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). Auxerre are also the only team from the top flight in
France to have never been relegated.
After the 2004-05 season, Auxerre was forced to seek a new manager
for the first time in over 40 years, as
Guy
Roux retired after having been manager since 1961. Roux saw the
club rise through every division in French football (from the
equivalent of 7th Division), culminating in promotion to
Ligue 1 in 1980, and the French championship in
1996.
Auxerre replaced Roux with
Jacques
Santini, a former
France national team head
coach. He was sacked after only one season however, failing to
guide Auxerre into Europe and was replaced by
Jean Fernandez.
History
The club
Association de la Jeuness Auxerroise was founded
in 1905, by the priest Father Ernest Abbé Deschamps. The club
quickly tasted success, becoming a force in the Catholic league
F.G.S.P.F. In 1908, the club even reached the F.G.S.P.F. French
Championship final, losing 8-1 however. At the end of the
First World War, the club was expelled from
its ground. Father Deschamps acquired several pieces of land along
the Yonne on the Vaux road, which later formed the Abbé Deschamps
Stadium.
Ligue one (1980-present)
Auxerre made his first steps in Division 1 on July 24 1980 against
the Sporting Club de Bastia to Toulon (because the field of
Corsicans is suspended). Auxerre s'incline 2-0. Auxerre 2-0 bows.
Le 20 novembre 1980 , Andrzej Szarmach signe à Auxerre après avoir
enfin obtenu le bon de sortie de la Fédération polonaise de
football . On November 20 1980, Andrzej Szarmach sign Auxerre
having finally got the right output of the Polish Football
Association. Il débute deux jours plus tard à domicile contre Lyon
et inscrit le premier de ses quatre-vingt quatorze buts en Division
1. It begins two days later at home against Lyon and scored the
first of his two hundred and fourteen goals in Division 1. Pour sa
première saison en Division 1, l'AJA réussit deux performances : le
13 décembre 1980 , elle s'impose au Parc des Princes contre le
Paris Saint-Germain (3-2), puis le 7 avril 1981 , l'AJA s'impose au
Stade Marcel-Saupin contre le FC Nantes (1-0), qui n'a plus perdu
un match à domicile depuis cinq ans et quatre-vingt douze matchs
(invincibilité allant du 15 avril 1976 au 7 avril 1981 ). For its
first season in Division 1, AJA managed two performances: on
December 13th 1980, it is necessary to Parc des Princes against the
Paris Saint-Germain (3-2), then the April 7 1981, AJA s 'requires
the Stade Marcel-Saupin against the FC Nantes (1-0), who have not
lost a home game for five years and eighty twelve games
(invincibility from April 15 1976 to April 7 1981). L'AJA termine à
la dixième place au classement final. The AJA finished in tenth
place overall. Les deux saisons suivantes, l'AJA termine quinzième
puis huitième. The next two seasons, the AJA finished fifteenth and
eighth.
Lors de la saison 1983-1984, l'AJA monte pour la première fois sur
le podium en se classant troisième. Patrice Garande termine
meilleur buteur du championnat avec vingt-et-une réalisations.
During the 1983-1984 season, the AJA rises for first time on the
podium in finishing third. Garande Patrice finishing top scorer
with twenty-one projects. Garande remporte quelques semaines plus
tard la médaille d'or au Jeux olympiques de Los Angeles avec
l'équipe de France de football olympique tandis que Joël Bats et
Jean-Marc Ferreri gagnent le Championnat d'Europe de football 1984
avec l' équipe de France de football . Garande won few weeks later
the gold medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles with the team for
Olympic football France while Joel Bats and Jean-Marc Ferreri win
the UEFA Euro 1984 with the France team Football. Cet été-là,
Auxerre recrute Michel N'Gom . International espoir , il a quitté
le Paris Saint-Germain pour franchir un palier en rejoignant l'AJ
Auxerre. That summer, Auxerre recruits Michel N'Gom. Hope
International, he left Paris Saint-Germain to cross a plateau,
joining AJ Auxerre. Lors des matchs de préparation, il inscrit cinq
buts en dix matchs [ 27 ] . During the preparation matches, he
scored five goals in ten games [27]. Le dernier week-end avant la
reprise du championnat, il se rend à Paris pour voir ses anciens
coéquipiers. The last weekend before the next championship, he went
to Paris to see his former teammates. Malheureusement, il décède
suite à un accident de la circulation le 12 août 1984 .
Unfortunately, he died following a traffic accident on August 12
1984. Afin de lui rendre hommage, un des salons du stade de l'Abbé
Deschamps porte son nom [ 28 ] . To pay tribute, one shows the
stage of the Abbé Deschamps bears his name [28]. La saison
1984-1985 voit Auxerre découvrir la Coupe d'Europe pour la première
fois de son histoire en participant à la Coupe UEFA . The 1984-1985
season sees Auxerre explore the European Cup for the first time in
its history by participating in the UEFA Cup. Le tirage au sort ne
lui est pas favorable puisqu'elle est opposée au Sporting Portugal
. The draw does not support it because it is opposed to Sporting
Portugal. Le 19 septembre 1984 , au Stade José Alvalade , elle
dispute donc sa première rencontre européenne et s'incline 2 buts à
0. On September 19 1984 at Jose Alvalade Stadium, the dispute so
his first European bows and 2 goals to 0. Le match retour a lieu le
3 octobre 1984 . The return leg takes place on October 3 1984.
L'AJA réussit à remonter ses deux buts en retard grâce à un doublé
de Szarmach. The AJA managed to go two goals behind with a double
by Szarmach. L'AJA cède cependant dans les prolongations en
concédant deux buts. The AJA sells in overtime but conceding two
goals. Auxerre termine la saison à la quatrième place. Auxerre
finished the season in fourth place. Grâce à la victoire de l' AS
Monaco , troisième du championnat, en Coupe de France, l'AJA se
qualifie pour la Coupe UEFA. With the victory of the AS Monaco,
third in the league cup in France, the AJA will qualify for the
UEFA Cup.
L'intersaison 1985 voit Joël Bats rejoindre le Paris Saint-Germain.
The 1985 offseason saw Joel Bats join Paris Saint-Germain. Auxerre
recrute Bruno Martini pour prendre sa succession. Auxerre recruits
Bruno Martini as his successor. En UEFA , l'AJA hérite du Milan AC
comme adversaire. In UEFA, AJA inherits from AC Milan as an
opponent. Au match aller, l'AJA s'impose 3-1. In the first leg, 3-1
AJA needed. Les deux équipes ratent un penalty et Paolo Maldini
dispute ce jour-là [ 29 ] son premier match en coupe d'Europe. Both
teams miss a penalty and Paolo Maldini dispute that day [29] his
first match in European Cup. Au match retour, l'AJA s'incline 3
buts à 0 et est éliminée. In the return match, AJA bows 3 goals to
0 and is eliminated. Septième en championnat et quart-de-finaliste
en Coupe de France, l'AJA n'est pas européen une troisième saison
d'affilée. Seventh in the league and quarter-finalist in the Coupe
de France, the AJA is not European third straight season. Auxerre
termine quatrième en 1986-1987, se fait éliminer encore une fois au
premier tour de la Coupe UEFA la saison suivante : défaite 2-0 en
Grèce contre le Panathinaïkos puis victoire trop courte au retour
3-2. Auxerre finished fourth in 1986-1987, was eliminated once
again in the first round of the UEFA Cup next season: 2-0 defeat
against Greece in the Panathinaikos can win too short to return
3-2. La saison 1988-1989 voit l'AJA terminer cinquième en
championnat et atteindre les demi-finales de la Coupe de France où
elle est éliminée par l' Olympique de Marseille , futur vainqueur
de l'épreuve. The 1988-1989 season sees the AJA finish fifth in the
league and reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France where it is
eliminated by the Olympique Marseille, the future winner of the
event. Grâce à sa cinquième place en championnat, l'AJA retrouve la
Coupe UEFA et y réalise son premier beau parcours. With his fifth
place in the league, AJA found the UEFA Cup and there made his
first good race. Lors du tour préliminaire, l'AJA réalise son
premier exploit. During the preliminary round, the AJA made his
first feat. Battu 0-1 à domicile par le Dynamo Zagreb , elle
s'impose 3-1 en Yougoslavie et se qualifie pour les
trente-deuxièmes de finale. Beaten 0-1 at home by Dynamo Zagreb, it
required 3-1 in Yugoslavia and qualified for the thirty-second
final. Auxerre bat successivement les Albanais du KS Apolonia Fier
, les Finlandais de RoPS Rovaniemi et les Grecs de l' Olympiakos Le
Pirée avant d'être éliminée en quart de finale par la Fiorentina .
Auxerre beat successively Albanians KS Apolonia Fier, Finns RoPS
and Greeks of the Olympiakos Piraeus before being eliminated in the
quarterfinals by Fiorentina. En parallèle à cette aventure, l'AJA
termine à la sixième place en championnat. In parallel with this
adventure ends of AJA to sixth in the league. Lors de l'été 1990,
l'AJA vend Basile Boli et recrute Enzo Scifo , Alain Roche et
Zbigniew Kaczmarek . During the summer of 1990, the AJA sells
Basile Boli and recruits Enzo Scifo, Alain Roche and Zbigniew
Kaczmarek. Auxerre termine à la troisième place après avoir été
leader du championnat après quinze journées. Auxerre finished in
third place after leading the championship after fifteen
days.
In 1991-1992, Auxerre was eliminated in Round of the UEFA Cup with
Liverpool and then finished fourth in Division 1. This summer 1992,
the AJA sells
Alain Roche,
Jean-Marc Ferreri while recruiting Frank
Verlaat and Gerald Baticle. Auxerre then performs a sumptuous
journey into UEFA. Auxerre eliminates Lokomotiv Plovdiv and the
newly FC Copenhagen. Eighth-finals, the AJA eliminates the Belgians
of Standard Liege. In the quarterfinals, the AJA is opposed to the
Ajax defending champion and undefeated in the
European Cup two years. Before facing Ajax,
Auxerre is five defeats in the league. Auxerre carries a big game
and needed 4 to 2 at home. In the second leg bends Auxerre 1-0 and
qualified for the semifinals. The semifinal between AJA at
Borussia Dortmund. In the first leg in
Germany, AJA bows 2 goals to 0. During the second leg, 18 400
spectators encourage AJA opening the scoring in the eighth minute.
Both teams then engaged a match of great intensity. Neither team
closes the game, and the Swiss striker of Dortmund,
Stéphane Chapuisat obtains many
occasions. At the seventy-eleven minutes, Vahirua fired a free kick
is sent into the net head by Verlaat. Two minutes later, and
Baticle Cocard start to end. Baticle Cocard which shifts the toe
pushes the ball towards the empty net. While the ball will go, a
German defender leaves the last minute. At the end of regulation
time, so there is perfect equality between the AJA and Dortmund and
is the extension. It is marked by an expulsion in each camp
(Kutowski for Dortmund, and Guerreiro to AJA). The score does not
change, the two teams divide among them on penalties. While the
score is 6-5,
Stephane Mahe fails in
his attempt. Auxerre is eliminated and the image of Mahe, in tears,
is rooted in the minds of fans Auxerre. While finishing sixth in
the championship, Auxerre is again qualified for the UEFA Cup after
the VA-OM case. The OM was suspended in C1, it is replaced by
Monaco, which is registered first for the UEFA Cup. Place of Monaco
is then assigned to AJ Auxerre. But unlike the epic of the previous
season, the AJA is eliminated in the first round of the Tenerife of
Fernando Redondo. The AJA is
catching up with the championship (third) but also by winning the
first major trophy in its history, the Coupe de France. Having
rejected the lower division teams in the early laps, AJA eliminates
Nantes in the semifinals before winning 3 goals to 0 at Parc des
Princes in the final against Montpellier. The following season,
Auxerre finished fourth in the league and is a quarter-finalist of
the Cup Winners' Cup: Auxerre was eliminated by Arsenal in the
Abbe-Deschamps (1-0) having obtained a 1-1 draw at Highbury.
Current squad
As of September 09, 2009
Coaching staff
Current reserve squad
As of July 7, 2009 and
Out on loan
Honours
Managers
Notable players
For a complete list of AJ Auxerre players, see :Category:AJ Auxerre
players
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See also
References
- Liste des joueurs
- Liste des joueurs
-
http://www.aja-net.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1136769&highlight=&sid=75f1bead6a6d5048accd67b2f64ee4ae
- Palmarès, AJ Auxerre official site
- France - Trainers of First and Second Division
Clubs
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http://www.aja.fr/siteofficiel/sondage_equipe_type_resultat.asp
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