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Amiens Sporting Club (; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of
Amiens Amiens (English: or ; ; , or ) is a city and Communes of France, commune in northern France, located north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme (department), Somme Departments of France, department in the region ...
in the
Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; ; ), also referred to in English as Upper France, is the northernmost region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. ...
region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place.


History

Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the ''Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A'' was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowing an attendance of more than 1,000. In 1933, the club got its first professional section, later abandoned in 1952, before becoming professional again in 1993. Since the early days, AAC has undergone two name changes: In 1961, to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, as Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens played in
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
between 2001 and 2009. The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–17 season, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever, as they finished runners-up and were promoted to top-tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever. It was a dramatic promotion, too, as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last-gasp winning goal in the final game against
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. Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish on the table. In the 2018–19 season, Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2–1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp. Despite this, during the 2019–20 season with just 10 games to play, the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start, sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed
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. The LFP suspended
Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...
and
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to
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and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and
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, were automatically relegated to
Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
for the 2020–21 season.


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Current technical staff


Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club. ''For a list of former Amiens players, see :Amiens SC players.'' * Fabrice Abriel *
Stéphane Adam Stéphane Lucien Adam (born 14 May 1969) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Career Born in Lille, Adam was a Striker (association football), forward who play ...
* Joël Beaujouan * Thierry Bonalair * Antoine Buron * David De Freitas * Jean-Louis Delecroix * Emmanuel Duchemin * Thibault Giresse * Stéphane Hernandez * Sébastien Heitzmann * Julien Lachuer * Arnaud Lebrun * Eric Luc Leclerc * Jean Mankowski * Pierre Mankowski * Cyrille Merville * Olivier Pickeu * David Vairelles * Lakhdar Adjali * Titi Buengo * Fernando Casartelli * Joël Sami * Oscar Ewolo * Jean-Paul Abalo * Fahid Ben Khalfallah


Managers

* Ferenc Kónya (1933–34) * Jules Limbeck (1934–35) * Raymond Demey (1935–36) * Louis Finot (1942–43) * Kaj Andrup (1945–46) * Pierre Illiet (1946–47) * Mony Braunstein (1947–48) * André Riou (1950–51) * Édouard Harduin (1958–59) * Jean Mankowski (1959–60) * Emilien Méresse (1960–68) * André Grillon (1968–77) * Robert Buchot (1977–79) * Paul Pruvost (1979 – December 79) * Robert Buchot (December 1979–80) * Claude Le Roy and Paul Pruvost (1980–81) * Claude Le Roy (1981–83) * Gabriel Desmenez (1983–85) * Camille Choquier (1985–87) * Joël Beaujouan (1987 – April 1988) * Hughes Jullien (April 1988–92) * Patrick Parizon (1992–94) * Arnaud Dos Santos (1994 – November 1998) * René Marsiglia (November 1998 – February 2000) * Victor Zvunka (February 2000–00) * Denis Troch (2000–04) * Alex Dupont (2004 – March 2006) * Ludovic Batelli (March 2006–08) * Thierry Laurey (March 2008 – June 2009) * Serge Romano (June 2009 – October 2009) * Ludovic Batelli (October 2009 – June 2012) * Francis De Taddeo (July 2012 – September 2013) *
Olivier Echouafni Olivier Echouafni (born 13 September 1972) is a French professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who most recently was the head coach of French Ligue 2 club US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, ...
(September 2013 – 2014) * Samuel Michel (June 2014– December 2014) * Christophe Pélissier (December 2014– June 2019) * Luka Elsner (July 2019–September 2020) * Philippe Hinschberger (June 2021-April 2023) * Patrice Descamps (interim, April 2023-June 2023) *
Omar Daf Omar Daf (born 12 February 1977) is a Senegalese Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who is currently the head coach of club Amiens SC, Amiens. A Senegal national football team, Senegal inter ...
(June 2023-present)


Honours

* Championnat de France/Ligue 1 **''Runners-up'' (1): 1926–27 *
Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...
**''Runners-up'' (1): 2000–01 *
Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...
**''Champions'' (1): 1977–78 *Division d'Honneur (Nord) **''Champions'' (4): 1924, 1927, 1957, 1963 *Division d'Honneur (Picardie) **''Champions'' (2): 1920, 1921 *
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League (Picardie) **''Champions'' (11): 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914


References


External links

* {{Authority control Association football clubs established in 1901 1901 establishments in France Sport in Amiens Football clubs in France Football clubs in Hauts-de-France Ligue 1 clubs