AJ Auxerre

football club
Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise ( french pronunciation : [ asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ də lanthanum ʒœnɛs osɛʁwaz ] ), normally known as A.J. Auxerre or just Auxerre ( [ osɛʁ ] ), is a french football golf club based in the commune of Auxerre in Burgundy. The club was founded in 1905 and presently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of french football. Auxerre plays its home matches at the Stade l’Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the Yonne River. The team is managed by Jean-Marc Furlan and captained by midfielder Jordan Adéoti. Auxerre was founded in 1905 and made its introduction in the first division of french football in the 1980–81 season and remained a fixture in the league until the 2011–12 season. The baseball club has won the Ligue 1 deed once, in the 1995–96 season. Two years prior, Auxerre achieved its beginning major honor by winning the Coupe de France in 1994. The club has since added three more Coupe de France titles, which ties the club for fifth-best among teams who have won the trophy.

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Auxerre has produced several noteworthy players during its universe. The baseball club has most notably served as a springboard for several big french football players such as Eric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Stéphane Guivarc’h, Philippe Mexès, Basile Boli, and Djibril Cissé, among others, who all became french internationals, with Blanc playing on the teams that won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. Guivarc’h, Bernard Diomède and Lionel Charbonnier were the three footballers from Auxerre who were earth champions in 1998. From 1961 to 2005, the baseball club was predominantly coached by Guy Roux. This included an continuous period when Roux was in charge for 36 years between 1964 and 2000 .

history [edit ]

The club Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise was founded in 1905, by the abbot Ernest Abbé Deschamps. The club success, becoming a push in the Catholic league F.G.S.P.F. In 1908, the clubhouse tied 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 footing. Father Deschamps acquired several pieces of land along the Yonne on the Vaux road, which late formed the Abbé Deschamps Stadium. Auxerre made its first steps in Division 1 on 24 July 1980 against Bastia in Toulon. Auxerre lost the match 2–0. On 20 November 1980, Andrzej Szarmach signed for Auxerre having received consent from the Polish Football Association. He started two days late at home against Lyon and scored the first of his ninety-four goals in Division 1. AJA ‘s first season in Division 1 was remarkable for two particular performances : on 13 December 1980, at Parc des Princes against Paris Saint-Germain ( 3–2 ), and then on 7 April 1981, at Stade Marcel Saupin against Nantes for a 1–0 win, noteworthy as Nantes had not lost a home game for five years and 92 games ( between 15 April 1976 and 7 April 1981 ). In the next two seasons, AJA finished fifteenth and eighth respectively. During the 1983–84 season, AJA climbed for the first base time onto the dais in finishing third. Patrice Garande finished top scorer with twenty-one goals. A few weeks late, Garande won the gold decoration at the Olympics in Los Angeles with the french Olympic football team while Joël Bats and Jean-Marc Ferreri were contribution of the victorious french team at UEFA Euro 1984. That summer, Auxerre recruited Michel N’Gom. An international expectation, he left Paris Saint-Germain. During pre-season, he scored five goals in ten-spot games. On the last weekend before the begin of the season, he visited his former teammates in Paris. He died following a dealings accident on 12 August 1984. To pay tribute, one of the stands at Abbé Deschamps bears his name. The 1984–1985 season saw Auxerre in european competition for the beginning prison term in its history by participating in the UEFA Cup, albeit with an unfavorable first base round of golf draw with Sporting Clube de Portugal. On 19 September 1984 at Estádio José Alvalade, AJA took its bow in european football with a 2–0 kill. The reappearance leg took place on 3 October 1984. AJA managed to retrieve the two finish deficit with a double by Szarmach, but finally succumbed with two goals in extra time. however, by virtue of the victory of Monaco in the Coupe de France, AJA besides qualified for the UEFA Cup the class after. The 1985 offseason saw Joël Bats join Paris Saint-Germain. Auxerre recruited Bruno Martini as his successor. In the UEFA Cup, AJA were drawn against Milan. In the first peg, Auxerre won 3–1. Both teams missed a penalty and Paolo Maldini made his introduction in european competition. In the fall match, AJA lost 3–0 and was consequently eliminated. Seventh in the league and quarter-finalist in the french cup, AJA did not manage a third heterosexual season in Europe. Auxerre finished fourth in 1986–1987, and was once again eliminated in the beginning round of the UEFA Cup the following season with a 2–0 away defeat to Panathinaikos besides much to overcome in the return leg ( which Auxerre won 3–2 ). The 1988–89 season saw AJA finish fifth in the league and reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France before elimination by Olympique de Marseille, the future achiever of the event. With fifth place in the league, AJA made the UEFA Cup and there made its beginning becoming run. During the preliminary round, AJA managed its first base victory. Beaten 0–1 at home by Dinamo Zagreb, it registered 3–1 in Yugoslavia and qualified for the beginning round proper. Auxerre beat successively Albanians Apolonia Fier, Finns RoPS and Olympiacos of Greece before being eliminated in the quarterfinals by Fiorentina. In twin with this, AJA managed sixth locate in the league. During the summer of 1990, the AJA sold Basile Boli and recruited Enzo Scifo, Alain Roche and Zbigniew Kaczmarek. Auxerre finished in one-third invest after leading the championship for two weeks. In 1991–92, Auxerre was eliminated in the second round of the UEFA Cup by Liverpool and then finished fourthly in Division 1. That summer, the AJA sold Alain Roche and Jean-Marc Ferreri while recruiting Frank Verlaat and Gerald Baticle. Auxerre then journeyed again into UEFA. Auxerre eliminated Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the newly formed F.C. Copenhagen. In the third base round, AJA eliminated Standard Liège. In the quarterfinals, AJA faced Ajax, the defending champion and undefeated in the european Cup for two years. Before facing Ajax, Auxerre had suffered five consecutive league defeats. Auxerre managed a 4–2 home gain. In the second leg Ajax could only manage a 1–0 win and then Auxerre had qualified for the semifinals, to face Borussia Dortmund. In the beginning branch in Germany, AJA lost 2–0. A fiercely contest second leg levelled the sum score, but Auxerre were ultimately eliminated on penalties. While finishing sixth in the championship, Auxerre again qualified for the UEFA Cup after the VA-OM case. But unlike the epic run of the former season, AJA was eliminated in the foremost round off by Tenerife. AJA made progress in the league, with a third-place finish, but notably captured its first major trophy, the french cup. Having made it past the lower division teams in the early rounds, AJA eliminated Nantes in the semifinals before winning 3 goals to 0 at Parc des Princes in the concluding against Montpellier. The follow season, Auxerre finished one-fourth in the league and was a quarter-finalist of the Cup Winners ‘ cup : Auxerre was eliminated by Arsenal in the Abbe-Deschamps ( 1–0 ) having achieved a 1–1 draw at Highbury. During the 1995-96 season, the clubhouse won Division 1 for the first time in their history, and besides won the Coupe de France. On 13 May 2012, Auxerre ‘s 32-year stay in the top division came to an conclusion after a 3–0 away frustration at the hands of Marseille. The following season, Auxerre finished a disappointing ninth target along with a goal difference of −2. The next season was no better for AJA, after they finished a base 16th position. Although not resulting in forwarding the 2014–15 Ligue 2 season was better for the Burgundy based slope as they finished one-ninth in Ligue 2 and finishing runner-up in the 2015 Coupe de France Final after losing to Paris Saint-Germain at the Stade de France in front of an attendance of 80,000. The 2018-19 season is Auxerre ‘s seventh straight in the Ligue 2. In the 2020–21 Ligue 2, the Auxerrois would achieve their best finish in the second gear tier since their delegating with a 6th-place ending, although they were positioned within the top 5 required for at least the playoffs at the conclusion of 17 of the 38 plot weeks .

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 30 August 2021.[1]

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 .

celebrated players [edit ]

For a complete tilt of AJ Auxerre players, see class : AJ Auxerre players Below is the starting 11 of historic football players who have played at Auxerre in league and external competition since the cabaret ‘s foundation in 1905 as voted by the baseball club ‘s supporters. [ 2 ]

management [edit ]

Owner: James Zhou
Head coach: Jean-Marc Furlan
Director of Youth: Frédéric Zago

Coaching history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

league [edit ]

Ligue 1
Ligue 2

Division d’Honneur (Burgundy)

Winners: 1970

FGSPF Championnat

Runners-up: 1909

FGSPF Burgundy Championnat

Champions (9): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

Cups [edit ]

Coupe de France

International [edit ]

UEFA Intertoto Cup
Coppa delle Alpi

Champions: 1985, 1987

Statistics [edit ]

Latest seasons [edit ]

Season

Pos.

Cup

League Cup

Europe

Other Comp.

Notes

1990–91

3rd
1991–92

4th
UC
2nd round

1992–93

6th
UC
Semi-final

1993–94

3rd

Winner

UC
2nd round

1994–95

4th

Last 16

1995–96

1st

Winner

Quarter-final

UC
2nd round

1996–97

6st

Last 16

UCL
Quarter-final

TDC
1997–98

7th

Semi-final

UC
Quarter-final

Intertoto
1998–99

14th

Quarter-final

Intertoto
1999–2000

8th
2000–01

13th

Quarter-final

Intertoto
2001–02

3rd

Last 32

Quarter-final

2002–03

6th

Winner

Last 16

UCL
Group stage

2003–04

4th

Quarter-final

Semi-final

UC
4th round

TDC
2004–05

8th

Winner

Quarter-final

UC
Quarter-final

2005–06

6th

Quarter-final

UC
1st round

TDC
2006–07

8th

Quarter-final

UC
Group stage

Intertoto
2007–08

15th

Last 16

Semi-final

2008–09

8th

Last 32

Quarter-final

2009–10

3rd

Quarter-final

2010–11

9th

Last 32

Semi-final

UCL
Group stage

2011–12

20th

Last 16

Semi-final

2012–13

9th

7th round

Quarter-final

2013–14

16th

Quarter-final

2014–15

9th

Runner-up

3rd round

2015–16

8th

Last 16

2016–17

17th

Quarter-final

Last 16

2017–18

11th

Quarter-final

1st round

Color:
Gold

Winner

Silver

Runners-Up

Bronze

3rd place (Semi-final)

Relegated

Second Division

history [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

Out on lend [edit ]

celebrated players [edit ]

management [edit ]

Coaching history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

league [edit ]

Cups [edit ]

International [edit ]

Statistics [edit ]

Latest seasons [edit ]

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