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Le Havre Athletic Club ( french pronunciation : [ lə ɑvʁ ] ; normally referred to as Le Havre ) is a french association football golf club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby cabaret in 1872, [ 2 ] making Le Havre AC the oldest french football clubhouse [ dubious – discuss ]. Le Havre is one of the oldest french football clubs, but the oldest is Standard Athletic Club of Paris. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Le Havre plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of french football, and plays its home matches at the Stade Océane. Le Havre made its football introduction in France ‘s first-ever championship in 1899 and, on its debut, became the beginning french club outside Paris to win the league. The cabaret won the league the following season in 1900. Le Havre has yet to win the stream first division of French football, Ligue 1, but has participated in the league 24 times ; its last least sandpiper being during the 2008–09 season. The baseball club ‘s highest award to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1959. The independent rivalries of Le Havre are the “ Derby Normand ” with SM Caen and an constantly heated clash with Lens, located in the area of Nord-Pas-de-Calais .
history [edit ]
It was in 1872 that a group of british residents formed Le Havre Athlétique, [ 6 ] [ better source needed ] [ dubious – discuss ] which played a hybrid shape of football, a intersect between rugby and association football, called “ combination ”. The oldest french football club is Standard Athletic Club founded by British in Paris. [ 7 ] Association football began being played in Le Havre in 1894. [ 4 ] ·. [ 8 ]
In 1899, Le Havre became the first club from outside Paris to become french football champions. At the time the championship was organised by the USFSA. After being awarded a win over Iris Club Lillois in the semi-final by cinch, they were awarded the title after besides receiving a cinch in the final against Club Français. [ 9 ] They would besides win the following year, with the final being a “ re-match ” of the forfeit 1899 concluding. The club is celebrated for its luminary youth investment program which develops and nurtures young endowment, [ citation needed ] with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise. A huge amount of good young talent has gone on to make an impact at international flat including Benjamin Mendy, Ibrahim Ba, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Lassana Diarra, Riyad Mahrez, Steve Mandanda, Vikash Dhorasoo, Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet. The cabaret was on the receiving end of some high-profile illegal transfers, by which Charles N’Zogbia, Matthias Lepiller and Paul Pogba were signed by other clubs, allegedly without the proper compensation being paid. [ citation needed ] The first two were arbitrated by FIFA, who ordered Newcastle United and Fiorentina to pay training compensation .
club culture [edit ]
Le Havre is known as ‘les ciel et marine ‘ in France, which translates as ‘the flip and navy blues ‘. These colours were chosen by the club ‘s english founders as they were those of their alma maters, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge : the anthem of the club is played to the tune of “ God Save the Queen “ to mark the English origins of the cabaret :
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“ A jamais le premier
de tous les clubs français
ô H.A.C.
Fiers de tes origines
Fils d’Oxford et Cambridge
deux couleurs font notre prestige
Ciel et marine! “ english translation : “ The first ever
of all french clubs
The H.A.C
Proud of your roots
Son of Oxford and Cambridge
two colors make our prestige
( the colors of the ) sky and the sea ! ”
Players [edit ]
current squad [edit ]
- As of 31 August 2021.[10]
Out on lend [edit ]
note : Flags indicate home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Honours [edit ]
managerial history [edit ]
References [edit ]
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