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Stade de Reims (French pronunciation [stad d@ Res]) is an French professional club of football located in Reims. The club was established in 1910, and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France after being moved out of Ligue 2 in 2018. Reims is home to in the Stade Auguste Delaune as well as is run by Oscar Garcia.

Reims is among the clubs with the highest success in French football history, having achieved seven Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophee of Champions titles. The club also has performed excellently at European stage, finishing as runners-up in both the 1958 and 1959 editions of the European Cup, and winning the Latin Cup and Coppa delle the Alpi in the years 1953 and 1977 respectively. But, since early in the 1980s Reims has struggled to return to their peak. They sat within Ligue 2 and the Championnat National for more than 30 years following their fall from the top league in 1979. In 2012 they were promoted into Ligue 1, were relegated in the year 2016 but were reinstated two years after.

Reims is considered to be a legend within French football circles, and not just because of it's national and European awards, but also due to its contribution to that of the France national team during in the 1950s as well as 1940s. They were in the majority responsible for the very first Golden Generation of French football including Reims team members Roger Marche, Raymond Kopa, Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Robert Jonquet, Armand Penverne, Dominique Colonna as well as Roger Piantoni in the team that made it to the semi-finals in 1958's FIFA World Cup (third place).

1. History

Stade de Reims was founded in 1910 under the name Societe Sportive du Parc Pommery under the direction from the Marquis Melchior de Polignac, a Frenchman who served on the International Olympic Committee. The club changed its name on the 18th of June, 1931.

Despite the fact that the country began to adopt professional sports in 1932 Reims was a club for amateurs until 1935 when the club was awarded the Championnat de France amateur under the direction under the leadership of Scotsman Billy Aitken. The club made it to Division 1 for the first time during the season 1945-46 which was the first time they won a championship after the end the end of World War II. The same season the club promoted the defender Robert Jonquet to the senior team, and also was signed by Roger Marche from Olympique de Charleville. Together, they were able to become perhaps the club's most famous players throughout its time.

Reims was the first team to win a Division 1 championship in 1949. It was dominated by a formidable backline consisting of Marche, Jonquet, and Armand Penverne as well midfielders Albert Batteux and Michel Leblond as well as a largely unnoticed trio of strikers Pierre Flamion, Pierre Sinibaldi as well as Pierre Bini, Reims won the league with just one point ahead of Lille. In the following season, Reims was crowned the Coupe de France defeating Racing Paris with a 2-1 win during the championship final.

After the seasonended, the manager Henri Roessler departed the club and long-time player Batteux assumed the helm. The team's continued rise in the sport resulted in the signing from Raymond Kopa and Raoul Giraudo. The year 1953 saw Reims took home its 2nd league crown by winning it by four goals. In the same year, Reims won the Latin Cup becoming the first French football team to win the distinction. It was described as a triumph for France following the country's finish of three consecutive years as runners-up in the tournament. Following the 1954 season, Marche was released to join Reims' Racing team in Paris. The year 1955 saw Reims took home its second title in a row in just six seasons. The title led to Reims' qualification for the newly-created European Cup.

In the first season of the European Cup, Reims reached the final, where they fell 4-3 against Spanish team Real Madrid. Reims were dominant immediately, scoring two goals within the first 10 minutes. But, in the first half, two goals scored by Alfredo Di Stefano and Hector Rial for Madrid were able to cancel out Reims initial attacks. In the second period, Reims took the lead by scoring through Michel Hidalgo, but within minutes, the game was leveled by the goal of Marquitos. Real's goal within the final minute of the match ended Reims hopes of winning the inaugural version of the European Cup. The following year, Reims lost prominent midfielder Kopa to Madrid however they were able to bring in French nationals Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Roger Piantoni, and Dominique Colonna to the team. After a few difficulties, the new players resulted in Reims claiming its third trophy of the decade during the year 1957 -58. The team also was crowned the Coupe de France after beating Nimes Olympique 3-1 in the final, thereby making it a double.

In the 1958-1959 edition of the European Cup, Reims returned to the final against again, Real Madrid. Apart from Kopa changing sides, and the return in the form of Fontaine, Colonna, Piantoni along with Vincent to Reims the lineups were similar to those of the previous game. However, unperturbed Madrid who had triumphed three times in the competition and squeaked to win with an impressive 2-0 victory. The following season, Penverne quit the club. However, the team was buoyed when they brought back Kopa who then helped the team win its fifth league title over 11 seasons in the year 1960.

Following the end of the season, Jonquet retired from international football and departed Reims to join Strasbourg. The next two players to leave were Giraudo as well as Leblond. Leblond and Giraudo's departures didn't slow Reims their domestic performances since the team won this league back in the year 1962. The win was the highlight of a remarkable professional career of Just Fontaine, who, later quit football. The following season, long-time manager Albert Batteux's final season, Reims finished runner-up to AS Monaco in the league and the following season, stunned many by finishing 17th which led to Reims being relegated down to second division. Relegation was the cause for demise or retirement of many players who were part of Reims the dynastic run of the 1950s. All other than Kopa who stayed with Reims until the year 1967.

Reims was promoted to the top of the league in the season 1966-67 after having spent two years in second division. However, the time was brief as Reims placing 19th. After 1970, the club was relegated to the top-flight, and was in the league for almost 10 years. Reims had the best record in the league in the nine-year period was to finish 5th in the season 1975-76. Reims were cut from the league in 1979, and did not return in the top divisions of French football for another 33 years. The following season, in Division 2 Reims was financially strained and had to put on a more youthful team for the duration of the campaign.

Even with the hiring of the former famous footballer Carlos Bianchi as manager during the latter part of the 1980s, the club was not able to make it back into Division One. Reims was a surprise to many when getting to the semi-finals in the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988. As time went by and the club's financial position started to change towards the negative and, in the year 1991, Reims was administratively relegated to Division 3 following it failed to identify a potential buyer in order to relieve the club's debt, which been in excess of FF50 million. In the month of October the club was liquidated which changed the name of its club to Stade de Reims Champagne FC. The club played its 1991-1992 campaign as a Division 3 and was, quite surprisingly exempted from competing in the league prior to the final match of the league in May 1992, following a court-ordered liquidation led to the suspension in the activities. The next few months saw every aspect of this club (its records and trophies.) was auctioned. (Upon the club's reintroduction back in the year 1992, brand new French law that prohibited alcohol advertisements prohibited their logo, which was the image of a wine bottle over the football. The club did not have a formal logo up until the year 1999 when their original club's name was restored.)

Reims was revived on July 22, 1992, under the new name Stade de Reims Champagne. The club first began playing with the Division d'Honneur and spent two seasons in the league, before earning an invitation to play in the Championnat National. Reims was in the latter part of the century in the Championnat National as well as in the Championnat de France amateur. In November of 1996, the majority of the items belonging to the club that were auctioned off in the auction in 1992 were acquired with the help of the retail chain Alain Afflelou. In July 1999 it changed the name of its club in Stade de Reims and, after three years of existence, were recognized as professional after achieving promotion into Ligue 2.

The team's return to Ligue 2 in 2002 was short. Reims ended up at the at the bottom of the league. The following season, while participating the league National, Reims won the league, before moving back into Ligue 2. The club played the following five seasons within the 2nd division, failing to reach the top tier of the table during each season. The 2008-09 season was the last time Reims were dropped out of Ligue 2 and, like the previous time, reacted by re-joining the league after a year with National after finishing second. Reims was ranked in Ligue 2 as 10th in the 2010-11 season. The 2011-12 campaign, Reims finally finished the league as runners-up, and was then promoted back to Ligue 1 after 33 years.

On May 14, 2016, Reims were relegated to Ligue 2 after a four year stint in the top division. On the 16th of August, Real Madrid played a friendly match against Reims to mark sixty years since the European Cup final which both teams took part in. Real Madrid won 5-3. On the 21st of April, Reims were promoted into Ligue 1 after a two year gap. They finished first, winning their Ligue 2 title.

The 2018-19 campaign, Reims finished in 8th position, beating Champions Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in the final match of the season. In the season of 2019-20, Reims were ranked in the 6th spot, and were able to be able to participate in the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League, and to play their first game in European competitions since the 13th of March in 1963, when they played Feyenoord that ended 1-1 at the time of the 1962-1963 European Cup. The 2020-21 Ligue 1 season, Reims placed 14th in the league table.

 

2. Honours

Stade de Reims honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Ligue 1 6 1948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62
Trophée des Champions 4 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966
Ligue 2 2 1965–66, 2017–18
CFA 2 1998, 2015–16
Coupe de France 1949–50, 1957–58
Championnat National 1 2003–04
Division d'Honneur Nord-Est 1994
Coupe de la Ligue 1990–91
Championnat de France amateur 1935
International Latin Cup 1953

3. European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1955–56 European Cup 1R  AGF Aarhus 2−2 2−0 4−2
QF  Vörös Lobogó 4−2 4−4 8−6
SF  Hibernian 2−0 1−0 3−0
Final  Real Madrid 3–4
1958–59 European Cup PR  Ards 6−2 4−1 10−3
1R  HPS 4–0 3–0 7−0
QF  Standard Liège 3–0 0–2 3−2
SF  Young Boys 3–0 0–1 3−1
Final  Real Madrid 0–2
1960–61 European Cup PR  Jeunesse Esch 6−1 5−0 11−1
1R  Burnley 3−2 0−2 3−4
1962–63 European Cup 1R  Austria Wien 5−0 2−3 7−3
QF  Feyenoord 0−1 1–1 1−2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 2QR  Servette 1−0
3QR  Fehérvár 0–0 (1–4 p)

4. Players

As of 31 August 2022[

4.1. Current Squad

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUT Patrick Pentz
3 MF  MLI Kamory Doumbia
4 DF  BEL Maxime Busi
5 DF  MAR Yunis Abdelhamid (captain)
6 DF  GLP Andreaw Gravillon
7 FW  NOR Noah Holm (on loan from Rosenborg)
8 MF  SWE Jens Cajuste
9 FW  NED Kaj Sierhuis
10 MF  KOS Arbër Zeneli
11 FW  FRA Nathanaël Mbuku
15 MF  ZIM Marshall Munetsi
18 MF  FRA Martin Adeline
19 FW  NED Mitchell van Bergen
21 MF  NED Azor Matusiwa
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF  CIV Emmanuel Agbadou
25 DF  BEL Thibault De Smet
26 MF  SEN Dion Lopy
28 DF  FRA Bradley Locko
29 FW  ENG Folarin Balogun (on loan from Arsenal)
30 GK  FRA Nicolas Penneteau
32 DF  BEL Thomas Foket
39 FW  JPN Junya Ito
40 GK  FRA Florent Duparchy
70 MF  FRA Alexis Flips
80 GK  SRB Ognjen Lukić
94 GK  FRA Yehvann Diouf
99 MF  FRA Rafik Guitane

4.2. Out On Loan

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  MLI Bourama Diarra (on loan to Le Puy)
DF  AUT Dario Marešić (on loan to Istra 1961)
DF  SEN Moustapha Mbow (on loan to Seraing)
MF  ALG Ilan Kebbal (on loan to Paris)
MF  FRA Amir Richardson (on loan to Le Havre)
MF  KOS Valon Berisha (on loan to Melbourne City)
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ALG Noa Cervantes (on loan to Le Mans)
FW  GRE Anastasios Donis (on loan to APOEL Nicosia FC)
FW  FRA Hugo Ekitike (on loan to PSG)
FW  SCO Fraser Hornby (on loan to Oostende)
FW  CIV N'Dri Philippe Koffi (on loan to Paços de Ferreira)

4.3. Reserve team

 
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK  CAN Nikola Curcija
GK  FRA Soumaïla Sylla
DF  FRA Cheick Keita
DF  USA Kobi Henry
DF  FRA Therence Koudou
DF  FRA Ibrahim Diakité
DF  CMR Joseph Atangana
MF  FRA William Bernard
MF  FRA Valentin Atangana
MF  FRA Naïm Byar
 
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  FRA Alexis Kabamba
MF  CMR Moïse Sakava
MF  FRA Samuel Koeberle
FW  FRA Brayan Beaumont
FW  AUS Yaya Dukuly
FW  IRL Glory N'Zingo
FW  LBR Mohamed Toure
FW  MLI Thiemoko Diarra
FW FRA Timothé Nkada

4.4. Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Stade de Reims in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1910. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.

France
  1.  Albert Batteux
  2.  Armand Penverne
  3.  Bruno Rodzik
  4.  Cédric Fauré
  5.  Dominique Colonna
  6.  Jacques Favre
  7.  Jean Templin
  8.  Jean Vincent
  9.  Just Fontaine
  10.  Léon Glovacki
  11.  Lucien Muller
  12.  Marcel Aubour
  13.  Michel Leblond
  14.  Pierre Flamion
  15.  Pierre Sinibaldi
  16.  Raoul Giraudo
  17.  Raymond Kopa
  18.  René Bliard
  19.  René-Jean Jacquet
  20.  Robert Jonquet
  21.  Robert Siatka
  22.  Roger Marche
  23.  Roger Piantoni
  24.  Simon Zimny

5. Club officials

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5.1. Management

  • President: Jean-Pierre Caillot
  • Association President: Didier Perrin

5.2. Coaching

  • Head coach: Oscar Garcia
  • Assistant coach: Ruben Martinez
  • Assistant coach: Will Still

5.3. Coaching history

Dates Name
1931–34  David Harrison
1934–36  Billy Aitken
1936–37  Leopold Kielholz
1937  Sarkis Garabedian
1937–38  Valère de Besvelony
1938–40  Erich Bieber
1940–41  Camille Cottin
1941–43  Jules Vandooren
1943–45  Sarkis Garabedian
1945–50  Henri Roessler
1950–63  Albert Batteux
1963  Camille Cottin
1963–64  Jean Prouff
1964–67  Robert Jonquet
1967  Claude Prosdocimi
1967–69  Émile Rummelhardt
1969–72  Élie Fruchard
Dates Name
1972  Léon Desmenez
1972  Célestin Oliver
1972–74  Lucien Leduc
1974–75  Léon Desmenez
1975  Michel Leblond
1975–79  Pierre Flamion
1979  Claude Prosdocimi
1979–80  René Vernier
1980–81  Robert Jonquet
 Léon Desmenez
1981–82  Léon Desmenez
1982–85  Pierre Phelipon
1985–88  Carlos Bianchi
1988–89  Dominique Bathenay
1989–90  Jacky Lemée
1990–91  Didier Notheaux
1991–92  Pierre Phelipon
Dates Name
1992–93  Daniel Duval
1993  Ghislain Bournel
1993–95  Tony Giannetta
1995–00  Manuel Abreu
2000 (interim)  Franck Triquenaux
1 July 2000 – 20 December 2002  Marc Collat
1 July 2002 – 30 June 2003  Denis Goavec
1 July 2003 – 11 April 2005  Ladislas Lozano
2005 (interim)  Jean-Claude Cloët
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2007  Thierry Froger
1 July 2008 – 25 December 2008  Didier Tholot
25 December 2008 – 30 June 2009  Luis Fernández
24 June 2009 – 24 May 2010  Marc Collat
1 July 2010 – 30 June 2014  Hubert Fournier
1 July 2014 – 5 April 2015  Jean-Luc Vasseur
5 April 2015 – 2016  Olivier Guégan
April 2016 – May 2016 (interim)  David Guion
May 2016 – May 2017  Michel Der Zakarian
May 2017 – May 2021  David Guion

FAQ

Reims is among the clubs with the highest success in French football history. They have been awarded the title six times, two Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophee of Champions titles.

Reims, France

Stade de Reims / Location

June 18, 1931

France

Reims Also spelled Rheims city, Marne department, Grand Est region, northeastern France. It is located east-northeast of Paris. It is situated on the Vesle River, a tributary of the Aisne and the Marne Aisne canal The city is located in the region where vines are grown and champagne wine is made.

This significant event led to Reims the city of choice to crown French monarchs. The crowning ceremony was held in the cathedral of "The city of the Coronation". In the First World War, 80 percent of the city's population was destroyed. Three years later, on 7 May 1945 that day, the Nazi surrender across all fronts was executed in Reims.

 

Reims is also known by the name of"the City of Kings because the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims was the location where France's monarchs were crowned following 816. The crowning of 33 kings took place there, and the last of them to be crowned was Charles X in 1825. Legend says that Reims was established by Remus the Romulus's brother, who was the one who established ancient Rome.

 

Defines Reims. A city in the northeastern region of France located to East of Paris and the site of the coronation of many French monarchs; the site where an unconditional German surrender on the 25th of April 1945 at the conclusion the World War II. synonyms: Rheims. Example of city urban center, metropolis, city.

 

The train travel time for Paris until Reims is 1h20m however, it is only 39 minutes for one of the most efficient TGV INOUI trains. There are about 20 trains every day that run through Paris to Reims which includes twelve direct train. The first train departs Paris Gare de l'Est at 06:58 while the last train departs at 21:36.

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