# Amiens SC

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Not to be confused with [AC Amiens](/source/AC_Amiens).

"Les Licornes" redirects here. For other uses, see [Licorne (disambiguation)](/source/Licorne_(disambiguation)).

**Amiens Sporting Club** (amjɛ̃; commonly referred to as **Amiens SC** or simply **Amiens**) is a [French association football](/source/Football_in_France) club based in the northern city of [Amiens](/source/Amiens) in the [Hauts-de-France](/source/Hauts-de-France) region. The club was formed in 1901 and play in [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2), the second division of [French football](/source/Football_in_France). The club plays its home matches at the [Stade de la Licorne](/source/Stade_de_la_Licorne) located within the city. The [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Ligue_1) [Ligue 1](/source/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](/source/Ligue_2) between 2001 and 2009.

The team made a return to the second tier of French football for the [2016–17 season](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Ligue_2), 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](/source/Stade_de_Reims).[1][2] Amiens first season in Ligue 1 ended in survival with a comfortable 13th-placed finish in the table.[3]

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](/source/EA_Guingamp).[4]

Despite this, during the [2019–20 season](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Ligue_1) 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](/source/N%C3%AEmes_Olympique). The [LFP](/source/Ligue_de_Football_Professionnel) suspended [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) and [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2) indefinitely as a result of the [coronavirus outbreak](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_France), and on 30 April 2020, the league title was awarded to [Paris Saint-Germain](/source/Paris_Saint-Germain) and thus the bottom two placed teams, Amiens and [Toulouse](/source/Toulouse_FC), were automatically relegated to [Ligue 2](/source/Ligue_2) for the [2020–21 season](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Ligue_2).[5]

## Players

### Current squad

[6]

### Current technical staff

Position Name Manager Omar Daf Assistant Managers Mickaël Debève Julien Ielsch Goalkeeping coach Brice Morin Fitness coach Antoine Helterlin Youth coach Modou Sougou Club doctor Christophe Carpentier Pierre-Alexis Bouvier

### Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Amiens and its predecessors in [league](/source/Ligue_1) 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.*

- [Fabrice Abriel](/source/Fabrice_Abriel)
- [Stéphane Adam](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Adam)
- Joël Beaujouan
- [Thierry Bonalair](/source/Thierry_Bonalair)
- [Antoine Buron](/source/Antoine_Buron)
- [David De Freitas](/source/David_de_Freitas_(French_footballer))
- Jean-Louis Delecroix
- [Emmanuel Duchemin](/source/Emmanuel_Duchemin)
- [Thibault Giresse](/source/Thibault_Giresse)
- [Stéphane Hernandez](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Hernandez)
- [Sébastien Heitzmann](/source/S%C3%A9bastien_Heitzmann)
- [Julien Lachuer](/source/Julien_Lachuer)
- [Arnaud Lebrun](/source/Arnaud_Lebrun)
- Eric Luc Leclerc
- Jean Mankowski
- [Pierre Mankowski](/source/Pierre_Mankowski)
- [Cyrille Merville](/source/Cyrille_Merville)
- Olivier Pickeu
- [David Vairelles](/source/David_Vairelles)
- [Lakhdar Adjali](/source/Lakhdar_Adjali)
- [Titi Buengo](/source/Titi_Buengo)
- [Fernando Casartelli](/source/Fernando_Casartelli)
- [Joël Sami](/source/Jo%C3%ABl_Sami)
- [Oscar Ewolo](/source/Oscar_Ewolo)
- [Jean-Paul Abalo](/source/Jean-Paul_Abalo)
- [Fahid Ben Khalfallah](/source/Fahid_Ben_Khalfallah)

## Managers

- [Ferenc Kónya](/source/Ferenc_K%C3%B3nya) (1933–34)
- [Jules Limbeck](/source/Jules_Limbeck) (1934–35)
- [Raymond Demey](/source/Raymond_Demey) (1935–36)
- [Louis Finot](/source/Louis_Finot_(footballer)) (1942–43)
- [Kaj Andrup](/source/Kaj_Andrup) (1945–46)
- [Pierre Illiet](/source/Pierre_Illiet) (1946–47)
- [Mony Braunstein](/source/Mony_Braunstein) (1947–48)
- [André Riou](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Riou) (1950–51)
- [Édouard Harduin](/source/%C3%89douard_Harduin) (1958–59)
- [Jean Mankowski](/source/Jean_Mankowski) (1959–60)
- [Emilien Méresse](/source/Emilien_M%C3%A9resse) (1960–68)
- [André Grillon](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Grillon) (1968–77)
- [Robert Buchot](/source/Robert_Buchot) (1977–79)
- [Paul Pruvost](/source/Paul_Pruvost) (1979 – December 79)
- [Robert Buchot](/source/Robert_Buchot) (December 1979–80)
- [Claude Le Roy](/source/Claude_Le_Roy) and [Paul Pruvost](/source/Paul_Pruvost) (1980–81)
- [Claude Le Roy](/source/Claude_Le_Roy) (1981–83)
- [Gabriel Desmenez](/source/Gabriel_Desmenez) (1983–85)
- [Camille Choquier](/source/Camille_Choquier) (1985–87)
- [Joël Beaujouan](/source/Jo%C3%ABl_Beaujouan) (1987 – April 1988)
- [Hughes Jullien](/source/Hughes_Jullien) (April 1988–92)
- [Patrick Parizon](/source/Patrick_Parizon) (1992–94)
- [Arnaud Dos Santos](/source/Arnaud_Dos_Santos) (1994 – November 1998)
- [René Marsiglia](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Marsiglia) (November 1998 – February 2000)
- [Victor Zvunka](/source/Victor_Zvunka) (February 2000–00)
- [Denis Troch](/source/Denis_Troch) (2000–04)
- [Alex Dupont](/source/Alex_Dupont_(footballer)) (2004 – March 2006)
- [Ludovic Batelli](/source/Ludovic_Batelli) (March 2006–08)
- [Thierry Laurey](/source/Thierry_Laurey) (March 2008 – June 2009)
- [Serge Romano](/source/Serge_Romano) (June 2009 – October 2009)
- [Ludovic Batelli](/source/Ludovic_Batelli) (October 2009 – June 2012)
- [Francis De Taddeo](/source/Francis_De_Taddeo) (July 2012 – September 2013)
- [Olivier Echouafni](/source/Olivier_Echouafni) (September 2013 – 2014)
- [Samuel Michel](/source/Samuel_Michel) (June 2014– December 2014)
- [Christophe Pélissier](/source/Christophe_P%C3%A9lissier_(footballer)) (December 2014– June 2019)
- [Luka Elsner](/source/Luka_Elsner) (July 2019–September 2020)
- [Philippe Hinschberger](/source/Philippe_Hinschberger) (June 2021-April 2023)
- [Patrice Descamps](/source/Patrice_Descamps) (interim, April 2023-June 2023)
- [Omar Daf](/source/Omar_Daf) (June 2023-present)

## Honours

- **[Championnat de France/Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1)** - *Runners-up* (1): [1926–27](/source/1926%E2%80%9327_French_Amateur_Football_Championship)
- **[Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France)** - *Runners-up* (1): [2000–01](/source/2001_Coupe_de_France_Final)
- **[Championnat National](/source/Championnat_National)** - *Champions* (1): 1977–78
- **Division d'Honneur (Nord)** - *Champions* (4): 1924, 1927, 1957, 1963
- **Division d'Honneur (Picardie)** - *Champions* (2): 1920, 1921
- **[USFSA](/source/USFSA) League (Picardie)** - *Champions* (11): 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

## References

1. ["Ligue 1: Strasbourg and Amiens win promotion - Goal.com"](http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/strasbourg-amiens-promoted-ligue-1-finale/e1sa45mfsqqj1e1atfw2dz9qi). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180613234439/http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/strasbourg-amiens-promoted-ligue-1-finale/e1sa45mfsqqj1e1atfw2dz9qi) 13 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

1. ["Ligue 2: Strasbourg win title as Amiens promoted after 96th-minute winner"](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39973807). *BBC Sport*. 20 May 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180618214731/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39973807) 18 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

1. ["Ligue1.com - Marseille miss out"](http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-miss-out.htm). *www.ligue1.com*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180523011216/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/marseille-miss-out.htm) 2018-05-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2018-05-22.

1. ["Amiens celebrate survival with victory"](https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/amiens-celebrate-survival-with-victory.htm/). *Ligue 1*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190525111216/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/amiens-celebrate-survival-with-victory.htm) 2019-05-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-05-29.

1. ["Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52484926). *www.bbc.co.uk*. 30 April 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20200616035525/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52484926) 2020-06-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-01.

1. ["Effectif"](http://www.amiensfootball.com/effectif) (in French). amiensfootball.com. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160426030145/http://www.ostersundsfk.se/a-laget/) 26 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

## External links

- (in French)

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