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

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region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in

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, the second division of

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. The club plays its home matches at the

Stade de la Licorne Stade de la Licorne () is a multi-use stadium in Amiens, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Amiens SC. The stadium is able to hold 12,097 people and was built in 1999. The first match held in the ...

located within the city. The 2017–18

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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

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

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. 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

and

indefinitely as a result of the

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, 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

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

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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 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 ...

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 *

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Antoine Buron Antoine Buron (born October 12, 1983) is a French professional footballer currently playing for FC Dieppe. He previously played in Ligue 2 for Amiens and in Ligue 1 for Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and P ...

* David De Freitas * Jean-Louis Delecroix *

Emmanuel Duchemin Emmanuel Duchemin (born 14 March 1979) is a French former professional footballer who played defensive midfielder. Career Duchemin joined his first club, Aimens SC, in 1997. He remained there until 2003 before leaving for Tomblaine based club ...

Thibault Giresse Thibault Giresse (born 25 May 1981) is a French professional football manager and former player who is an assistant coach at club Nîmes. As a player, he was a midfielder. Playing career Giresse signed a two-year contract with Guingamp on 15 J ...

* Stéphane Hernandez * Sébastien Heitzmann *

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Arnaud Lebrun Arnaud Lebrun (born 27 September 1973) is a retired French football defender. His previous clubs include Valenciennes FC, Amiens SC, Laval and Chamois Niortais Chamois Niortais Football Club (; often referred to as ''Les Chamois'', Chamois ...

* Eric Luc Leclerc * Jean Mankowski *

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Cyrille Merville Cyrille Merville (born 14 April 1982) is a French football goalkeeper. Career Merville was born in Amiens, France. He signed for then-Ligue 1 side AC Arles-Avignon in the summer of 2009 from Troyes AC. In June 2014, he signed a two-year contrac ...

* Olivier Pickeu * David Vairelles *

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* Titi Buengo * Fernando Casartelli * Joël Sami * Oscar Ewolo *

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Managers

* Ferenc Kónya (1933–34) *

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(1934–35) *

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(1935–36) * Louis Finot (1942–43) *

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(1945–46) * Pierre Illiet (1946–47) *

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(1947–48) *

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(1950–51) *

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(1958–59) * Jean Mankowski (1959–60) * Emilien Méresse (1960–68) *

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(1968–77) *

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(1977–79) * Paul Pruvost (1979 – December 79) *

(December 1979–80) *

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and Paul Pruvost (1980–81) *

(1981–83) * Gabriel Desmenez (1983–85) *

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(1985–87) * Joël Beaujouan (1987 – April 1988) * Hughes Jullien (April 1988–92) *

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(1992–94) *

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(1994 – November 1998) *

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(November 1998 – February 2000) *

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(February 2000–00) *

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(2000–04) * Alex Dupont (2004 – March 2006) *

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(March 2006–08) *

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(March 2008 – June 2009) *

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(June 2009 – October 2009) *

(October 2009 – June 2012) * Francis De Taddeo (July 2012 – September 2013) *

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(September 2013 – 2014) * Samuel Michel (June 2014– December 2014) * Christophe Pélissier (December 2014– June 2019) *

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(July 2019–September 2020) *

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(June 2021-April 2023) *

Patrice Descamps Patrice Descamps (born 25 January 1974) is a French professional association football, football manager and former player who is the director of the youth academy of the Ligue 2 club Amiens SC, Amiens. As a player, he was a midfielder. Manageri ...

(interim, April 2023-June 2023) *

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(June 2023-present)

Honours

* Championnat de France/Ligue 1 **''Runners-up'' (1): 1926–27 *

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**''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 Fanion Amiens SC

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