En Avant de Guingamp

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Full name	En Avant de Guingamp
Founded	1912 (1912)
Ground	Stade du Roudourou, Guingamp
Ground Capacity	18,126
Chairman	Bertrand Desplat
Manager	Jocelyn Gourvennec
League	Ligue 1
2014–15	10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

En Avant de Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor (Breton: War-raok Gwengamp; commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp) is a French association football club based in the commune of Guingamp. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football, having won promotion from Ligue 2 following the 2012–13 season. Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade du Roudourou located within the city. The club's status as a professional club is atypical with the club playing in a commune of 7,280 inhabitants, with a stadium capable of holding upwards of 18,000 spectators.

However having remained amateur for a long time, playing within the regional leagues, the club got promoted 3 times under the presidency of Noël Le Graët, who took over in 1972. In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division (now called Championnat National), and the next season went straight into the Second Division (now called Ligue 2), where they stayed until 1993. The club adopted professional status in 1984, and in 1990 the Stade du Roudourou was opened, hosting Paris Saint-Germain in its first match. The club's first major honour was winning the Coupe de France in 2009; in the process becoming the second team to win the competition from outside Ligue 1. The team defeated Derby Breton rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final. 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 other success was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

The club is currently spending their eighth season in the French top flight, having gained promotion only 3 times: 1995, 2000 and 2013. Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players such as Didier Drogba, 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 currently presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president, Noël Le Graët serves now as president of the French Football Federation. The team is managed by Brittany native Jocelyn Gourvennec and captained by midfielder Lionel Mathis. The club has a women's team who play in the Division 1 Féminine, and a reserve team in the CFA2.

On 3 May 2014, En Avant won their second Coupe de France, defeating Stade Rennais 2–0 in the final at Stade de France.

History of the club

Important Dates

• 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 Ligue 2.
• 1995: First promotion to Ligue 1.
• 1996: Winner of the Intertoto Cup and first appearance in Europe.
• 1997: Runner-up of the Coupe de France.
• 2000: Second promotion to Ligue 1.
• 2004: Relegation from Ligue 1.
• 2009: Winner of the Coupe de France and second appearance in Europe.
• 2010: Relegation from Ligue 2.
• 2011: Promotion to Ligue 2.
• 2013: Promotion to Ligue 1.
• 2014: Winner of the Coupe de France and third appearance in the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Current squad

As of 8 January 2016.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Jonas Lössl 2 DF Lars Jacobsen 3 DF Benjamin Angoua 5 MF Moustapha Diallo 6 DF Maxime Baca 7 DF Dorian Lévêque 8 MF Julien Cardy 9 FW Mana Dembélé 10 MF Nicolas Benezet 11 FW Sloan Privat (on loan from Gent) 12 MF Nill de Pauw 13 MF Younousse Sankharé 15 DF Jérémy Sorbon 16 GK Théo Guivarch

No. Position Player 18 MF Lionel Mathis (captain) 19 MF Yannis Salibur 20 MF Laurent Dos Santos 21 MF Ludovic Blas 22 DF Jonathan Martins Pereira 23 FW Jimmy Briand 24 MF Marcus Coco 25 DF Reynald Lemaître 26 MF Thibault Giresse 27 DF Franck Héry 28 FW Mevlüt Erdinç (on loan from Hannover 96) 29 DF Christophe Kerbrat 30 GK Mamadou Samassa — DF Jérémy Livolant

On loan

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

No. Position Player DF Baissama Sankoh (on loan to Brest) FW Karim Achahbar (on loan to Luçon) FW Rachid Alioui (on loan to Laval)

No. Position Player FW Julien Bègue (on loan to Bourg-en-Bresse) FW Ronnie Schwartz (on loan to Brøndby)

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp in league 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 Category:EA Guingamp players

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European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 12	FK Zemun	1–0		1st
			FF Jaro	0–0
			Dinamo Bucharest	2–1
			Kolkheti Poti	3–1
		SF	KAMAZ	0–2	4–0	4–2
		Finals	Rotor Volgograd	1–2	1–0	2–21
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1R	Internazionale	0–3	1–1	1–4
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	3R	1. FC Brno	2–1	2–4(aet)	4–5
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	PO	Hamburg	1–5	1–3	2–8
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	Group K	Fiorentina	0–3	1–2	2nd
			PAOK	2–0	2–1
			Dinamo Minsk	0–0	2–0
		R32	Dynamo Kyiv	2-1	1-3	3-4

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 3 November 2012

Position	Name
President	Bertrand Desplat
Vice-President	Frédéric Legrand
Association President	Jean-Paul Briand
Manager	Jocelyn Gourvennec

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 (July 1, 1993–Feb 15, 1999)
• Guy Lacombe (Feb 3, 1999–June 30, 2002)
• Bertrand Marchand (July 1, 2002–June 30, 2004)
• Yvon Pouliquen (July 1, 2004–Sept 19, 2005)
• Alain Ravera (Sept 25, 2005–May 15, 2006)
• Patrick Rémy (May 20, 2006–Oct 3, 2007)
• Victor Zvunka (Oct 3, 2007–May 28, 2010)
• Jocelyn Gourvennec (July 1, 2010–)

Honours

Domestic

• Championnat National
  • Champions (1): 1994
• Coupe de France
  • Champions (2): 2009, 2014
  • Runners-up (1): 1997
• Trophée des champions
  • Runners-up (1): 2009, 2014
• Coupe de Bretagne
  • Champions (2): 1975, 1979
  • Runners-up (2): 1947, 1952
• Championnat de l'Ouest
  • Champions (2): 1976, 1984

Europe

• Intertoto Cup
  • Winners (1): 1996

External links

• (French)