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Auxerre
| Name: Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise League: Ligue 1 Location: Auxerre, Burgundy Nickname: AJA Founded: 1905 Team Colours - Home: white - Away: blue Manager: Jean Fernandez Stadium: Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps Club Honours Ligue 1: 1995-96 French Cup: 1993-94, 1995-96, 2002-03, 2004-05 |
AJ Auxerre was established in 1905 in Auxerre, Burgundy. It has been the only team in France that hasn’t been relegated to Ligue 2.
Their first major title was not until the 1993-1994 season when they won the French Cup. Moreover, during their history the best win of Auxerre wasin the season 1976-77 when they defeated FC Sete 8-0.
It has to be mentioned that Auxerre played six seasons in Ligue 2 before ascending to Ligue 1 after season 1979-80. During its 29 seasons in Ligue 1, Auxerre has a total of 435 victories, 327 loses and 301 draws in 1063 games.
Since 2006, Coach Jean Fernandez has been in charge of the squad. Last season 2007-08, Auxerre finished in the 15th position of the French Ligue 1, closing with 44 points and a record of 12 victories, 18 loses and 8 draws. This table position has been the worst for the club since their first season in Ligue 1.
Auxerre Current Squad
| No. | Pos | Player | No. | Pos | Player |
| 1 | GK | Olivier Sorin | 18 | FW | Roy Contout |
| 2 | DF | Cédric Hengbart | 19 | FW | Yaya Sanogo |
| 4 | DF | Stéphane Grichting | 20 | MF | Amadou Sidibé |
| 5 | MF | Dariusz Dudka | 21 | FW | Daniel Niculae |
| 6 | DF | Adama Coulibaly | 22 | FW | Ireneusz Jeleń |
| 7 | MF | Kamel Chafni | 23 | DF | Jérémy Berthod |
| 8 | MF | Aurélien Capoue | 24 | DF | Amara Morikè Kallé |
| 9 | FW | Valter Birsa | 25 | FW | Maxime Bourgeois |
| 10 | FW | Alexandre Licata | 26 | FW | Anicet Andrianantenaina |
| 11 | FW | Julien Quercia | 27 | MF | Alain Traoré |
| 12 | DF | Jean-Pascal Mignot | 28 | DF | Robert Popov |
| 14 | FW | Dennis Oliech | 29 | MF | Delvin Ndinga |
| 15 | DF | Baptiste Martin | 32 | DF | Kévin Malaga |
| 16 | GK | Remy Riou | 34 | MF | Vincent Acapandié |
| 17 | MF | Benoît Pedretti (captain) | 40 | GK | Willy Maeyens |