L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel, shortly known as US Avranches is a French football club based in Avranches, in the department of Manche, and founded in 1897. Since 2014, it plays in the Championnat National, the third-tier of French football.
The club has been chaired by Gilbert Guérin since 1990.
History
Football arrived in Avranches in the mid-19th century, due to an influx of British immigrants who brought their customs and lifestyle to the area. In 1895, Paul Lebedel and Auguste Desclos, with approval from Henri Goujon, formed the Association Sportive du Collège d'Avranches. The club had several sections of sport, which included gymnastics, fencing and shooting, but the club specialized in football. The ASCA recruited most of their players from students who attended the university and players who lived nearby. The club endured difficulties following a match against Stade Rennais Université, now Stade Rennais F.C., after the external players arrived home too late following the match. This caused a significant outrage from their parents and guardians and, eventually, the ASCA were forced to abandon signing players from outside the university. Due to this, a man named Alexandre Legrand concluded that the people outside the university should form their own club. After discussions, the club was formed in April 1897 as L’Union Sportive Avranches'. Due to his input, Legrand was inserted as the club's treasurer. The club competed mainly against local colleges in Avranches and played their first official match against AS du Collège de Vire.
Chairmen
Présidents of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel
Rang
Nom
Période
1
Marcel Barbé
1897–1907
2
Victor Poisnel
1907–1914
3
Armand Lebreton
1917–1940
4
Alexandre Legrand
1940–1943
5
Eugène Dodier
1943–1944
6
Henri Barbé
1944–1945
7
Docteur Gendrot
1945–1960
8
Albert Nativelle
1960–1970
Rang
Nom
Période
9
Claude Masson
1970–1973
10
Docteur Gendrot
1973–1975
11
Albert Nativelle
1975–1976
12
Rémi Guérin
1976–1981
13
Thierry Lecardonel
1981–1985
14
Gérard Antoine
1985–1988
15
Philippe Dupré
1988–1990
16
Gilbert Guérin
Depuis 1990
Current state
The club's performance during the 20th century was mostly muted with the club often hovering in between the 7th, 6th, 5th, and 4th divisions until reaching the Championnat National during its inaugural season in 1993–94. The competition, at the time, involved two geographical areas and was mostly the top amateur clubs. The club won its first match, a 2–0 victory over AS Cherbourg, and went undefeated in their first nine matches. However, the club soon hit a slide and ended up finishing 9th. They remained in National for another three years before suffering relegation to the CFA, where they lasted only one year falling down to CFA 2 in 1998–99. After 10 years in CFA 2, the club finally returned to the CFA after their 2nd-place finish.
Team kit
The club's kit are manufactured by the English sporting goods company Umbro.
Notable coaches
Managers of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel
Rang
Nom
Période
1
Jean Lhermitte
1947–?
2
Pierre Chayriguès
1952–1955
3
Lucien Vallaeys
1966–1970
4
Gilles Hidrio
1970–1972
5
Luis Borgo
1972–1973
6
Adolphe Mamberta
1974–1978
7
Roland Beatrix
1978–1981
8
Pierre Leresteux
1981–1986
9
Bernard Maccio
1986–1997
Rang
Nom
Période
10
Bernard Maligorne
1997–1999
11
Gilles Guillot
1999–2000
12
Yann Ruel
2000–2001
13
Bernard Maccio
2001–2002
14
Richard Lecour
2002
15
Christophe Point
2002–2005
16
Jean-Noël Le Buzullier
2005–2007
17
Živko Slijepčević
2008–2010
15
Stéphane Mottin
2010–
Avranches er et fransk fodboldhold beliggende i Avranches, Normandie. Klubben blev grundlagt i 1905 og spiller i øjeblikket i Championnat National, den tredje division i fransk fodbold.
Avranches har en lang og rig historie i fransk fodbold. De vandt Championnat National i 1984 og rykkede op til Division 2, den anden division i fransk fodbold. De spillede i Division 2 i flere sæsoner, men rykkede ned til Championnat National i 1990.
Avranches har oplevet en genopblomstring i de seneste år. De vandt Championnat National 2 i 2018 og rykkede op til Championnat National. De har været et stabilt hold i Championnat National siden da og har indtil videre undgået nedrykning.
Avranches spiller sine hjemmekampe på Stade René Fenouillère, som har en kapacitet på 2.500. Klubben har et stærkt forhold til sine fans og har et gennemsnitligt tilskuertal på over 1.000 pr. kamp.
Nogle af Avranches' mest bemærkelsesværdige spillere gennem tiderne omfatter:
Avranches er en klub med en rig historie og en lys fremtid. De er et stabilt hold i Championnat National og har potentialet til at rykke op til Division 2 igen i fremtiden.
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