Amiens SC

Amiens Sporting Club (French pronunciation: [amjɛ̃]; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place to secure a position in Ligue 1 for the following year.

Not to be confused with AC Amiens.
"Les Licornes" redirects here. For other uses, see Licorne (disambiguation).
Amiens
Full nameAmiens Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Les Licornes (the Unicorns)
Founded1901 (1901)
GroundStade de la Licorne
Capacity12,097
PresidentBernard Joannin
ManagerOmar Daf
LeagueLigue 2
2022–23Ligue 2, 12th of 20
WebsiteClub website

History

Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowing an attendance of more than 1,000.

In 1933, the club got its first professional section, later abandoned in 1952, before becoming professional again in 1993. Since the early days, AAC has undergone two name changes: In 1961, to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, as Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens played in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–17 season, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever, as they finished runners-up and were promoted to top-tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever. It was a dramatic promotion, too, as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last-gasp winning goal in the final game against Reims.[1][2] Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish on the table.[3]

In the 2018–19 season, Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2–1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp.[4]

Despite this, during the 2019–20 season with just 10 games to play, the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start, sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed Nîmes. The LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to Paris Saint-Germain and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and Toulouse were automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season.[5]

Players

Current squad
As of 1 September 2023[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Régis Gurtner (vice-captain)
2 DF Mali MLI Mamadou Fofana
3 DF Sweden SWE Sebastian Ring
4 DF Ghana GHA Nicholas Opoku
5 DF Netherlands NED Osaze Urhoghide
6 MF France FRA Mamadou Fofana
7 MF France FRA Antoine Leautey
8 FW Burkina Faso BFA Abdoul Tapsoba (on loan from Standard Liège)
9 FW Central African Republic CAF Louis Mafouta
10 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Gaël Kakuta
11 FW France FRA Maxime Do Couto
14 DF France FRA Sébastien Corchia
15 DF Benin BEN Youssouf Assogba
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK France FRA Alexis Sauvage
18 MF Senegal SEN Amadou Ciss
19 MF France FRA Mathis Lachuer
20 DF France FRA Kylian Kaïboué
22 DF France FRA Kassoum Ouattara
23 DF France FRA Abdourahmane Barry
24 MF France FRA Jérémy Gelin
25 MF France FRA Owen Gene
30 GK France FRA Matthieu Rongier
94 FW France FRA Mathis Touho
99 FW England ENG Andy Carroll
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Siriky Diabaté

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Sweden SWE Jack Lahne (at Start until 31 December 2023)
— FW France FRA Darell Tokpa (at Differdange 03 until 31 December 2023)

Current technical staff
Position Name
Interim Manager France Patrice Descamps
Assistant coaches FranceAlgeria Abder Ramdane
France Romain Poyet
Fitness coaches France Léo Djaoui
France Simon Lucq
Physiotherapist France Bakasso Diaby
France Bruno Stefanczyk
Goalkeeping coach France Nicolas Dehon
Club doctor France Christophe Carpentier
Podologist France Nathalie Metais
Osteopath France Martin Galand

Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a list of former Amiens players, see Category:Amiens SC players.

Managers

Honours

References
  1. "Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com". Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner". 20 May 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via www.bbc.com.
  3. "Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out". www.ligue1.com.
  4. "Amiens celebrate survival with victory". Ligue 1.
  5. "Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early". www.bbc.co.uk.
  6. "Effectif" (in French). amiensfootball.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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