AJ Auxerre

Football club infobox
clubname = Auxerre


fullname = Association de la
Jeunesse Auxerroise
nickname = "AJA"
founded = 1905
ground = Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps,
Auxerre
capacity = 23,467
chairman = Jean-Claude Hamel
manager = Jean Fernandez
league = Ligue 1
season = 2007-08
position = Ligue 1, 15th
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Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy. Its home ground is Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the River Yonne (capacity 23,467, 22,000 seated).Auxerre are famous throughout Europe, their success at the highest level being unprecedented for a club from such a small town (under 40,000). With Nantes being relegated into Ligue 2 in 2007, Auxerre remain the only French team who have never been relegated.

Honours

*Ligue 1 Championship: 1995-96
*Ligue 2 Championship: 1979-80
*French Cup: 1993-94, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05
*French Cup finalists: 1978-79 [ [http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/palmares.asp Palmarès, AJ Auxerre official site] ]

Current squad

"As of September 1, 2008" [ [http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/listejoueurs.asp Liste des joueurs] ]

Current reserve squad

"As of September 1, 2008" [ [http://ajauxerre.skynetblogs.be/ Liste des joueurs] ] and [http://www.aja-net.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1136769&highlight=&sid=75f1bead6a6d5048accd67b2f64ee4ae]

Out on loan

Transfers

"In:"
* Jérémy Huyghebaert (Excelsior Mouscron)
* Maurice Dalé (FC Martigues)
* Jérémy Berthod (AS Monaco)
* Adama Coulibaly (RC Lens)
* Dariusz Dudka (Wisla Krakow)
* Moussa Narry (Étoile Sportive du Sahel)
* Cédric Hengbart (SM Caen)
* Mateusz Szczepaniak (Zaglebie Lubin)
* Amara Morikè Kallé (AS Real Bamako)
* Amadou Sidibé (Djoliba Athletic Club)

"Out:"
* Guillaume Lecacheur - (FC Gueugnon)
* Jean-Sébastien Jaurès - (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
* Vlad Munteanu - (VfL Wolfsburg, was on loan)
* Sammy Traoré - (Paris Saint Germain, was on loan)
* Garra Dembélé - (released)
* Frédéric Thomas - (Le Mans Union Club 72)
* Rahavi Kifouéti - (released)
* Irélé Apo - (Croix de Savoie Gaillard)
* Alexandre Guinot - (U.S. Maubeuge)
* Jonathan Gagnoud - (Stade Brest 29)
* Yassin Ziani - (Stade Brest 29),
* Yohann Capolungo (McGill University)
* Stéphane Véron (Paris Saint Germain)
* Kamil Oziemczuk (Motor Lublin)
* Arnaud Sauvage - (US Le Petit-Quevilly)

Coaching staff

* Head coach: flagicon|France Jean Fernandez
* Assistant coach: flagicon|France David Carre
* Goalkeeper coach: flagicon|Hungary Attila Farkas
* Goalkeeper coach: flagicon|France Xavier Poitrinal
* Team Chef: flagicon|France Bernard David
* Director of Sport: flagicon|France Christophe Grosso
* Physiotheapist: flagicon|France Guillaume Colin
* Medic: flagicon|France François Darras
* Medic: flagicon|France Mathieu Debain
* Medic: flagicon|France Didier Laurens
* Medic: flagicon|France Rudy Slepko
* Coach Equipe C: flagicon|France Claude Barret
* Coach U-18: flagicon|France Gérald Baticle
* Coach E-Youth: flagicon|Poland Zbigniew Slykowicz
* Coach D-Youth: flagicon|Italy Mario Zaccardi

Notable players

"For a complete list of AJ Auxerre players, see "

Greatest ever AJ Auxerre team

A poll was conducted amongst fans who voted for the greatest AJ Auxerre team ever. [http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/sondage_equipe_type_resultat.asp]

*flagicon|France Bruno Martini
*flagicon|France Laurent Blanc
*flagicon|France Basile Boli
*flagicon|France Philippe Mexès
*flagicon|France Jean-Alain Boumsong
*flagicon|Belgium Vincenzo Scifo
*flagicon|France Corentin Martins
*flagicon|France Yann Lachuer
*flagicon|France Djibril Cissé
*flagicon|France Eric Cantona
*flagicon|Poland Andrzej Szarmach

Coaches

*flagicon|France Pierre Grosjean :1946-1947
*flagicon|France J. Pastel :1947-1948
*flagicon|France Jacques Boulard and Bruneau: 1948-1950
*flagicon|France Georges Hatz : 1950-1952
*flagicon|France Marc Olivier : 1952-1953
*flagicon|France M. Pignault: 1953-1955
*flagicon|France Pierre Meunier : 1955-1956
*flagicon|France Jacques Boulard : 1956-1958
*flagicon|Austria J. Helmann: 1958-1959
*flagicon|France Christian Di Orio : 1959-1961
*flagicon|France Guy Roux : 1961-1962
*flagicon|France Interim by Gagneux and Jacques Chevalier: 1962-1964 (Guy Roux was on conscription)
*flagicon|France Guy Roux : 1964-2000
*flagicon|France Daniel Rolland : 2000-2001
*flagicon|France Guy Roux : 2001-2005 (interim by Alain Fiard from November 2001 to January 2002, Guy Roux underwent a Coronary artery bypass surgery)
*flagicon|France Jacques Santini : 2005-2006
*flagicon|France Jean Fernandez : 2006- [ [http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#m France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs ] ]

References

External links

*fr icon [http://www.aja.fr/ Official website]
*fr icon [http://ajauxerre.skynetblogs.be]