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HAC in Tournoi de paques 1913

Le Havre Athletic Club ( french pronunciation : ​ [ lə ɑvʁ ] ; normally referred to as Le Havre ) is a french association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby clubhouse in 1872, [ 3 ] making Le Havre AC the oldest french football golf club [ dubious – discuss ]. Le Havre is one of the oldest french football clubs, but the oldest is Standard Athletic Club of Paris. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] 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 debut in France ‘s first-ever championship in 1899 and, on its debut, became the beginning french club outside Paris to win the league. The club won the league the following season in 1900. Le Havre has however to win the current first division of French football, Ligue 1, but has participated in the league 24 times ; its last stretch being during the 2008–09 season. The golf club ‘s highest award to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1959. The main rivalries of Le Havre are the “ Derby Normand ” with SM Caen and an constantly heated clash with Lens, located in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais .

history [edit ]

It was in 1872 that a group of british residents formed Le Havre Athlétique, [ 7 ] [ better source needed ] [ dubious – discuss ] which played a hybrid form of football, a intersect between rugby and affiliation football, called “ combination ”. The oldest french football cabaret is Standard Athletic Club founded by British in Paris. [ 8 ] Association football began being played in Le Havre in 1894. [ 5 ] ·. [ 9 ]
In 1899, Le Havre became the beginning baseball club from external Paris to become french football champions. At the fourth dimension 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 walkover in the concluding against Club Français. [ 10 ] They would besides win the keep up year, with the final examination being a “ re-match ” of the confiscate 1899 final. The baseball club is celebrated for its luminary youth investing broadcast 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 measure of good young talent has gone on to make an impact at external flat including Benjamin Mendy, Ibrahim Ba, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Lassana Diarra, Riyad Mahrez, Steve Mandanda, Vikash Dhorasoo, Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet. The club 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 recompense being paid. [ citation needed ] The first two were arbitrated by FIFA, who ordered Newcastle United and Fiorentina to pay training compensation .

cabaret culture [edit ]

Le Havre is known as ‘les ciel et marine ‘ in France, which translates as ‘the flip and dark blue blues ‘. These colours were chosen by the golf club ‘s english founders as they were those of their alma maters, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge : the hymn of the golf club is played to the tune of “ God Save the Queen “ to mark the English origins of the club :

“ 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 ) flip and the sea ! ”

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021.[11]

Out on loan [edit ]

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

Honours [edit ]

managerial history [edit ]

References [edit ]