ASM Clermont Auvergne
Full name	Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne
Nickname(s)	Les Jaunards, Montferrand
Founded	1911
Location	Clermont-Ferrand, France
Ground	Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin
Capacity	14,438
President	René Fontès
Coach	Vern Cotter and Jean-Pierre Laparra
League	Top 14
2005-06	8th
Home colours		Away colours
Official website
www.asm-rugby.com

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. The club was founded in 1911 as AS Michelin, and changed its name in 1922 to AS Montferrandaise. Although it adopted its current name in 2004, the club is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside of France. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 465 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (683 × 881 pixel, file size: 68 KB, MIME type: image/png) This basic image can be found at [1] in an uncropped form. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin is a multi-use stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, France. ... The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played throughout France. ... The 2005-06 TOP 14 is a French domestic rugby union club competition that will run from August of 2005 to June of 2006. ... 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. ... body 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... 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. ... body 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... 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 Flag_of_France. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ... Capital Clermont-Ferrand Area 26,013 km² Regional President Pierre-Joël Bonté (PS) (since 2004) Population  - 2004 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density (Ranked 19th) 1,327,000 1,308,878 51/km² (2004) Arrondissements 14 Cantons 158 Communes 1,310 Départements Allier Cantal Haute-Loire Puy-de-Dôme... The Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played throughout France. ... The Ligue Nationale de Rugby (English: National Rugby League) is the name of the national professional rugby union league of France. ... Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tire manufacturer. ...

They play at Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin (capacity 13,000). They wear yellow and blue, which are the colours of Michelin, the tyre manufacturer, which is based in Montferrand and whose founder, Marcel Michelin, started the club for its workers before WWI. L'ASM, as they are also called, are the traditional underdog, always cited among early favourites, but never winning come spring. They reached the French Championship final seven times (a French record), losing all of them, including five by less than 7 points.

History

The club was established in 1911 as AS Michelin, though they changed their name to AS Montferrandaise in 1922. The club was started by Marcel Michelin, the son of André Michelin, founder of the Michelin tyre manufacturer. The club made its first final of any competition in 1935, where they played Perpignan for the Challenge Yves du Manoir. AS Montferrand lost the match, 3-3 and 6-0. The following year they featured in their first championship final; though they lost to RC Narbonne 6 points to 3. They made the final again in 1937, though that match was also lost, 13 points to 7 to CS Vienne. However the following season the club won its first title; winning the Challenge Yves du Manoir by defeating Perpignan 23 points to 10. Michelin (full name: Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) (Euronext: ML) based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne région of France, is primarily a tire manufacturer. ... André Michelin (16 January 1853 - 4 April 1931) was a French industrialist who, with his brother Édouard (1859-1940), founded the Michelin Tyre Company (Compagnie Générale Des Établissements Michelin) in 1888 in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand. ... Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignan (French) or Unió Esportiva Arlequins Perpinyà (Catalan), generally abbreviated as USAP, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan. ... The Challenge Yves du Manoir was a rugby union club competition that was played in France between 1931 and 2003 under different names. ... Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ...

During the 1940s the club contested the Coupe de France on two occasions, in 1945 and 1947. The club lost on both occasions, by one point, 14 to 13 to SU Agen in 1945, and then 14 to 11 against Toulouse in 1947. It would be another 10 years until the club featured in another competition final; losing to US Dax in the 1957 Challenge Yves du Manoir. The club became a force during the 1970s, starting in 1970 with a 3 points to nil championship loss to La Voulte Sportif. The club then contested the Challenge Yves du Manoir twice in a row over the 1972-73 seasons; losing both finals, against AS Béziers and Narbonne respectively. They then won the competition in 1976, defeating SC Graulhet 40 points to 12. The club then contested the championship final in 1978, though they lost to Béziers. They also lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir in 1979, against Narbonne. The Coupe de France was a French rugby union competition which was founded early in the 20th century but was abandoned during World War II, and then restarted in 1943. ... Sporting Union Agen Lot et Garonne is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... Stade Toulousain usually known as Toulouse is a French rugby union club from the countrys rugby capital, Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. ... US Dax is a French rugby union club currently competing in the second level of the French league system. ... AS Béziers is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ...

In 1994 season the club contested both the French championship and the Challenge Yves du Manoir. They lost the Challenge Yves du Manoir to Perpignan (the third time the clubs had met in the competition final). They also lost the championship, defeated 22 points to 16 by Toulouse. The club contested two finals in the 1999 season as well, the French championship and the European Challenge Cup. They won the European Challenge Cup, defeating fellow French club CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 35 points to 16. However they lost the domestic final, being defeated by Toulouse 15 points to 11. The club would meet Toulouse again in the season final of 2001, with Toulouse winning 34 points to 22. In 2004 they contested the European Challenge Cup again, though they lost to English club Harlequin F.C., by one point, 27 to 26. The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... CS Bourgoin-Jallieu is a French rugby union club currently competing in the top level of the French league system. ... The Harlequin Football Club (The Harlequins or Quins for short) is an English rugby union team who currently play in the second level of English rugby, National Division One, but have secured a return to the Guinness Premiership at the first opportunity. ...

Honours

• French championship:
  • Runners-up (7): 1936, 1937, 1970, 1978, 1994, 1999, 2001
• Challenge Yves du Manoir:
  • Champions (3): 1938, 1976, 1986
  • Runners-up (6): 1935, 1957, 1972, 1979, 1985, 1994
• Coupe de France:
  • Champions (1): 2001
  • Runners-up (2): 1945, 1947
• European Challenge Cup:
  • Champions (1): 1999
  • Runners-up (1): 2004

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Finals results

French championship

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Challenge Yves du Manoir

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Coupe de France

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European Challenge Cup

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Current squad

For the 2006-07 season

Nationality Name Adrien Falières Mario Ledesma Brice Miguel Mathieu Badel Alexandre Bastin Thomas Domingo Laurent Emmanuelli Martin Scelzo Goderdzi Shvelidze Davit Zirakashvili David Barrier Jamie Cudmore Loïc Jacquet Thibaut Privat Pierre Vigouroux Alexandre Audebert Sam Broomhall Michel Dieudé Emmanuel Étien Gonzalo Longo

Nationality Name Elvis Vermeulen Pierre Mignoni Jérôme Moreau Alessandro Troncon Seremaia Bai Brock James Gonzalo Canale Raphaël Chanal Thomas Combezou Pierre-Emmanuel Garcia Julien Malzieu Tony Marsh Alexandre Péclier Vilimoni Delasau Seti Kiole Aurélien Rougerie Vincent Roux Anthony Floch Julien Jeuvrey

Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Mario Ledesma (born 17 May 1973) is an Argentine rugby union footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Martin Scelzo (born 5 February 1976) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Goderdzi Shvelidze (born 17 April 1978 in Rustavi) is a Georgian rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... Davit Zirakashvili (born 20 September 1983) is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for the ASM Clermont Auvergne club. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Jamie Cudmore (born on September 6, 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian rugby player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... Gonzalo Longo (born 14 March 1974 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing with French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Elvis Vermeulen is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Pierre Mignoni (born 28 February 1977 in Toulon, France) is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 club competition in France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Alessandro Troncon (born September 6, 1973) is an Italian rugby union player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Seremaia Bai (born 4 January 1974) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... Gonzalo Canale (11 November 1982) is an Italian rugby union footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... For other persons named Tony Marsh, see Tony Marsh (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Alexandre Péclier is a French rugby union player who currently plays for the French club of ASM Clermont Auvergne. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Fiji. ... Vilimoni Delasau (born 12 July 1977 in Sorokaba, Ba Fiji is a Fijian rugby union footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tonga. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Aurélien Rougerie (born 26 September 1980, Clermont-Ferrand) is a rugby union player from France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...

Famous players

• Tony Marsh
• Pierre Mignoni
• Aurélien Rougerie
• John Smit ( South Africa; will play first match for Clermont after the 2007 Rugby World Cup)
• Alessandro Troncon ( Italy)
• Elvis Vermeulen

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Former players

• Stephen Jones (Wales)
• Olivier Magne
• Olivier Merle
• Philippe Saint-André

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External links

• Official site
• ASM Rugby supporters club web site