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Stade de Reims ( french pronunciation : ​ [ stɑd də ʁɛ̃s ] ) is a french professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top flush of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2018. Reims plays family matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune and are managed by Óscar García.

Reims is one of the most successful clubs in french football history having won six Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophée des champions titles. The club has besides performed well on european tied having finished as runner-up in the 1956 and 1959 editions of the european Cup, [ 2 ] and winning the Latin Cup and Coppa delle Alpi in 1953 and 1977, respectively. however, since the 1980s, Reims have struggled to get back to their zenith. The club hovered between Ligue 2 and the Championnat National for over thirty years after their relegation from the top flight in 1979. In 2012, they were promoted back to Ligue 1, were relegated again in 2016, but returned two years late. Reims is viewed as a legendary club within French football circles, not only due to its domestic and european accolades, but its contribution towards the France national team through the 1940s and 1950s. They were largely responsible for the first Golden generation of french football with Reims players Roger Marche, Raymond Kopa, Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Robert Jonquet, Armand Penverne, Dominique Colonna, and Roger Piantoni in the team that reached the semi-finals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup .

history [edit ]

Stade de Reims was founded in 1910 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery under the steering of Marquis Melchior de Polignac, a Frenchman who subsequently went on to serve on the International Olympic Committee. [ 3 ] The club adopted its current name on 18 June 1931. Despite the country adopting professional football in 1932, Reims remained an amateur club until 1935 after the cabaret won the Championnat de France amateur under the leadership of Scotsman Billy Aitken. The cabaret reached Division 1 for the first meter in the 1945–46 season, the beginning championship following the conclusion of World War II. During the lapp year, the cabaret promoted defender Robert Jonquet to the senior team and signed Roger Marche from Olympique de Charleville. together, the two went on to become, arguably, the baseball club ‘s most celebrated players in its history. Reims won its first Division 1 championship in 1949. Led by a talented backline of Marche, Jonquet, and Armand Penverne, arsenic well as midfielders Albert Batteux and Michel Leblond, and an under-rated striker three of Pierre Flamion, Pierre Sinibaldi, and Pierre Bini, Reims won the league by a unmarried charge over Lille. The follow season, the baseball club won the Coupe de France defeating Racing Paris 2–1 in the final examination. After the season, coach Henri Roessler departed the cabaret and longtime player Batteux took the reins. The team ‘s subsequent heighten in the sport led to the signings of Raymond Kopa and Raoul Giraudo. In 1953, Reims won its second base league title winning the league by four points. That same class, the clubhouse won the Latin Cup becoming the first french football baseball club to attained the honor. The victory was cited as a coup for France after the state finished three neat years as runner-up in the competition. After the 1954 season, Marche left to play for the Racing team in Paris. In 1955, Reims won its third title in six seasons. The championship led to the baseball club ‘s reservation for the newly created european Cup. In the inaugural edition of the european Cup, Reims reached the final where the team was defeated 4–3 by spanish cabaret Real Madrid. Reims controlled the match from the beginning scoring two goals in the first ten minutes. however, two first half goals by Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial for Madrid cancelled out Reims ‘ early attacks. In the second one-half, Reims took the conduct through Michel Hidalgo, but within minutes, the match was levelled courtesy of a goal from Marquitos. Real ‘s winner in the 79th moment ended Reims ‘ hopes of winning the first edition of the european Cup. In the comply season, Reims lost outstanding midfielder Kopa to Madrid, but still were able to recruit french internationals Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Roger Piantoni, and Dominique Colonna to the team. After early on struggles, the additions paid off with the club winning its one-third deed of the decade in the 1957–58 season. The team besides won the Coupe de France after beating Nîmes Olympique 3–1 in the final, thus achieving the double. In the 1958–59 edition of the european Cup, Reims returned to the final to face, for the irregular time, real Madrid. away from Kopa switching sides and the arrival of Fontaine, Colonna, Piantoni, and Vincent to Reims, the line-ups were closely identical to the previous meeting. however, an undeterred Madrid, who had already won the competition three times, cruised through to a victory with a convincing 2–0 acquire. After the season, Penverne departed the cabaret. The team was, however, boosted by the recurrence of Kopa who, subsequently led the team to its fifth league style in 11 seasons in 1960. Following the season, Jonquet retired from international football and left Reims for Strasbourg. He was followed by Giraudo and Leblond. The departures failed to hinder Reims ‘ performances domestically as the team won the league in 1962. The championship capped an perplex career for Just Fontaine, who, subsequently, retired from football. In the ensuing season, which was longtime director Albert Batteux ‘s last, Reims finished runner-up to AS Monaco in the league and, the following season, shocked many by finishing 17th, which resulted in the club falling to the second part. The delegating led to the departures or retirements of many of the players who were a separate of Reims ‘ dynastic run in the 1950s ; all except for Kopa who remained with Reims until 1967. Reims returned to top-flight for the 1966–67 season after two seasons in the second division. however, the stint proved short with Reims finishing 19th. In 1970, the club returned to top-flight and remained in the league for about a ten. Reims ‘ best performance in the league during its nine-year stint was finishing 5th in the 1975–76 season. Reims were relegated in 1979 and did n’t return to the first division of French football for 33 years. In the ensuing season in Division 2, Reims was limited financially and was forced to field a much younger team during the political campaign. Despite the return of erstwhile popular player Carlos Bianchi as coach during the mid-1980s, the baseball club failed to return to Division 1. Reims did surprise many by reaching the semi-finals of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988. As the years wore on, the cabaret ‘s fiscal situation began to take a turn for the worse and, in 1991, Reims was administratively relegated to Division 3 after its failure to find a buyer to help alleviate the club ‘s debt, which had exceeded over ₣50 million. In October 1991, the club undergo liquidation and changed its name to Stade de Reims Champagne FC. The cabaret spent the 1991–92 season in Division 3 and were, amazingly, declared ineligible to compete in the league ahead of its final examination league couple in May 1992 after a judicial liquidation resulted in the stop of the club ‘s activities. In the result months, all aspects of the clubhouse ( its records, trophies, etc. ) were auctioned off. ( Upon the cabaret ‘s re-introduction in 1992, a newfangled french law restricting alcohol advertise banned their old logo, which included a bottle of wine on circus tent of a football ; the club had no dinner dress logo until 1999, when the old club name was restored. ) Reims was reborn in July 1992 under the list Stade de Reims Champagne. The clubhouse began play in the Division d’Honneur and spent two seasons in the league before earning promotion to the Championnat National. Reims spent the final years of the century meet in National and the Championnat de France amateur. In November 1996, most of the clubhouse ‘s items that were sold in the 1992 auction were re-acquired under the aid of the Alain Afflelou retail chain. In July 1999, the clubhouse changed its name back to Stade de Reims and, after three years, were rewarded with professional status after earning forwarding back to Ligue 2. The baseball club ‘s fall to Ligue 2 in 2002 was brief. Reims finished bottom of the league. In the adjacent temper play in National, Reims won the league returning to Ligue 2. The golf club spent the next five seasons playing in the moment part failing to finish in the top half of the postpone in every campaign. In the 2008–09 season, Reims were relegated from Ligue 2 and, like its previous relegation, responded by returning to the league after one season in National after finishing 2nd. Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th in 2010–11 season. In the 2011–12 season, Reims last finished the league as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years.

On 14 May 2016, Reims were relegated to Ligue 2 after a four class quell in the top flight. [ 4 ] On 16 August 2016, Real Madrid played a friendly against Reims to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the 1956 european Cup concluding which both teams were involved in. actual Madrid won 5–3. [ 5 ] On 21 April 2018, Reims were promoted back to Ligue 1 after a two class absence complete first and claiming the Ligue 2 title. [ 6 ] In the 2018–19 season, Reims finished in 8th place, defeating champions Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 in the concluding game of the year. [ 7 ] In the 2019–20 season, Reims were ranked in the sixth identify, to qualify to the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, and to play their first peer in european competitions since 13 March 1963 against Feyenoord, which ended 1–1 in the 1962–63 european Cup. In the 2020–21 Ligue 1 temper, Reims finished 14th on the mesa. [ 8 ]

Honours [edit ]

european record [edit ]

Players [edit ]

For a list of all former and current Stade de Reims players with a Wikipedia article, see class : Stade de Reims players

current team [edit ]

As of 15 October 2021.[10]

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Out on lend [edit ]

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Reserve team [edit ]

As of 15 October 2021[11]

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

celebrated players [edit ]

Below are the luminary erstwhile players who have represented Stade de Reims in league and international competition since the club ‘s foundation in 1910. To appear in the section below, a musician must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club .

club officials [edit ]

  • President: Jean-Pierre Caillot
  • Association President: Didier Perrin
  • Head coach: Oscar Garcia[14]
  • Assistant coach: Ruben Martinez[14]
  • Assistant coach: Will Still[15]

Coaching history [edit ]

References [edit ]