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Amiens SC

{{Short description|Association football club in France}}

{{Distinguish|AC Amiens}}

{{redirect|Les Licornes|other uses|Licorne (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox football club |

clubname = Amiens |

current = 2024–25 Amiens SC season |

upright = 0.7|

image = Amiens SC logo.svg|

fullname = Amiens Sporting Club |

nickname = Les Licornes (the Unicorns) |

founded = {{Start date and age|1901}} |

ground = Stade de la Licorne |

capacity = 12,097 |

chairman = Bernard Joannin |

chrtitle = President |

manager = Omar Daf |

league = {{French football updater|Amiens}} |

season = {{French football updater|Amiens2}} |

position = {{French football updater|Amiens3}} |

website = {{URL|http://www.amiensfootball.com/}} |

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Amiens Sporting Club ({{IPA|fr|amjɛ̃}}; commonly referred to as Amiens SC or simply Amiens) is a French association football club based in the northern city of Amiens in the Hauts-de-France region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club plays its home matches at the Stade de la Licorne located within the city. The 2017–18 Ligue 1 season was the first in the club's 116-year history, where they finished in 13th place.

History

Amiens Athlétic Club (AAC) was set up in 1901 by a group of players from the Association du Lycée d'Amiens, French schoolboy champions in 1902, 1903, and 1904. AAC crushed its first opponents, Saint-Quentin, 13–0 a few months after its creation. In April 1902, the Comité de Picardie de l'U.S.F.S.A was established by the then-president of the AAC (Henri-Frédéric Petit). AAC dominated the early USFSA league for the first 12 seasons. In 1909, the club got a new ground, at the Henry Daussy Park, allowing an attendance of more than 1,000.

In 1933, the club got its first professional section, later abandoned in 1952, before becoming professional again in 1993. Since the early days, AAC has undergone two name changes: In 1961, to Sporting Club d'Amiens, and in 1989, as Amiens Sporting Club. Amiens played in Ligue 2 between 2001 and 2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the 2016–17 season, after finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. Their first season back in Ligue 2 was the most successful ever, as they finished runners-up and were promoted to top-tier Ligue 1 for the first time ever. It was a dramatic promotion, too, as they would have dropped out of the promotion places but for a last-gasp winning goal in the final game against Reims.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/strasbourg-amiens-promoted-ligue-1-finale/e1sa45mfsqqj1e1atfw2dz9qi|title=Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com|access-date=10 April 2018|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234439/http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/strasbourg-amiens-promoted-ligue-1-finale/e1sa45mfsqqj1e1atfw2dz9qi|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39973807|title=Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner|date=20 May 2017|access-date=10 April 2018|via=www.bbc.com|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618214731/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39973807|url-status=live}} Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish on the table.{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-miss-out.htm|title=Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out|website=www.ligue1.com|access-date=2018-05-22|archive-date=2018-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011216/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-miss-out.htm|url-status=live}}

In the 2018–19 season, Amiens finished in 15th place on the table and secured their survival after a 2–1 victory over already relegated EA Guingamp.{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/amiens-celebrate-survival-with-victory.htm/|title=Amiens celebrate survival with victory|website=Ligue 1|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=2019-05-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525111216/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/amiens-celebrate-survival-with-victory.htm|url-status=live}}

Despite this, during the 2019–20 season with just 10 games to play, the side sat in 19th position having slipped down the table after a modest start, sitting just 4 points behind 18th placed Nîmes. The LFP suspended Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 indefinitely as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to Paris Saint-Germain and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and Toulouse, were automatically relegated to Ligue 2 for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52484926|title=Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2020-05-01|archive-date=2020-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616035525/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52484926|url-status=live}}

Players

= Current squad =

{{updated|11 February 2025}}{{cite news |title=Effectif |url=http://www.amiensfootball.com/effectif |publisher=amiensfootball.com |access-date=3 August 2017 |language=fr |archive-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426030145/http://www.ostersundsfk.se/a-laget/ |url-status=live }}

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|name=Régis Gurtner|pos=GK|other=captain}}

{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=MAR|name=Abdelhamid Aït Boudlal|pos=DF|other=on loan from Rennes}}

{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=FRA|name=Antoine Leautey|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=Victor Lobry|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=CTA|name=Louis Mafouta|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=10|nat=MAR|name=Nordine Kandil|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=11|nat=SEN|name=Malick Mbaye|pos=FW|other=on loan from Metz}}

{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MAR|name=Mohamed Jaouab|pos=DF|other=on loan from Rennes}}

{{Fs player|no=14|nat=FRA|name=Sébastien Corchia|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=Alexis Sauvage|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=17|nat=BEN|name=Angel Chibozo|pos=FW}}

{{Fs player|no=18|nat=COD|name=Messy Manitu|pos=MF}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no=19|nat=COM|name=Rémy Vita|pos=DF|other=on loan from Fortuna Sittard}}

{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=Kylian Kaïboué|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=23|nat=GUI|name=Abdourahmane Barry|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=27|nat=COM|name=Rayan Lutin|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|name=Matthieu Rongier|pos=GK}}

{{Fs player|no=34|nat=FRA|name=Siaka Bakayoko|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=37|nat=FRA|name=Thomas Monconduit|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=39|nat=MAR|name=Amine Chabane|pos=DF}}

{{Fs player|no=45|nat=CIV|name=Ibrahim Fofana|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=58|nat=SEN|name=Mactar Tine|pos=MF}}

{{Fs player|no=78|nat=FRA|name=Joan Tincres|pos=FW|other=on loan from Monaco}}

{{Fs end}}

=Out on loan=

{{Fs start}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=FRA|name=Yvan Ikia Dimi|pos=FW|other={{small|at Bordeaux until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs mid}}

{{Fs player|no= |nat=FRA|name=Mathis Touho|pos=FW|other={{small|at Foggia until 30 June 2025}}}}

{{Fs end}}

=Current technical staff=

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Position

!Name

Manager

|{{flagicon|SEN}} Omar Daf

Assistant Managers

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Mickaël Debève
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ielsch

Goalkeeping coach

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Brice Morin

Fitness coach

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Helterlin

Youth coach

|{{flagicon|SEN}}{{flagicon|POR}} Modou Sougou

Club doctor

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Carpentier
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre-Alexis Bouvier

= Notable former players =

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1901. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a list of former Amiens players, see :Category:Amiens SC players.

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Managers

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Honours

File:Fanion Amiens SC.jpg

References

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External links

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  • {{Official website}} {{in lang|fr}}

{{Amiens SC}}

{{Ligue 2}}

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Category:Association football clubs established in 1901

Category:1901 establishments in France

Category:Sport in Amiens

Category:Football clubs in France

Category:Football clubs in Hauts-de-France

Category:Ligue 1 clubs