AC Ajaccio
Full name	Athletic Club Ajaccien
Nickname(s)	L'ours
Founded	1910
Ground	Stade François Coty Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Michel Moretti
Manager	Ruud Krol
League	Ligue 2
2005-2006	Ligue 1, 18th (relegated)
Home colours Away colours

Athletic Club Ajaccio, commonly known as AC Ajaccio is a French football team, who were founded in 1910. The club president is Michel Moretti, and the coach is Jose Pasqualetti. They play in the city of Ajaccio, Corsica, at the Stade François Coty. Image File history File links AC_Ajaccio. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Stade François Coty is the home of the Corsican football club AC Ajaccio in Ajaccio. ... Location within France Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. ... Corse-du-Sud is a French département. ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... Participating teams ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin red sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_shorts. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Location within France Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... The Stade François Coty is the home of the Corsican football club AC Ajaccio in Ajaccio. ...

Accolades

• Ligue 2 Champions: 1967, 2002
• Ligue 3 Champions: 1998
• Corsican champions: 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1994

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Historical information

Depending on sources, it is agreed that Ajaccio began playing in 1909-10. Their adopted colours are red and white stripes. Though they used to play in what was previously utilized as a sand dump, they decided to move to another, cleaner, safer stadium upon the insistence of Jean Lluis, father-in-law of club president Louis Baretti. The new stadium that was chosen held 5,000 spectators and was in use until 1969. Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

AC Ajaccio were elected Corsican champions on eight occasions, in 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955 and 1964, and are one of three big "island" teams, along with Gazélec Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the competition between the three being kept no secret. Spectators during the 1946 Corsican Cup final, held between A.C.A. and Sporting Bastia were handed umbrellas to shield themselves from the violence. Upon refusal of a penalty which would have been awarded to ACA, violence erupted between the fans, who used umbrellas both as cause and limitation of violence. This final was abandoned and replayed much later. Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Gazélec Football Club Olympique Ajaccio was founded in 1910. ... SC Bastia is a French football team, playing in the town of Bastia, Corsica. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

A.C.A. became a professional team in 1965 thanks to the ambitious assembly of a team by leaders of the club. They initially adopted the symbol of the polar bear, but this has since been dropped in favour of a more stylized logo. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Notable past players

• Dominique Baratelli
• Rolland Courbis
• François M'Pelé
• Dado Pršo

Dominique Baratelli (born 26 December 1947 in Nice)is a former french footballer. ... Miladin Dado Pršo [] (born 5 November 1974 in Zadar, Croatia) is a professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Scottish Premier League club Rangers F.C. as well as the Croatian national team. ...

Coaches

Ernst Stojaspal (January 14, 1925 in Wien - April 3, 2002 in Moulins-lès-Metz, France) was a legendary Austrian football player. ... Dominique Bijotat (born January 3, 1961 in Chassignoles, Indre) is a former football midfielder from France, who obtained eight international caps (no goals) for the French national team during the 1980s. ... Rudolf (Ruud or Rudi) Jozef Krol (born March 24, 1949 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch footballer who was capped 83 times for his native country. ...

Current squad 2006/2007

No. Position Player 1 GK Frédéric Roux 4 DF Antônio Carlos 6 MF Rodrigo 7 MF Romain Rocchi 8 FW Renaud Connen 10 MF Edson 11 MF Mathieu Scarpelli 12 FW Jean-Jacques Mandrichi 13 FW Grégory Lacombe 15 DF Fabien Laurenti 16 GK Perica Radić 18 DF Nenad Dzodic 19 MF Martin Kolar

No. Position Player 20 DF Alexandre Dujeux 21 MF Kamel Chafni 22 FW Seïd Khiter 23 MF Franklin Anzité 24 MF Yohan M'Vila 25 DF Xavier Collin 26 DF Anthony Baron 27 FW Dimitri Lesueur 29 DF Abderraouf Zarabi 30 GK Laurent Bernardi 33 MF Jean Baptiste Pierazzi 34 MF Vincent Scotté 40 GK Yann Bergougnoux

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A goalkeeper. ... Frédéric Roux, born June 27, 1973 in Nancy, France is a French goalkeeper currently playing for AC Ajaccio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Antônio Carlos dos Santos Aguiar, born June 22, 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a Brazilian defender currently playing for AC Ajaccio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Rodrigo Lacerda Ramos, born October 6, 1980 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil is a Brazilian midfielder currently playing for AC Ajaccio. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 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The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The striker (wearing the red shirt) has run past the defender (in the white shirt) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to attempt to stop the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Abderraouf Zarabi (born March 26, 1979 in Algiers) is a Algerian football defender currently playing for AC Ajaccio in the French Ligue 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... A goalkeeper. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 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Out on loan

Certain players, such as Chafni, Abdoun and Anzite have dual-nationality, but for the sake of the lists the priority is given to the chosen country of the player. Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer). ... Djamel Abdoun (born February 14, 1986 in Montreuil-sous-Bois in France is an Algerian footballer, currently playing as a midfielder for Man City. ... Manchester City Football Club are an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ...

Dual Nationality

• 10 Edson Marcelo de Faria
• 17 Djamel Abdoun
• 21 Kamel Chafni
• 22 Seid Khiter
• 23 Franklin Anzite

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Ligue 1 Records

• Place in top tier: 6th (1971)
• Goals scored in season: 59 (1968)
• Goals conceded in season: 40 (2005)
• Record number of matches: 141 (René Le Lamer)
• Goals: Étienne Sansonetti (58)
• Home score: 8-2 vs. Aix (1968).
• Away score: 4-1 vs. Bastia (1971)

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External links

• (French) Official website
• (French) Fan Site

Ligue 2 • 2006-07 Clubs v • d • e

Ajaccio • Amiens • Bastia • Brest • Caen • Châteauroux • Créteil Dijon • Grenoble • Gueugnon • Guingamp • Istres • Le Havre • Libourne-Saint-Seurin Metz • Montpellier • Niort • Reims • Strasbourg • Tours Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Ligue 2 is the second division of French football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Amiens Sporting Club (Amiens SC) is a French soccer club based in Amiens, currently playing in Ligue 2, the second highest tier of the French football league. ... SC Bastia is a French football team, playing in the town of Bastia, Corsica. ... Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club, based in Brest. ... Stade Malherbe de Caen is a French football team, playing in the city of Caen. ... La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French second division football team from Châteauroux, which lost the French Cup final to Paris Saint-Germain in 2004. ... Union Sportif Créteil-Lusitanos Football is a French football club founded in 1936. ... Dijon Football Côte dOr is a football club from Dijon, France. ... Founded in 1892 as Football Club de Grenoble, Grenoble Foot 38 hails from Grenoble. ... History Football Club de Gueugnon was founded in 1940. ... En Avant Guingamp is a French football club, based in Guingamp. ... FC Istres is a French football team, playing in the town of Istres. ... Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club founded in 1872 making it the oldest soccer club registered in France. ... FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin are a French football team currently playing in Ligue 2 of the French league. ... Football Club de Metz is a French football team, playing in the town of Metz, in the Lorraine region. ... Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French football club, based in Montpellier. ... Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French football club based in Niort. ... Stade de Reims-Champagne is a French association football team from Reims currently playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. ... Racing Club de Strasbourg is a French football team, playing in the city of Strasbourg. ... Tours FC is a French football club based in Tours. ...