Club Sportif Avionnais or simply CS Avion is a French professional football club founded in 1922. They are based in Avion, Pas-de-Calais and are currently competing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B, the fifth tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stade François-Blin, which has a capacity of 4,800 spectators. They are a regular participant in the Coupe de France, often appearing in the stages where the professional clubs enter.

CS Avion
Full nameClub Sportif Avionnais
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
GroundStade François-Blin
Avion, Pas-de-Calais
Capacity4,800
ChairmanFrance Jean-Luc Dezellus
ManagerAlgeria Chérif Oudjani
LeagueChampionnat de France Amateurs 2
(Group B)
2007–08Division d'Honneur de Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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History

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Club Sportif Avionnais was founded in 1922. The club's great success came early in their existence. During the 1950s, as an amateur club, they reached the Coupe de France Round of 64 and Round of 32 on several occasions. In league play, the club has only made it as far as the Championnat de France Amateurs, their last appearance being during the 2004–05 season, in which they were relegated after four consecutive seasons there. Following their quick relegation from CFA 2, they were relocated to the Division d'Honneur de Nord-Pas-de-Calais. After two seasons there, they achieved promotion back to CFA 2 for the 2008–09 season.

They had a remarkable run during the 2007–08 Coupe de France, where they made it all the way to the Round of 64 before being eliminated by Ligue 1 club and lesser rivals Lille OSC. The club also operates a successful youth team, which is usually composed of young players that have been rejected or released from bigger Nord-Pas-de-Calais clubs, such as RC Lens and Lille. They appear often in the Coupe Gambardella reaching as far as the quarterfinals during the 2005–06 season.

Current squad

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As of Tue Mar 02, 2011

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   FRA Grégory Crombez
GK   FRA Romain Lorandi
GK   FRA Mallory Bochu
GK   FRA Jérôme Lambenne
DF   MAD Pascal Razakanantenaina
DF   MAD Lalaina Nomenjanahary
DF   FRA Maxime Deleau
DF   FRA Romain Dubreucq
DF   FRA Jérôme Eickmayer
DF   SEN Laurent Mendy
DF   FRA Johan Dumesic
DF   FRA Alexis Blicq
MF   FRA Mathieu Moulin
MF   MAD Dimitri Carlos Zozimar
MF   FRA Jordan Strappe
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Thomas Bodart
MF   BRA Alessandro Furtado
MF   FRA Aymen Djedidi
MF   FRA Franck Roszak
MF   CIV Hermann Kouadio
MF   CIV Saïb Ouattara
MF   CIV Ali Keita
MF   FRA Hamza Trasim
MF   FRA Bruno Custos
FW   CPV Emelson Brito Do Rosario
FW   FRA Pierrick Capelle
FW   COD Alain Massamba
FW   FRA Sofiane Hadjal
FW   FRA Nahim Malim

Former players

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Honours

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References

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