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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