Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French
association football
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club based in
Orléans
Orléans (;"Orleans" (US) and Championnat National
The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ...
after being relegated from the prematurely-ended
2019–20 Ligue 2
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On 28 April 2020, the F ...
. Orléans plays its home matches at the
Stade de la Source
Stade de la Source is a football stadium in Orléans, France. It is the current home of US Orléans. The stadium is able to hold 7,533 people and was opened in 1976.
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located within the city.
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
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Championnat National
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Championnat de France amateur
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Coupe de France
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**''Runners-up'' (1):
1980
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Players
Current squad
Reserve team
Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in
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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.
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Marius Mbaiam
Nekiambé Marius Mbaiam (born 1 June 1987) is a Chadian professional footballer who plays as a striker or midfielder in the Championnat National 3 for Besançon Football. At international level, he represented the Chad national team.
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Bruno Germain
Bruno Germain, (born 28 April 1960) is a former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his playing career he played for seven French clubs, most notably Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, being capped once for France. Germ ...
Cyril Théréau
Cyril Théréau (; born 24 April 1983) is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented Orléans and Angers in France, Charleroi (two stints) and Anderlecht in Belgium, Steaua București in Romania, and Chievo ...
Robby Langers
Robert 'Robby' Langers (born 1 August 1960) is a Luxembourgish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was voted Luxembourgish Sportsman of the Year in 1987.
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Nicolas Pépé
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Managers
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Jacques Lemée
Jacques "Jacky" Lemée (born 26 June 1946) is a French football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Orléans, Stade Français, Metz, Strasbourg, Angers, Marseille, Laval.
Lemée also enjoyed a career as a manager with Orlé ...
Henri Atamaniuk
Henri Atamaniuk (born 28 October 1944) is a French football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Career
On 8 November 2013, Atamaniuk was hired as manager of FC Lausanne-Sport by the new technical director of the club, Marco Si ...
(1991–92)
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Jacques Lemée
Jacques "Jacky" Lemée (born 26 June 1946) is a French football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Orléans, Stade Français, Metz, Strasbourg, Angers, Marseille, Laval.
Lemée also enjoyed a career as a manager with Orlé ...
Yann Lachuer
Yann Lachuer (born 5 August 1972) is a French football coach and former professional player who coaches SO Romorantin.
Playing career
Lachuer began his career in the 1992–93 season with US Créteil-Lusitanos in Ligue 2 the second tier of Fr ...
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Xavier Collin
Xavier Collin (born 17 August 1974) is a French football coach and former professional footballer. During an 18-year playing career, he played as a defender for Épinal, Poitiers, Amiens, Gueugnon, Ajaccio and Montpellier.
In June 2011, Collin ...