Amiens SC

Amiens
Full name	Amiens Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Les Licornes (the Unicorns)
Founded	1901; 123 years ago
Ground	Stade de la Licorne
Capacity	12,097
President	Bernard Joannin
Manager	Omar Daf
League	Ligue 2
2022–23	Ligue 2, 12th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Amiens Sporting Club (French pronunciation: [amjɛ̃]; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place to secure a position in Ligue 1 for the following year.

History[edit]

Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowing an attendance of more than 1,000.

In 1933, the club got its first professional section, later abandoned in 1952, before becoming professional again in 1993. Since the early days, AAC has undergone two name changes: In 1961, to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, as Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens played in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–17 season, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever, as they finished runners-up and were promoted to top-tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever. It was a dramatic promotion, too, as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last-gasp winning goal in the final game against Reims.^[1]^[2] Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish on the table.^[3]

In the 2018–19 season, Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2–1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp.^[4]

Despite this, during the 2019–20 season with just 10 games to play, the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start, sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed Nîmes. The LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to Paris Saint-Germain and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and Toulouse were automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season.^[5]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 8 February 2024^[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Régis Gurtner (vice-captain)
2	DF	MLI	Mamadou Fofana
3	DF	SWE	Sebastian Ring
4	DF	GHA	Nicholas Opoku
5	DF	NED	Osaze Urhoghide
6	MF	FRA	Mamadou Fofana
7	MF	FRA	Antoine Leautey
8	FW	BFA	Abdoul Tapsoba (on loan from Standard Liège)
9	FW	CAF	Louis Mafouta
10	FW	COD	Gaël Kakuta
11	FW	FRA	Maxime Do Couto
13	DF	MAR	Mohamed Jaouab
14	DF	FRA	Sébastien Corchia
15	DF	BEN	Youssouf Assogba
16	GK	FRA	Alexis Sauvage


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	FRA	Mounir Chouiar (on loan from Ludogorets Razgrad)
20	DF	FRA	Kylian Kaïboué
23	DF	FRA	Abdourahmane Barry
24	MF	FRA	Jérémy Gelin
25	MF	FRA	Owen Gene
26	DF	MAR	Ayoub Amraoui (on loan from Nice)
27	MF	COM	Rayan Lutin
29	MF	CMR	Frank Boya
30	GK	FRA	Matthieu Rongier
32	FW	FRA	Darell Tokpa
38	FW	FRA	Yvan Ikia Dimi
45	MF	CIV	Ibrahim Fofana
55	MF	MAR	Ayman Ouhatti
99	FW	ENG	Andy Carroll

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Henri Dupays (at Union Titus Pétange until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Hugo Chambon (at SAS Épinal until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	BEN	Angel Chibozo (at Paços de Ferreira until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SWE	Jack Lahne (at Start until 31 December 2023)
—	FW	FRA	Mathis Touho (at Le Mans until 30 June 2024)

Current technical staff[edit]

Position	Name
Interim Manager	Patrice Descamps
Assistant coaches	Abder Ramdane Romain Poyet
Fitness coaches	Léo Djaoui Simon Lucq
Physiotherapist	Bakasso Diaby Bruno Stefanczyk
Goalkeeping coach	Nicolas Dehon
Club doctor	Christophe Carpentier
Podologist	Nathalie Metais
Osteopath	Martin Galand

Notable former players[edit]

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a list of former Amiens players, see Category:Amiens SC players.

Managers[edit]

Ferenc Kónya (1933–34)
Jules Limbeck (1934–35)
Raymond Demey (1935–36)
Louis Finot (1942–43)
Kaj Andrup (1945–46)
Pierre Illiet (1946–47)
Mony Braunstein (1947–48)
André Riou (1950–51)
Édouard Harduin (1958–59)
Jean Mankowski (1959–60)
Emilien Méresse (1960–68)
André Grillon (1968–77)
Robert Buchot (1977–79)
Paul Pruvost (1979 – December 79)
Robert Buchot (December 1979–80)
Claude Le Roy and Paul Pruvost (1980–81)
Claude Le Roy (1981–83)
Gabriel Desmenez (1983–85)
Camille Choquier (1985–87)
Joël Beaujouan (1987 – April 1988)
Hughes Jullien (April 1988–92)
Patrick Parizon (1992–94)
Arnaud Dos Santos (1994 – November 1998)
René Marsiglia (November 1998 – February 2000)
Victor Zvunka (February 2000–00)
Denis Troch (2000–04)
Alex Dupont (2004 – March 2006)
Ludovic Batelli (March 2006–08)
Thierry Laurey (March 2008 – June 2009)
Serge Romano (June 2009 – October 2009)
Ludovic Batelli (October 2009 – June 2012)
Francis De Taddeo (July 2012 – September 2013)
Olivier Echouafni (September 2013 – 2014)
Samuel Michel (June 2014– December 2014)
Christophe Pélissier (December 2014– June 2019)
Luka Elsner (July 2019–September 2020)
Philippe Hinschberger (June 2021-April 2023)
Patrice Descamps (interim, April 2023-June 2023)
Omar Daf (June 2023-present)

Honours[edit]

Championnat de France/Ligue 1
- Runners-Up (1): 1926–27
Coupe de France
- Runners-Up (1): 2000–01
Championnat National
- Champions (1): 1977–78
Division d'Honneur (Nord)
- Champions (4): 1924, 1927, 1957, 1963
Division d'Honneur (Picardie)
- Champions (2): 1920, 1921
USFSA League (Picardie)
- Champions (11): 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

References[edit]

^ "Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
^ "Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner". 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
^ "Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
^ "Amiens celebrate survival with victory". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
^ "Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
^ "Effectif" (in French). amiensfootball.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

External links[edit]

Official website (in French)

[1] "Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

[2] "Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner". 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.

[3] "Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

[4] "Amiens celebrate survival with victory". Ligue 1. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

[5] "Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

[6] "Effectif" (in French). amiensfootball.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

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v t e Amiens Sporting Club
Overview	Players Managers
Stadia	Stade de la Licorne
Matches	2001 Coupe de France final
Seasons	2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

v t e Division 2 / Ligue 2 seasons
Division 2 (1933–2002)	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02
Ligue 2 (2002–present)	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
List of French second division champions

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