. In the opening leg of the match in Germany, AJA lost 2-0. A fiercely contested second half brought the score level, however Auxerre were eliminated at the end of penalties.

After finishing in sixth place at the top of the table, Auxerre again qualified for the UEFA Cup after the VA-OM case. However, unlike the epic run in last season AJA had to be eliminated from the tournament in its first round, which was won by Tenerife. AJA had a good run throughout the season, and finished with an overall third place however, it was able to capture its first significant trophy in the form of that of the French cup. After advancing past teams from the lower division in the first round, AJA eliminated Nantes in the semifinals and then won 3 goals to 1 at Parc Des Princes to win the title match against Montpellier. In the subsequent year, Auxerre finished fourth in the league, and was one of the quarter-finalists in the Cup Winners' Cup. Auxerre was knocked out by Arsenal in the Abbe Deschamps game (1-0) following the draw of 1-1 at Highbury.

The 1995-96 season was the first time the club was able to win Division 1 for the first time in their history and also was awarded the Coupe de France.

On the 13th of May, 2012, Auxerre's 32-year run within the premier division ended after a 3-0 loss away against Marseille. In the next year, Auxerre finished a disappointing ninth position, with an average goal difference of 2. The following season was also no better for AJA and they ended the season in at a poor 16th position. However, they didn't get promoted. in the 2015-2016 Ligue 2 season was better for AJA as a Burgundy Auxerre-based team, since they placed the ninth position at the bottom of Ligue 2 and finishing runners-up in the 2015 Coupe de France Final after losing to Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de France in the presence of more than 80,000. The Auxerre's 2018-19 season was their seventh consecutive year in Ligue 2. For the 2020-21 Ligue 2 season, the Auxerrois were able to achieve their highest finishing in the second division following their demotion by finishing 6th however, they were placed in the top five teams required for at-least the playoffs at the conclusion of 17 out of 38 games in the. The 2021-22 Ligue 2 season, AJA were promoted into Ligue 1 after 10 years after an overtime win over Saint Etienne during the Ligue1 promotion/relegation play-offs.

2. Players

Detail of the players as below mentioned.

 

2.1. Current squad

As of 16 July 2022

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF France FRA Brayann Pereira
3 DF France FRA Quentin Bernard
4 DF Brazil BRA Jubal
5 DF France FRA Théo Pellenard
6 MF Comoros COM Youssouf M'Changama
7 FW France FRA Gauthier Hein
8 MF France FRA Ousoumane Camara
10 FW France FRA Gaëtan Perrin
11 FW France FRA Nicolas Mercier
12 MF Mali MLI Birama Touré
14 FW Tunisia TUN Mohamed Ben Fredj
15 DF France FRA Alec Georgen
16 GK French Guiana GUF Donovan Léon
18 MF France FRA Kays Ruiz-Atil
19 FW France FRA Gaëtan Charbonnier
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF France FRA Alexandre Coeff
21 FW France FRA Rémy Dugimont
22 MF Morocco MAR Hamza Sakhi
23 MF France FRA Kylian Silvestre
24 FW France FRA Kryss Chapelle
25 FW Mali MLI Lassine Sinayoko
26 DF France FRA Paul Joly
29 MF France FRA Mathias Autret
30 GK France FRA Sonny Laiton
32 DF France FRA Dénys Bain
35 MF France FRA Kévin Danois
40 GK France FRA Théo De Percin
GK France FRA Benoît Costil
MF France FRA Kenji-Van Boto

 

2.2. Out on loan

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF France FRA Clément Akpa (at Orléans until 30 June 2023)

2.3. Notable players

Below are the top 11 of the most famous footballers who have played for Auxerre both in international and league tournaments since Auxerre's founding at the age of 1905. The list was voted on by the club's fans.

  • Khalilou Fadiga
  • Bruno Martini
  • Basile Boli
  • Philippe Mexès
  • Bacary Sagna
  • Enzo Scifo
  • Jean-Alain Boumsong
  • Abou Diaby
  • Yann Lachuer
  • Djibril Cissé
  • Eric Cantona
  • Andrzej Szarmach
  • Fabien Cool
  • Yaya Sanogo

 

3. Management

  • Owner: James Zhou
  • Head coach: Jean-Marc Furlan
  • Director of Youth: Frédéric Zago

3.1. Coaching history

Dates Name Notes
1946–47 France Pierre Grosjean Auxerre's first official coach.
1947–48 France Jean Pastel
1948–50 France Jacques Boulard
Bruneau
1950–52 France Georges Hatz
1952–53 France Marc Olivier
1953–55 France M. Pignault
1955–56 France Pierre Meunier
1956–58 France Jacques Boulard First manager to manage the club twice.
1958–59 Joseph Holmann First manager from outside France to coach the team.
1959–61 Christian Di Orio
1961–62 France Guy Roux
1962–64 Jean-Claude Gagneux
Jacques Chevallier
1964–00 France Guy Roux Led the club to its first league and Coupe de France title.
2000–01 Daniel Rolland
2000–05 France Guy Roux First manager to serve three stints at the club. Won
two Coupe de France titles.
2001–02 France Alain Fiard Served in interim role due to Roux taking a leave of
absence due to coronary artery bypass surgery.
2005–06 France Jacques Santini
2006–11 Algeria Jean Fernandez
2011–12 France Laurent Fournier
2012 France Jean-Guy Wallemme
2012–14 France Bernard Casoni
2014–16 France Jean-Luc Vannuchi
2016 Romania Viorel Moldovan
2016–2017 France Cédric Daury
2017 France Francis Gillot
2018-2019 Uruguay Pablo Correa
2019 France Cédric Daury interim until end of 2018–19 season.
2019– France Jean-Marc Furlan

4. Honours

As per detail below.

 

4.1. Domestic

  • League
  • Cups

4.1.1. League

Ligue 1

  • Champions: 1995–96

Ligue 2

  • Winners: 1979–80

Division d'Honneur (Burgundy)

  • Winners: 1970

FGSPF Championnat

  • Runners-up: 1909

FGSPF Burgundy Championnat

  • Champions : 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

4.1.2. Cups

Coupe de France

  • Winners: 1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05
  • Runners-up: 1978–79, 2014–15

4.2. International

UEFA Intertoto Cup

  • Winners: 1997, 2006 (joint winner)
  • Runners-up: 2000

Coppa delle Alpi

  • Champions: 1985, 1987

5. Statistics

As per detail below.

 

5.1. Latest seasons

 

Season   Pos. Cup League Cup Europe Other Comp. Notes
1990–91 1D 3rd        
1991–92 1D 4th     UC 2nd round    
1992–93 1D 6th     UC Semi-final    
1993–94 1D 3rd Winner   UC 2nd round    
1994–95 1D 4th   Last 16      
1995–96 1D 1st Winner Quarter-final UC 2nd round    
1996–97 1D 6st   Last 16 UCL Quarter-final TDC  
1997–98 1D 7th   Semi-final UC Quarter-final Intertoto  
1998–99 1D 14th   Quarter-final   Intertoto  
1999–2000 1D 8th          
2000–01 1D 13th Quarter-final Quarter-final   Intertoto  
2001–02 1D 3rd Last 32 Quarter-final      
2002–03 1D 6th Winner Last 16 UCL Group stage    
2003–04 1D 4th Quarter-final Semi-final UC 4th round TDC  
2004–05 1D 8th Winner Quarter-final UC Quarter-final    
2005–06 1D 6th   Quarter-final UC 1st round TDC  
2006–07 1D 8th   Quarter-final UC Group stage Intertoto  
2007–08 1D 15th Last 16 Semi-final      
2008–09 1D 8th Last 32 Quarter-final      
2009–10 1D 3rd Quarter-final Quarter-final      
2010–11 1D 9th Last 32 Semi-final UCL Group stage    
2011–12 1D 20th Last 16 Semi-final      
2012–13 2D 9th 7th round Quarter-final      
2013–14 2D 16th Quarter-final Quarter-final      
2014–15 2D 9th Runner-up 3rd round      
2015–16 2D 8th   Last 16      
2016–17 2D 17th Quarter-final Last 16      
2017–18 2D 11th Quarter-final 1st round    
Gold Winner
Silver Runners-Up
Bronze 3rd place (Semi-final)
Relegated Second Division
 

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