En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional

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club based in the commune of

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

, in France's

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region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in

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, the second tier of

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. The club has appeared in the

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, the top flight of French football, for 13 seasons, and is known for its relative success given Guingamp's small population of only 7,000 people. Guingamp are one of only two clubs who have won the

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while not being in the first division, doing so in 2009, by defeating

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

, 2–1. They won the same competition in 2014, again with a victory against Rennes, 2–0.

History

Having been an amateur club for a long time, playing in the regional leagues, the club got promoted three times under the presidency of Noël Le Graët, who took over in 1972. In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division (now called

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), and the next season they were promoted to the Second Division (now called

), where they stayed until 1993. The club became fully professional in 1984, and in 1990 the

Stade de Roudourou The Stade municipal de Roudourou () is a stadium in Guingamp, France, that is the home ground of Ligue 2 side En Avant Guingamp. It is located in the district from which it takes its name. The name Roudourou comes from the Breton ''roudour'' mean ...

was opened, with Guingamp hosting

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in the inaugural match. The club's first major honour was winning the

in 2009, the second team in history not from

to win the competition. The team defeated

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rivals

2–1 in the final. Also, in 2014, En Avant de Guingamp beat

Stade Rennais F.C. Stade Rennais Football Club (SRFC, ), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais () or simply Rennes,''Rennais'' and ''Stade Rennes'', used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, are not grammatically correct names for the club. is ...

2–0 at the Stade de France. Aside from two years of Coupe de France triumph, the club's only other major feat was winning the

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Silkeborg, Guingamp, and Karlsruhe. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. No English team took part in support of Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon initially getting banned by UEFA from European co ...

. The club has played in the French top flight before, having gained promotion only three times:

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

and

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

. Their longest stay in the top flight was between 2013 and 2019. Following the 2012–13 season, the club was relegated back to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season finishing in 20th place. Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players that include

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Fabrice Abriel Fabrice Jean Thierry Abriel (born 6 July 1979) is a French professional football manager and former player who lastly worked as the head coach of Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. During his playing career as a midfielder, he pl ...

, and

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. Managers such as

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, and

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also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president, Noël Le Graët, is president of the

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. The club has a

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who play in the

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, and a reserve team in the

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. In the 2018–19 season, Guingamp reached the

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final against

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. Guingamp lost the final losing 4–1 on penalties after the match ended goalless during 120 minutes of play. On 12 May 2019, Guingamp were relegated to

ending a six-year stay in the top division after drawing 1–1 with rivals

Timeline

* 1912: Foundation of the club. * 1922: First match at Stade de Montbareil. * 1929: First promotion to the Division d'Honneur. * 1949: Second promotion to the Division d'Honneur. * 1974: Third promotion to the Division d'Honneur. * 1976: First promotion to Division 3. * 1977: First promotion to Division 2. * 1984: Adoption of professional status. * 1990: First match at Stade de Roudourou. * 1994: Second promotion to

. * 1995: First promotion to

. * 1996: Winner of the

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and first appearance in

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. * 1997: Runner-up of the

. * 2000: Second promotion to

. * 2004: Relegation from

. * 2009: Winner of the

and second appearance in

. * 2010: Relegation from

. * 2011: Promotion to

. * 2013: Promotion to

. * 2014: Winner of the

and third appearance in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...

. * 2019: Finished runner up in the

final. * 2019: Relegated to

League timeline

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Stadium

Guingamp plays its home matches at the

in the city. It is unusual for a commune of 7,280 inhabitants to have a professional football club, let alone one that plays in the first tier. Also the stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators, roughly 2.5 times the commune's population.

Players

Current squad

First team

Out on loan

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp in

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and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club. ''For a complete list of Guingamp players, see :En Avant Guingamp players''

European record

; Notes ¹ Guingamp won the Final on away goals. * 1R: First round * 3R: Third round * PO: Play-off round * SF: Semi-finals

Ownership

Club hierarchy

:''As of 24 September 2019''

Managerial history

* Jean Prouff (1955–56) * Claude Pérard (1977–78) * René Cédolin (1978–81) *

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(1981–86) *

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(1986) * Yvan Le Quéré (1987–88) * Jean-Paul Rabier (1988–89) *

(1989–90) * Alain De Martigny (1990–93) * Yvon Schmitt (1993) *

(1 July 1993 – 15 February 1999) *

(3 February 1999 – 30 June 2002) *

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(1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004) *

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(1 July 2004 – 19 September 2005) * Alain Ravera (25 September 2005 – 15 May 2006) *

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(20 May 2006 – 3 October 2007) *

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(3 October 2007 – 28 May 2010) *

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(1 July 2010 – 27 May 2016) *

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(30 May 2016 – 6 November 2018) *

(8 November 2018 – 24 May 2019) *

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(29 May 2019 – 23 September 2019) *

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(24 September 2019 – 30 August 2020) *

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(30 August 2020 – 1 February 2021) * Frédéric Bompard (1 February 2021 – 25 May 2021) *

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(27 May 2021 – 2024) *

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(2024–Present)

Honours

Domestic

**Winners (2): 2008–09, 2013–14 **''Runners-up'' (1): 1996–97 *

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**''Runners-up'' (1): 2018–19 *

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**''Runners-up'' (2):

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**''Runners-up'' (3): 1994–95, 1999–2000,

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**Winners (1): 1993–94 *Coupe de Bretagne **Winners (2): 1975, 1979 **''Runners-up'' (2): 1947, 1952 *Championnat de l'Ouest **Winners (2): 1976, 1984Guingamp's two Championnat de l'Ouest titles were won by the club's reserve team.

Europe

* Intertoto Cup **''Winners'' (1):

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References

External links

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