Auxerre
Full name	Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise
Nickname(s)	AJA
Founded	1905
Ground	Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Capacity	23,467
Chairman	Jean-Claude Hamel
Manager	Jean Fernandez
League	Ligue 1
2005-2006	Ligue 1, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy. Its home ground is Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the River Yonne (capacity 23,467, 22,000 seated). Auxerre are famous throughout Europe, their success at the highest level being unprecedented for a club from such a small town (under 40,000). Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroises Logo Image by http://www. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne région of France, between Paris and Dijon. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... 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. ... 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... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne région of France, between Paris and Dijon. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Pre-Indo-European people, Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples, most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Yonne is a French département named after the Yonne River. ...

After the 2004-05 season, Auxerre was forced to seek a new manager for the first time in over 40 years, as Guy Roux retired after having been manager since 1961. Roux saw the club rise through every division in French football, culminating in promotion to Ligue 1 in 1980, and the French championship in 1996. Guy Roux (born 18 October 1938) is a former French football player and manager known for being in charge of French side AJ Auxerre for the remarkable period of more than forty years and for leading the once humble amateur team to nation- and worldwide prominence. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Ligue 1 (Première Division or Division 1 until 2003) is the top division of French football, one of two divisions making up the LFP, the other being Ligue 2. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Auxerre replaced Roux with Jacques Santini, a former France national team head coach who had also managed several top French clubs and had a brief stint at Tottenham Hotspur of England. Santini was sacked after only one season however, failing to guide Auxerre into Europe. He will be replaced by Jean Fernandez for the 2006-07 season. Jacques Santini Jacques Santini (born April 25, 1952 in Delle, France) is a former football player and now manager. ... First international Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Auxerre, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are an English football club, which play in the FA Premier League. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system (above The Football League), making it Englands primary football competition. ...

Results per season

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Honours

• Ligue 1 Championship: 1995-96
• Ligue 2 Championship: 1979-80
• French Cup: 1993-94, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05
• French Cup finalists: 1978-79
• Intertoto Cup winners: 1997 and 2006
• Intertoto Cup finalists: 1999-2000
• Coppa delle Alpi: 1985, 1987
• France DH Bourgogne champions: 1969-70
• France DH Bourgogne joint-champions: 1908-09
• Vice-champion of France FGSPF: 1908-09
• Champion of Bourgogne FGSPF: 1905-06 1906-07 1907-08 1908-09 1909-10 1910-11 1911-12 1912-13 1913-14

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History

Beginnings

The club Association de la Jeuness Auxerroise was founded in 1905, by the priest Father 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. Today, AJ Auxerre is the only top flight club apart from AC Ajaccio to own its own ground Athletic Club Ajaccio, commonly known as AC Ajaccio is a French football team, who were founded in 1910. ...

Timeline

• 1905 - Father Deschamps draws up the statutes for a new club to promote sporting activity for young people. The "Youth Association of Auxerre" is officially born on the 29th December 1905; a club for all sports, including disciplines as varied as gymnastics, athletics and fencing, among others.

• 1906 - Establishment of the football section. The team plays in black until 1908.

• 1918 - AJA play in the first French Cup

• 1929 - AJA become the champions of the Yonne region.

• 1950 - Death of Father Deschamps, on the 1st of September. His name is given the stadium on the route de Vaux the following year.

• 1952 - Guy Roux signs his first contract with AJA

• 1961 - Guy Roux becomes player-coach.

• 1970 - AJA move into the French Amateur League

• 1974 - AJA are promoted into the French Second Division.

• 1979 - AJA come to nationwide attention in reaching the French Cup Final to much surprise, only losing in extra-time 1-4 to FC Nantes, the runners-up in the League.

• 1980 - AJA are promoted to the first division.

• 1984 - the club qualifies for European competition (UEFA Cup) for the first time, but loses in the first round to Sporting Lisbon (0-2, 2-2).

• 1993 - AJA reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, where they are beaten on penalties by Borussia Dortmund (0-2, 2-0) - the club's best European performance to date.

• 1994 - AJA collect their first French Cup, beating Montpellier 3-0.

• 1996 - AJA win their first French championship, and take the double by beating Nîmes 2-1 in the French Cup Final.

• 2003 - AJA take their third cup final, overcoming PSG 2-1 with two goals in the final ten minutes.

• 2005 - AJA succeed in taking a fourth cup victor; a last-minute goal from Bonaventure Kalou securing a 2-1 win.

• 2005 - After forty-four years at the helm, Guy Roux stands down as manager to be replaced by Jacques Santini on 7th June.

• 2006 - Santini is sacked after one season and replaced by Jean Fernandez.

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2006/07 player roster

No. Position Player 1 GK Fabien Cool 2 DF Johan Radet 3 DF Jean-Sébastien Jaurès 4 DF Stéphane Grichting 5 DF René Bolf 6 MF Benoît Pedretti 7 MF Benoït Cheyrou 8 MF Issa Ba 9 FW Luigi Pieroni 10 MF Thomas Kahlenberg 11 FW Kanga Akalé 12 DF Jean-Pascal Mignot 14 MF Frédéric Thomas 15 DF Baptiste Martin

No. Position Player 16 GK Anthony Basso 17 MF Hassan Yebda 18 MF Lionel Mathis 21 FW Daniel Niculae 22 FW Ireneusz Jeleń 23 MF Krisztian Vadocz 25 DF Oumar Kalabane 26 DF Younes Kaboul 27 MF Alain Traoré 28 FW Kamil Oziemczuk 29 DF Bakari Sagna 30 GK Arnaud Sauvage 31 FW Kevin Lejeune

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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. ... Kanga Gauthier Akale (born 7 March 1981) is an Côte dIvoire football defender who currently, as of May 2006, plays for AJ Auxerre. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 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. ... Jean-Pascal Mignot (born 26 February 1981) is a footballer from France who currently plays as defender for AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Midfielder is a position in football (soccer), Australian rules football, Gaelic football and International rules football. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... 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Notable Former Players

• Joel Bats
• Laurent Blanc
• Basile Boli
• Jean-Alain Boumsong
• Éric Cantona
• Lionel Charbonnier
• Christophe Cocard
• Djibril Cissé
• Abou Diaby
• Bernard Diomede
• Daniel Dutuel
• Khalilou Fadiga
• Amdy Faye
• Jean-Marc Ferreri
• Alain Goma
• Stéphane Guivarc'h
• Paweł Janas
• Bonaventure Kalou
• Olivier Kapo
• Sabri Lamouchi
• Lilian Laslandes
• Bruno Martini
• Corentin Martins
• Philippe Mexès
• Benjani Mwaruwari
• Alain Roche
• William Prunier
• Enzo Scifo
• Moussa Saib
• Antoine Sibierski
• Andrzej Szarmach
• Teemu Tainio
• Frank Verlaat
• Taribo West

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External link

• (French) Official website

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