US Orléans

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relegated from the prematurely-ended 2019–20 Ligue 2. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city.

Orléans
Full nameUnion Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)USO
Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded1976 (1976)
1889 (1889) as Arago Sport Orléanais
GroundStade de la Source,
Orléans
Capacity7,533
ManagerBernard Casoni
LeagueChampionnat National
2022–23Championnat National, 10th of 18
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against AS Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Honours

Players

Current squad

As of 15 August, 2023.[1][2]

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 Vincent Viot
3 DF Guadeloupe GLP Steve Solvet
4 DF Guadeloupe GLP Jean-Pierre Morgan
5 DF France FRA Modibo Camara
6 MF France FRA Adama Niakaté
7 FW France FRA Yahya Soumaré
8 MF Guadeloupe GLP Vincent Marcel
9 FW France FRA Johanne Akassou
10 FW France FRA Adrian Dabasse
12 DF France FRA Adrien Pagerie
13 FW Martinique MTQ Kévin Fortuné
14 DF Guadeloupe GLP Nicolas Saint-Ruf (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF France FRA Loïc Goujon (captain)
16 GK France FRA Owen-Césaire Matimbou
17 FW Gabon GAB Philippe Etoughe
19 MF France FRA Grégory Berthier
20 MF France FRA Ryan Ponti
21 DF France FRA Virgil Thérésin
22 DF France FRA Jimmy Halby-Touré
25 MF France FRA Lucas Bretelle
27 DF France FRA Jérémi Santini
28 DF Benin BEN Brandon Agounon
32 FW France FRA Arthur Lallias

Reserve team

As of 12 January 2021[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Owen Matimbou
DF France FRA Naïm Ighbane
DF France FRA Ernest Nsengo
DF France FRA Benjamin Bassong
DF France FRA Hugo Collela
FW France FRA Omar Benyounes
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Victor Boron
MF France FRA Djibril Bohanne
FW France FRA Jules Varvat
FW France FRA Sofiane Belkheir
FW France FRA Steevy Nogbou

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1976. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

Managers

References

  1. "Effectif Pro USO 2020/2021". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. "Attribution des numéros de maillots pour la saison 20-21". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
  4. "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
  5. "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
  6. "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.
  7. "National. Claude Robin n'entraînera pas l'US Orléans la saison prochaine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 May 2021.
  8. "Orléans : Xavier Collin est le nouvel entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.ocm. 31 May 2021.
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