Association football club in France
For the other Ajaccio side, see Gazélec Ajaccio
Football club

Athletic Club Ajaccio ( corsican : Athletic Club Aiacciu ), normally referred to as AC Ajaccio, ACA or merely Ajaccio, is a french association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and plays in Ligue 2. The club president is christian Leca, and the first-team is coached by coach Olivier Pantaloni, [ 1 ] following the dismissal of Christian Bracconi in October 2014. [ 2 ] Ajaccio play their home matches at the Stade François Coty and are rivals with boyfriend Corsican club Bastia, with whom they contest the Corsica bowler hat ( Derby Corse ) .

historical data [edit ]

Depending on sources, it is agreed that Ajaccio began playing in 1909–10. Their adopt colors are red and white stripes. Though they used to play in what was previously utilised as a backbone dump, they decided to move to another, clean, safer stadium upon the imperativeness of Jean Lluis, father-in-law of clubhouse president Louis Baretti. The newly stadium that was chosen held 5,000 spectators and was in manipulation until 1969. 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 Bastia, the competition between the three being kept no secret. Spectators during the 1946 Corsican Cup concluding, held between A.C.A. and Sporting Bastia were handed umbrellas to shield themselves from the ferocity. Upon refusal of a punishment which would have been awarded to ACA, violence erupted between the fans, who used umbrellas both to campaign and shield themselves from violence. This final was abandoned and replayed much later. A.C.A. became a professional team in 1965 thanks to the ambitious efforts of the club ‘s leaders. They initially adopted the symbol of the polar bear, but this has since been dropped in favor of a more stylize logo that uses a contribution of the corsican sag. In 1967, the team became the first Corsican club to play in France ‘s top division. They were most recently in Ligue 1 in the 2013–14 season, when they were relegated after finishing in survive place, following a spell of three seasons in the top flight ; the drop was confirmed with defeat at neighbours Bastia. [ 3 ] In November 2014, Olivier Pantaloni returned for a third spell as director. [ 4 ] His team came third gear in 2017–18, qualifying for the play-offs, where they beat lupus erythematosus Havre in a semi-final marred by violence on and off the pitch, [ 5 ] before losing the final examination to Toulouse. [ 6 ] The club were denied promotion in 2019–20 when the temper was curtailed with ten games remaining due to the coronavirus pandemic ; Ajaccio were one point off the top two, who were the only ones to go up as the play-offs could not be contested. [ 7 ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 12 October 2021. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on lend [edit ]

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

luminary past players [edit ]

For a complete list of AC Ajaccio players, see Category:AC Ajaccio players.

Reserve squad [edit ]

As of 12 October 2020. [ 10 ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Managers [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

  • Division 2 (Second Division)
    • Champions (2): 1966–67, 2001–02
  • Championnat National (Third Division)
    • Champions (1): 1997–98
  • Ligue de Corse (Corsican League)
    • Champions (9): 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1994

References [edit ]