Avenir Club Avignonnais, known simply as Avignon, is a
football club based in the city of
Avignon
Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune ha ...
, France. The club notably competed in the
Division 1 in the
1975–76 season.
History
The club was founded in 1931 as Association Sportive Avignonnaise and played professionally from 1942 until 1948. The club was later renamed Olympique Avignonnais in a merger with Saint-Jean and became professional again in 1965.
In 1975, the team was promoted to
Division 1, after winning a playoff match against
FC Rouen
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. However, the
1975–1976 season was disastrous, as the club finished bottom with 20 Points, 7 victories, 6 draws, 25 defeats, with 30 goals scored and 80 goals conceded. The club was relegated from
Division 2 in 1976 and had to forgo its professional status in 1981 due to financial problems.
The club found itself in the fourth division in 1983–1984, but bounced back to
Division 2 after successive promotions from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, the club was renamed Club Olympique Avignonnais after a merger with Sporting Club Avignonais. Relegation to the sixth division (Division d'honneur) followed in 1994. The club was renamed Avignon Foot 84 in 2003.
Managerial history
:Source:
*Dautheribes
*Huot
*
Roger Cabanis
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: 1945–1948
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: 1957–1958
*
Roger Vandooren: 1960–1965
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Léon Glovacki
Léon Glovacki (19 February 1928 – 9 September 2009) was a French football striker.
Personal life
Glovacki was born in France, and was of Polish descent. He was an international for the France national football team
The France nationa ...
: 1965 – April 1968
*
Robert Siatka: April 1968 – 1970
*
Louis Dupal
Ludwig Dupal (born 17 April 1913, date of death unknown), also known as Louis Dupal, Ludvík Dupal or Ludwick Dupal, was a Czech football player and manager.
He played for SK Bata Zlin, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard and RC Besançon
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: 1970–1971
*
Louis Hon
Louis Hon (11 September 1924 – 5 January 2008) was a French professional footballer and coach
Coach may refer to:
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* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
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: 1971–1972
*
Marc Bourrier
Marc Bourrier (born 21 September 1934) is a French football midfielder who played for Montpellier, Lens, Toulon and Avignon.
He most notably won the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the France national under-21 football ...
: 1972–1976
*
Albert Batteux: 1976–1977
*
Jacques Bonnet: 1977–1979
*
Yves Sicard
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* Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France
* Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name
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* ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...
: 1979–1983
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Robert Pintenat: 1983–1986
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André Moulon: 1986–1988
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René Exbrayat: 1988–1991
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Georges Korac: 1993–1996
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Charles Decorzent: 2000–2002
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Franck Lucchesi: 2003–2005
*
Christophe Chaintreuil: 2005–
References
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External links
Official site
Association football clubs established in 1931
Sport in Avignon
1931 establishments in France
Football clubs in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ligue 1 clubs