Gazélec Ajaccio

GFC Ajaccio

Full name	Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio
Nickname(s)	Le Gaz, Le Bistrot
Founded	1910
Ground	Stade Ange Casanova Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Ground Capacity	8,000
President	Olivier Miniconi
Coach	Albert Cartier
League	Ligue 2
2016–17	Ligue 2, 9th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (Corsican: Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (French: [ɡazelɛk]), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec play in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France.

History

Gazélec are best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 2011-12 Coupe de France, in which they hosted later home games at the larger Stade François Coty, home of AC Ajaccio. On 15 May 2015, Gazélec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3–2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu. It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years. Their Stade Ange Casanova will double in size to hold 5,000 in Ligue 1.^[1]

Honours

• French Amateur Champions: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968.
• Corsican Champions: 1937, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1961.
• CFA Champions: 2003, 2011.

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with the other two Corsican professional clubs: SC Bastia and AC Ajaccio which plays the Ajaccio Derby with Gazélec. For many years, Gazélec played in a lower division than their city rivals.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 July 2017.^[2]

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 Maxime Cassara 2 DF Grégoire Puel 3 DF Ousseynou Ba 4 DF Cédric Hountondji 5 DF Jérémie Bréchet 6 MF Joris Marveaux 7 MF Steeven Ribéry 8 FW Romain Armand 9 FW Yoann Court 10 MF Youssouf M'Changama 11 FW Robert Maah 14 MF Alexis Araujo (on loan from Lille) 15 DF Damien Dumont

No. Position Player 17 MF Rémi Mulumba 19 FW David Gomis 20 MF Olivier Kemen (on loan from Lyon) 21 FW Sekou Cissé 22 DF Jérôme Mombris 23 MF Julien Anziani 24 DF Damien Perquis 26 DF Boris Mahon de Monaghan 27 MF Thibault Campanini 28 MF Fousseni Diabaté 29 DF François Clerc 30 GK Steeve Elana 35 FW Ismael Messaoud

Out 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 — GK Cyril Fogacci (on loan to Poissy)

Managers

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