AJ Auxerre
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Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃ də la ʒœ.nɛs osɛʁ; commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply Auxerre) is a French association football
club based in the commune
of Auxerre
in Burgundy
. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1
, the top division of French football
. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the Yonne River
. The team is managed by former football player Laurent Fournier
and captained by goalkeeper Olivier Sorin
.
Auxerre was founded in 1905 and made its debut in the first division of French football in the 1980–81 season and have remained a fixture in the league ever since. Auxerre are the only club from the top flight in France to have never been relegated. The club has won Ligue 1 only once in the 1995–96 season. Two years prior, Auxerre achieved its first major honour by winning the Coupe de France
in 1994. The club has since added three more Coupe de France titles, which ties the club for fifth-best among teams who have won the trophy.
Auxerre have unearthed several talented players in its existence. The club has most notably served as a springboard for several prominent French football players such as Eric Cantona
, Laurent Blanc
, Philippe Mexès
, Basile Boli
, and Djibril Cissé
, among others. All six players became French internationals with Blanc playing on the teams that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup
and UEFA Euro 2000.
From 1961 to 2005 the club was predominantly coached by Guy Roux. This included an uninterrupted period when Roux was in charge for 36 years between 1964 and 2000.
Auxerre made its first steps in Division 1 on 24 July 1980 against Bastia
in Toulon
. Auxerre lost the match 2–0. On 20 November 1980, Andrzej Szarmach
signed for Auxerre having received consent from the Polish Football Association
. He started two days later at home against Lyon
and scored the first of his ninety-four goals in Division 1. AJA's first season in Division 1 was remarkable for two particular performances: on 13 December 1980, at Parc des Princes
against Paris Saint-Germain (3–2), and then on 7 April 1981, at Stade Marcel Saupin
against FC Nantes for a 1–0 win, notable as Nantes had not lost a home game for five years and 92 games (between 15 April 1976 and 7 April 1981). In the next two seasons, AJA finished fifteenth and eighth respectively.
During the 1983–1984 season, AJA climbed for the first time onto the podium in finishing third. Patrice Garande
finished top scorer with twenty-one goals. A few weeks later, Garande won the gold medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles
with the French Olympic football team while Joël Bats
and Jean-Marc Ferreri
were part of the victorious French team at UEFA Euro 1984. That summer, Auxerre recruited Michel N'Gom. An international prospect, he left Paris Saint-Germain. During pre-season, he scored five goals in ten games. On the last weekend before the start of the season, he visited his former teammates in Paris. Tragically, he died following a traffic accident on 12 August 1984. To pay tribute, one of the stands at Abbé Deschamps bears his name. The 1984–1985 season saw Auxerre in European competition for the first time in its history by participating in the UEFA Cup
, albeit with an unfavourable first round draw with Sporting Clube de Portugal. On 19 September 1984 at Estádio José Alvalade, AJA took its bow in European football with a 2–0 defeat. The return leg took place on 3 October 1984. AJA managed to retrieve the two goal deficit with a double by Szarmach, but eventually succumbed with two goals in extra time. However, by virtue of the victory of AS Monaco
in the French cup, AJA qualified for the UEFA Cup the year after also.
The 1985 offseason saw Joël Bats join Paris Saint-Germain. Auxerre recruited Bruno Martini
as his successor. In the UEFA Cup, AJA were drawn against A.C. Milan
. In the first leg, Auxerre won 3–1. Both teams missed a penalty and Paolo Maldini
made his debut in European competition. In the return match, AJA lost 3–0 and was therefore eliminated. Seventh in the league and quarter-finalist in the French cup, AJA did not manage a third straight season in Europe. Auxerre finished fourth in 1986–1987, and was once again eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup the following season with a 2–0 away defeat to Panathinaikos too much to overcome in the return leg (which Auxerre won 3–2). The 1988–1989 season saw AJA finish fifth in the league and reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France before elimination by Olympique de Marseille
, the future winner of the event. With fifth place in the league, AJA made the UEFA Cup and there made its first decent run. During the preliminary round, AJA managed its first victory. Beaten 0–1 at home by Dinamo Zagreb, it registered 3–1 in Yugoslavia and qualified for the first round proper. Auxerre beat successively Albanians Apolonia Fier, Finns RoPS
and Olympiacos of Greece before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Fiorentina
. In parallel with this, AJA managed sixth place in the league. During the summer of 1990, the AJA sold Basile Boli
and recruited Enzo Scifo, Alain Roche
and Zbigniew Kaczmarek
. Auxerre finished in third place after leading the championship for two weeks.
In 1991–1992, Auxerre was eliminated in the second round of the UEFA Cup by Liverpool
and then finished fourth in Division 1. That summer, the AJA sold Alain Roche and Jean-Marc Ferreri
while recruiting Frank Verlaat
and Gerald Baticle
. Auxerre then journeyed again into UEFA. Auxerre eliminated Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the newly formed FC Copenhagen. In the third round, AJA eliminated Standard Liege
. In the quarterfinals, AJA faced Ajax, the defending champion and undefeated in the European Cup for two years. Before facing Ajax, Auxerre had suffered five consecutive league defeats. Auxerre managed a 4–2 home win. In the second leg Ajax could only manage a 1–0 win and so Auxerre had qualified for the semifinals, to face Borussia Dortmund
. In the first leg in Germany, AJA lost 2 goals to 0. A fiercely contested second leg levelled the aggregate score, but Auxerre were finally eliminated on penalties.
While finishing sixth in the championship, Auxerre again qualified for the UEFA Cup after the VA-OM case. But unlike the epic run of the previous season, AJA was eliminated in the first round by Tenerife. AJA made progress in the league, with a third place finish, but notably captured its first major trophy, the French cup. Having made it past the lower division teams in the early rounds, AJA eliminated Nantes in the semifinals before winning 3 goals to 0 at Parc des Princes in the final against Montpellier
. The following season, Auxerre finished fourth in the league and was a quarter-finalist of the Cup Winners' Cup: Auxerre was eliminated by Arsenal
in the Abbe-Deschamps (1–0) having achieved a 1–1 draw at Highbury
.
For a complete list of AJ Auxerre players, see :Category:AJ Auxerre players.
Bruno Martini
Laurent Blanc
Basile Boli
Philippe Mexès
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Vincenzo Scifo
Corentin Martins
Yann Lachuer
Djibril Cissé
Eric Cantona
Andrzej Szarmach
Academy coaching staff
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
club based in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Auxerre
Auxerre
Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...
in Burgundy
Bourgogne
Burgundy is one of the 27 regions of France.The name comes from the Burgundians, an ancient Germanic people who settled in the area in early Middle-age. The region of Burgundy is both larger than the old Duchy of Burgundy and smaller than the area ruled by the Dukes of Burgundy, from the modern...
. The club was founded in 1905 and currently play in Ligue 1
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....
, the top division of French football
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the Yonne River
Yonne River
The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km long. The river gives its name to the Yonne département. Its source is in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon...
. The team is managed by former football player Laurent Fournier
Laurent Fournier
Laurent Fournier, is a former French footballer and now manager of AJ Auxerre.-As a player:*French championship in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG...
and captained by goalkeeper Olivier Sorin
Olivier Sorin
Olivier Sorin is a French footballer who currently plays as goalkeeper for Auxerre in the French Ligue 1.- External links :*...
.
Auxerre was founded in 1905 and made its debut in the first division of French football in the 1980–81 season and have remained a fixture in the league ever since. Auxerre are the only club from the top flight in France to have never been relegated. The club has won Ligue 1 only once in the 1995–96 season. Two years prior, Auxerre achieved its first major honour by winning the 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...
in 1994. The club has since added three more Coupe de France titles, which ties the club for fifth-best among teams who have won the trophy.
Auxerre have unearthed several talented players in its existence. The club has most notably served as a springboard for several prominent French football players such as Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
, Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc is a French association football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux...
, Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan and for the French national team.-Auxerre:...
, Basile Boli
Basile Boli
Basile Boli is a French former footballer and current television sports presenter.-Career:Although born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982...
, and Djibril Cissé
Djibril Cissé
Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....
, among others. All six players became French internationals with Blanc playing on the teams that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
and UEFA Euro 2000.
From 1961 to 2005 the club was predominantly coached by Guy Roux. This included an uninterrupted period when Roux was in charge for 36 years between 1964 and 2000.
History
The club Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise was founded in 1905, by the priest Father Ernest Abbé Deschamps. The club quickly tasted success, becoming a force in the Catholic league F.G.S.P.F. In 1908, the club even reached the F.G.S.P.F. French Championship final, losing 8–1 however. At the end of the First World War, the club was expelled from its ground. Father Deschamps acquired several pieces of land along the Yonne on the Vaux road, which later formed the Abbé Deschamps Stadium.Auxerre made its first steps in Division 1 on 24 July 1980 against Bastia
SC Bastia
Sporting Club de Bastia is a French association football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. Bastia previously had stints in both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
in Toulon
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
. Auxerre lost the match 2–0. On 20 November 1980, Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach is a former Polish football player.He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s...
signed for Auxerre having received consent from the Polish Football Association
Polish Football Association
The Polish Football Association is the governing body of football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues , the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, the Polish League Cup, and the Polish national football team...
. He started two days later at home against Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
and scored the first of his ninety-four goals in Division 1. AJA's first season in Division 1 was remarkable for two particular performances: on 13 December 1980, at Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes
The Parc des Princes is an all-seater football stadium located in the southwest of Paris, France. The venue, with a seating capacity of 48,712 spectators, has been the home of French football club Paris Saint-Germain since 1974. The current Parc des Princes was inaugurated on 4 June 1972, endowed...
against Paris Saint-Germain (3–2), and then on 7 April 1981, at Stade Marcel Saupin
Stade Marcel Saupin
The Stade Marcel-Saupin is a sports complex in the city of Nantes , France. It was opened in 1937 under the name Stade Malakoff, and was used primarily by the rugby union Stade nantais université club, then became the stadium of FC Nantes after World War II until the club moved to the Stade de la...
against FC Nantes for a 1–0 win, notable as Nantes had not lost a home game for five years and 92 games (between 15 April 1976 and 7 April 1981). In the next two seasons, AJA finished fifteenth and eighth respectively.
During the 1983–1984 season, AJA climbed for the first time onto the podium in finishing third. Patrice Garande
Patrice Garande
Patrice Garande is a former football striker from France, who obtained one international cap for the French national team during the 1980s: on April 27, 1988 against Northern Ireland...
finished top scorer with twenty-one goals. A few weeks later, Garande won the gold medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
with the French Olympic football team while Joël Bats
Joël Bats
Joël Bats is a retired goalkeeper and French international footballer.-Goalkeeper:Bats began his professional career with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in 1974, moving on to newly promoted AJ Auxerre the following year...
and Jean-Marc Ferreri
Jean-Marc Ferreri
Jean-Marc Ferreri is a former French footballer of Italian origin, who earned 37 caps and scored 3 goals for the France national football team...
were part of the victorious French team at UEFA Euro 1984. That summer, Auxerre recruited Michel N'Gom. An international prospect, he left Paris Saint-Germain. During pre-season, he scored five goals in ten games. On the last weekend before the start of the season, he visited his former teammates in Paris. Tragically, he died following a traffic accident on 12 August 1984. To pay tribute, one of the stands at Abbé Deschamps bears his name. The 1984–1985 season saw Auxerre in European competition for the first time in its history by participating in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
, albeit with an unfavourable first round draw with Sporting Clube de Portugal. On 19 September 1984 at Estádio José Alvalade, AJA took its bow in European football with a 2–0 defeat. The return leg took place on 3 October 1984. AJA managed to retrieve the two goal deficit with a double by Szarmach, but eventually succumbed with two goals in extra time. However, by virtue of the victory of AS Monaco
AS Monaco FC
Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club are a French football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. The club was founded in 1924 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The team plays its home matches at the Stade Louis II located within Fontvieille...
in the French cup, AJA qualified for the UEFA Cup the year after also.
The 1985 offseason saw Joël Bats join Paris Saint-Germain. Auxerre recruited Bruno Martini
Bruno Martini
Bruno Martini is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His professional career was closely associated with Auxerre, for which he played 13 years...
as his successor. In the UEFA Cup, AJA were drawn against A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
. In the first leg, Auxerre won 3–1. Both teams missed a penalty and Paolo Maldini
Paolo Maldini
Paolo Cesare Maldini is an Italian former footballer who played as a left or central defender. He spent all 25 seasons of his career at Serie A club Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009, becoming a symbol and a legend of the club...
made his debut in European competition. In the return match, AJA lost 3–0 and was therefore eliminated. Seventh in the league and quarter-finalist in the French cup, AJA did not manage a third straight season in Europe. Auxerre finished fourth in 1986–1987, and was once again eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup the following season with a 2–0 away defeat to Panathinaikos too much to overcome in the return leg (which Auxerre won 3–2). The 1988–1989 season saw AJA finish fifth in the league and reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France before elimination by Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...
, the future winner of the event. With fifth place in the league, AJA made the UEFA Cup and there made its first decent run. During the preliminary round, AJA managed its first victory. Beaten 0–1 at home by Dinamo Zagreb, it registered 3–1 in Yugoslavia and qualified for the first round proper. Auxerre beat successively Albanians Apolonia Fier, Finns RoPS
RoPS
Rovaniemen Palloseura is a Finnish football club, founded in 1950 and based in the town of Rovaniemi. In 2009 RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division but got relegated to Ykkönen after being the lowest-placed team in the end of the season...
and Olympiacos of Greece before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina
ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. Founded by a merger in 1926, Fiorentina have played at the top level of Italian football for the majority of their existence; only four clubs have played in more Serie A...
. In parallel with this, AJA managed sixth place in the league. During the summer of 1990, the AJA sold Basile Boli
Basile Boli
Basile Boli is a French former footballer and current television sports presenter.-Career:Although born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982...
and recruited Enzo Scifo, Alain Roche
Alain Roche
Alain Roche is a former French association football defender. He spent significant time at the Paris Saint-Germain where he notably won the European Cup Winners' Cup...
and Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Zbigniew Kaczmarek
Zbigniew Kaczmarek is a former Polish football player.He played 30 times for Poland.-References:*...
. Auxerre finished in third place after leading the championship for two weeks.
In 1991–1992, Auxerre was eliminated in the second round of the UEFA Cup by Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
and then finished fourth in Division 1. That summer, the AJA sold Alain Roche and Jean-Marc Ferreri
Jean-Marc Ferreri
Jean-Marc Ferreri is a former French footballer of Italian origin, who earned 37 caps and scored 3 goals for the France national football team...
while recruiting Frank Verlaat
Frank Verlaat
Frank Verlaat is a Dutch former international football defender, who retired in 2007, after a professional career of 21 years....
and Gerald Baticle
Gérald Baticle
Gérald Baticle , is a former French football player and manager.-Playing career:Baticle started his pro-career in his native Picardie region at Amiens SC but quickly attracted the attention of Guy Roux who recruited him at AJ Auxerre. He played his first game in Ligue 1 on September 19, 1991...
. Auxerre then journeyed again into UEFA. Auxerre eliminated Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the newly formed FC Copenhagen. In the third round, AJA eliminated Standard Liege
Standard Liège
Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège....
. In the quarterfinals, AJA faced Ajax, the defending champion and undefeated in the European Cup for two years. Before facing Ajax, Auxerre had suffered five consecutive league defeats. Auxerre managed a 4–2 home win. In the second leg Ajax could only manage a 1–0 win and so Auxerre had qualified for the semifinals, to face Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
. In the first leg in Germany, AJA lost 2 goals to 0. A fiercely contested second leg levelled the aggregate score, but Auxerre were finally eliminated on penalties.
While finishing sixth in the championship, Auxerre again qualified for the UEFA Cup after the VA-OM case. But unlike the epic run of the previous season, AJA was eliminated in the first round by Tenerife. AJA made progress in the league, with a third place finish, but notably captured its first major trophy, the French cup. Having made it past the lower division teams in the early rounds, AJA eliminated Nantes in the semifinals before winning 3 goals to 0 at Parc des Princes in the final against Montpellier
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
. The following season, Auxerre finished fourth in the league and was a quarter-finalist of the Cup Winners' Cup: Auxerre was eliminated by Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in the Abbe-Deschamps (1–0) having achieved a 1–1 draw at Highbury
Arsenal Stadium
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...
.
Current squad
Out on loan
Reserve squad
The team currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur – Group B.Notable players
Below is the starting 11 of historic football players who have played at Auxerre in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1905 as voted by the club's supporters.For a complete list of AJ Auxerre players, see :Category:AJ Auxerre players.
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Bruno Martini
Bruno Martini
Bruno Martini is a retired French footballer who played as a goalkeeper.His professional career was closely associated with Auxerre, for which he played 13 years...
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Blanc
Laurent Robert Blanc is a French association football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux...
Basile Boli
Basile Boli
Basile Boli is a French former footballer and current television sports presenter.-Career:Although born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Boli moved to France at an early age and began his career in local youth football in Paris before signing for AJ Auxerre in 1982...
Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès
Philippe Mexès is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan and for the French national team.-Auxerre:...
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Jean-Alain Boumsong-Somkong is a professional football defender who currently plays for the Greek team Panathinaikos and the French national team.-Early career:...
Vincenzo Scifo
Vincenzo Scifo
Vincenzo "Enzo" Daniele Scifo is a retired Belgian football midfielder. He was a member of the Belgian national team, for which he appeared in four FIFA World Cups, being one of three Belgian players ever to do so.-Early life:...
Corentin Martins
Corentin Martins
Corentin Martins da Silva , known as Martins, is a retired French footballer of Portuguese descent, who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:...
Yann Lachuer
Yann Lachuer
Yann Lachuer is a former footballer from France.-Career:Lachuer began his career in the 1992-93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of French Football, making 31 appearances and scoring 5 goals. His displays brought him to the attention of AJ Auxerre, for whom he signed in...
Djibril Cissé
Djibril Cissé
Djibril Aruun Cissé is a French international footballer who currently plays for Serie A club Lazio as a striker. He is noted particularly for his speed and acceleration. Since 2005, he has held the title of Lord of the Manor of Frodsham....
Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach is a former Polish football player.He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s...
Management
Coaching and medical staff- Director of Sport: Christophe Grosso
- Head coach: Laurent FournierLaurent FournierLaurent Fournier, is a former French footballer and now manager of AJ Auxerre.-As a player:*French championship in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG...
- Assistant coach: David Carre
- Goalkeeper coach: Xavier Poitrinal
- Team Chef: Bernard David
- Physiotheapist: Guillaume Colin
- Doctor: François Darras
- Doctor: Mathieu Debain
- Doctor: Didier Laurens
- Doctor: Rudy Slepko
Academy coaching staff
- Director of Youth: Bernard Mangin
- Reserve team coach: Jean-Yves Grégoire
- Assistant reserve team coach': Luigi Puggioni
- Third team coach': Claude Barret
- Coach U-15: Jérémy SpenderJérémy SpenderJérémy Spender is a former French footballer who works as Head Coach for the U-15 of Auxerre.-Career:He began his career 1999 with Auxerre here wons 2000 with the team the Coupe Gambardella and retired in summer 2009....
- Coach E-Youth: Zbigniew Szlykowicz
- Coach D-Youth: Mario Zaccardi
Managerial history
| Dates | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1946–1947 |  Pierre Grosjean |
Auxerre's first official coach. |
| 1947–1948 | J. Pastel |
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| 1948–1950 | Jacques Boulard Bruneau |
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| 1950–1952 | Georges Hatz Georges Hatz Georges Hatz was a French football player and manager. He was born in Montgeron, France and died in 2007, aged 90, in Rochefort.... |
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| 1952–1953 | Marc Olivier |
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| 1953–1955 | M. Pignault |
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| 1955–1956 | Pierre Meunier |
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| 1956–1958 | Jacques Boulard |
First manager to manage the club twice. |
| 1958–1959 |  J. Helmann |
First manager outside of France to coach the team. |
| 1959–1961 | Christian Di Orio |
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| 1961–1962 | Guy Roux |
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| 1962–1964 | Gagneux Jacques Chevalier Jacques Chevalier Jacques Chevalier was a French philosopher.Chevalier was born in Cérilly, Allier, and taught at the Faculty of Letters in Grenoble. He was the author of many books, mainly about the history of philosophy.... |
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| 1964–2000 | Guy Roux |
Led the club to its first league and Coupe de France title. |
| 2000–2001 | Daniel Rolland |
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| 2000–2005 | Guy Roux |
First manager to serve three stints at the club. Won two Coupe de France titles. |
| 2001–2002 | Alain Fiard |
Served in interim role due to Roux taking a leave of absence due to coronary artery bypass surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease... . |
| 2005–2006 | Jacques Santini |
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| 2006–2011 | Jean Fernandez Jean Fernandez Jean Fernandez is a football manager, currently manages AS Nancy. He has previously managed FC Metz and Olympique Marseille, where French national team star Franck Ribéry saw him as a mentor... |
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| 2011–present | Laurent Fournier Laurent Fournier Laurent Fournier, is a former French footballer and now manager of AJ Auxerre.-As a player:*French championship in 1991 with Olympique Marseille and 1994 with Paris SG... |
Domestic
- Ligue 1Ligue 1Ligue 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....
- Champions (1): 1995–96
- Ligue 2Ligue 2Ligue 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...
- Champions (1): 1979–80
- Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe 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...
- Champions (4): 1994, 1996, 2003, 2005
- Runners-Up (1): 1979
- Coupe GambardellaCoupe GambardellaThe Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
- Champions (5): 1985, 1986, 1993, 1999, 2000
- Runners-Up (2): 1991, 2007
- Division d'Honneur (Bourgogne)
- Champions (2): 1909, 1970
- FGSPF Championnat
- Champions (1): 1909
- FGSPF Bourgogne Championnat
- Champions (9): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Europe
- Intertoto Cup
- Coppa delle AlpiCoppa delle AlpiCoppa delle Alpi , was a football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league to start 1960 and then aided by the Swiss League in 1962 for the reason that the majority of the Alps are in Switzerland...
- Champions (2): 1985, 1987