# AS Excelsior

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{{short description|Association football club in Réunion}}
{{Distinguish|text=the Tahiti football club [A.S. Excelsior](/source/A.S._Excelsior)}}
{{one source|date=March 2026}}

{{Infobox football club
| clubname = AS Excelsior
| image = AS Excelsior logo.png
| image_size = 180px
| fullname = Association Sportive de l'Excelsior
| nickname = les Perícans
| founded = {{start date and age|1940|10|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/reunionfound.html|title=Reunion - Foundation Dates Clubs|publisher=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)|access-date=March 18, 2026}}</ref>
| ground = [Stade Raphaël Babet](/source/Stade_Rapha%C3%ABl_Babet) <br />[Saint-Joseph, Réunion](/source/Saint-Joseph%2C_R%C3%A9union)
| capacity = 2,130
| chairman = Rock Bénard
| manager = [Fares Bousdira](/source/Fares_Bousdira)
| league = [Réunion Premier League](/source/R%C3%A9union_Premier_League)
| season = 2025
| position = 3rd
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'''Association Sportive de l'Excelsior''' is an [association football](/source/association_football) club from [Saint-Joseph, Réunion](/source/Saint-Joseph%2C_R%C3%A9union).{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}

==Stadium==
The club plays its home matches at [Stade Raphaël Babet](/source/Stade_Rapha%C3%ABl_Babet), which has a maximum capacity of 2,130.

==Achievements==
* '''[Réunion Premier League](/source/R%C3%A9union_Premier_League): 3'''
::1974, 2023, 2024

* '''[Coupe de la Réunion](/source/Coupe_de_la_R%C3%A9union): 5'''
::2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2024

==Performance in CAF competitions==
* '''[CAF Champions League](/source/CAF_Champions_League): 1 appearance'''
::[2006](/source/CAF_Champions_League_2006)&nbsp;– Preliminary Round

==The club in the French football structure==
* '''[French Cup](/source/French_Cup): 7 appearances'''
::1974–75, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–2018
::{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ '''Ties won'''
! Year !! Round !! Home team (tier) !! Score !! Away team (tier)
|-
| 2009–10 || Round 7 || '''AS Excelsior''' || 1–0 || [Quimper](/source/Quimper_Kerfeunteun_F.C.) (4)
|-
| 2015–16 || Round 7 || '''AS Excelsior''' || 1–0 {{aet}} || [AS Poissy](/source/AS_Poissy) (4)
|-
| 2016–17 || Round 7 || [Avoine OCC](/source/Avoine_OCC) (5) || 1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|2–4}} || '''AS Excelsior'''
|-
| 2016–17 || Round 8 || '''AS Excelsior''' || 1–1 {{aet}} {{pso|3–0}} || [FC Mulhouse](/source/FC_Mulhouse) (4)
|-
| 2017–18 || Round 7 || [Feignies Aulnoye FC](/source/Feignies_Aulnoye_FC) (5) || 1–3 || '''AS Excelsior'''
|}

==Current squad==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Réunion|name=[Frederic Nativel](/source/Frederic_Nativel)|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Réunion|name=[Joselito Gonneville](/source/Joselito_Gonneville)|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Réunion|name=[Salomon Kehi](/source/Salomon_Kehi)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Madagascar|name=[Jean Britton Mandilimana](/source/Jean_Britton_Mandilimana)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Madagascar|name=[Ruphin Menakely](/source/Ruphin_Menakely)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=France|name=Djardji Nadhoime|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=Algeria|name=[Mansour Boutabout](/source/Mansour_Boutabout)|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Réunion Premier League}}

Category:AS Excelsior
Excelsior
Category:Association football clubs established in 1940
Category:1940 establishments in Réunion

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