US Orléans

US Orléans

Full name	Union Sportive Orléanaise Loiret Football
Founded	1920
Ground	Stade de la Source, Orléans (Capacity: 5,000)
Manager	Yann Lachuer
League	Championnat National
2009-10	CFA Group D, 1st
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Union Sportive Orléanaise Loiret Football (pronounced: [juːnjən spɔrtɪv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1920 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, having achieved promotion from the Championnat de France amateur in the 2009–10 season. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city. The team is managed by former Orléans player and Auxerre star Yann Lachuer and captained by defender Ludovic Michelot.

History

The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Players

Current squad

As of 19 August 2011

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Thomas Renault 2 DF Cédric Jean-Etienne 3 DF Jérôme Martin 4 DF Romain Faure 5 DF Julien Cordonnier 6 DF Benoît Darcy 7 MF Romain Canalès 8 MF Cédrik Ramos 9 FW Sébastien Persico 10 FW Marius Mbaiam 11 FW Kévin Lefaix 12 MF Ibrahima Coulibaly 13 MF Jean-Vital Biagui 14 MF Losseni Keita

No. Position Player 15 MF Fodié Traoré 16 GK Damien Gautheron 17 MF Abdeslam Akouzar 18 MF Mourad N'Zif 19 MF Guillaume Coelho 20 MF Matthieu Ligoule 21 FW Stéphane Mangione 22 FW Oussoumane Fofana 23 MF Julien Delonglée 24 DF Guillaume Insou 30 GK Anthony Kasparian GK Jérémie Moreau MF Alexander N'Doumbou

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1920. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

For a complete list of Orléans players, see Category:US Orléans players

• Bruno Germain
• Jacky Lemée
• Jules Vandooren
• Robby Langers
• Laszlo Bölöni
• Milan Ćalasan

Honours

• Championnat de France amateur
  • Winners (1): 2010 (Group D)
• Division d'Honneur (Centre)
  • Champions (9): 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1957, 1995, 2002
• Coupe de France
  • Runners-Up (1): 1980

External links

• Official site (French)