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

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club based in the commune of Guingamp 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 French football. 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 Coupe de France while not being in the first division, doing so in 2009, by defeating

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, 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

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, 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 was opened, with Guingamp hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the inaugural match. The club's first major honour was winning the Coupe de France in 2009, the second team in history not from

to win the competition. The team defeated Breton rivals

2–1 in

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. Also, in 2014, En Avant de Guingamp beat Stade Rennais F.C. 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 club has played in the French top flight before, having gained promotion only three times: 1995, 2000 and

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. 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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, Florent Malouda, Fabrice Abriel, and Vincent Candela. Managers such as Guy Lacombe, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president,

, is president of the

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. The club has a women's team 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 RC Strasbourg. 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 Stade Rennais F.C.

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 Intertoto Cup and first appearance in

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. * 1997: Runner-up of the Coupe de France. * 2000: Second promotion to

. * 2004: Relegation from

. * 2009: Winner of the Coupe de France and second appearance in

. * 2010: Relegation from

. * 2011: Promotion to

. * 2013: Promotion to

. * 2014: Winner of the Coupe de France and third appearance in the

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. * 2019: Finished runner up in the

final. * 2019: Relegated to

League timeline

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Stadium

Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade de Roudourou 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

Reserve team

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) * Raymond Kéruzoré (1981–86) * Jean-Noël Huck (1986) * Yvan Le Quéré (1987–88) * Jean-Paul Rabier (1988–89) * Erick Mombaerts (1989–90) * Alain De Martigny (1990–93) * Yvon Schmitt (1993) * Francis Smerecki (1 July 1993 – 15 February 1999) * Guy Lacombe (3 February 1999 – 30 June 2002) * Bertrand Marchand (1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004) * Yvon Pouliquen (1 July 2004 – 19 September 2005) * Alain Ravera (25 September 2005 – 15 May 2006) * Patrick Rémy (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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(24 September 2019 – 30 August 2020) * Mehmed Baždarević (30 August 2020 – 1 February 2021) * Frédéric Bompard (1 February 2021 – 25 May 2021) *

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(27 May 2021 – present)

Honours

Domestic

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

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**''Runners-up'' (1): 2018–19 * Trophée des Champions **''Runners-up'' (2):

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**''Runners-up'' (3): 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2012–13 *

**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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