{{Short description|French football club in Laval}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Stade Lavallois | image = Stade Lavallois logo.svg | upright = 0.65 | fullname = Stade Lavallois Mayenne <br> Football Club | nickname = ''Les Tango'' | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|17 July 1902}} | ground = Stade Francis Le Basser | capacity = 11,107 | chairman = Laurent Lairy | manager = Olivier Frapolli | league = {{French football updater|Laval}} | season = {{French football updater|Laval2}} | position = {{French football updater|Laval3}} | website = {{URL|https://www.stade-lavallois.com}} | pattern_la1 = _laval2526h | pattern_b1 = _laval2526h | pattern_ra1 = _laval2526h | pattern_sh1 = _Kappa_white | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = FF6000 | body1 = FF6000 | rightarm1 = FF6000 | shorts1 = FF6000 | socks1 = FF6000 | pattern_la2 = _laval2526a | pattern_b2 = _laval2526a | pattern_ra2 = _laval2526a | pattern_sh2 = _Kappa_black | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF |current = 2023–24 Stade Lavallois season }}
'''Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club''' ({{Langx|fr|Stade lavallois Mayenne Football Club}}; {{IPA|fr|stɑd lavalwa majɛn}}), also referred to as '''Stade Lavallois''' or simply '''Laval''',<ref group="lower-alpha">Stade Laval, used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, is not a grammatically correct name for the club.</ref> is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city.
==History== The club was founded in 1902 by Joseph Gemain, a passionate supporter of the sport of football.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2015 |title=Chapitre 1: Les origines (1902–1945) {{!}} Passion-Tango.fr |url=http://passion-tango.fr/la-fabuleuse-histoire-du-stade-lavallois/chapitre-1-les-origines-1902-1945 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502060629/http://passion-tango.fr/la-fabuleuse-histoire-du-stade-lavallois/chapitre-1-les-origines-1902-1945 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 May 2015 |access-date=10 October 2022 }}</ref> Émile Sinoir was installed as the club's first president. At that time, players were supplied with red tops and black shorts and matches were played at Senelle, a district of Laval. Laval's first official match was against nearby Rennes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 November 1902 |title=Stade rennais : Un match de football |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/premium/?page_id=MTkwMjExMTA5NzkwOWIxMGFmOWEzMTljZTVhNWViMmY1ZWIzMTg4NQ |website=ouest-france.fr}}</ref> In 1903, the club participated in the Breton championship for the first time, and the red and black strip was changed for a green and white combination. In September 1923, the kit colour was changed again, to a bright orange strip.<ref>{{Citation |title=La Mayenne |date=19 September 1923 |url=https://www.retronews.fr/journal/la-mayenne/19-septembre-1923/1145/4336279/2 |access-date=18 July 2023 |language=fr}}</ref> In 1930, the club began playing at the Stade Jean Yvinec, named in honour of a former player who died at the age of 26.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 July 2021 |title=Stade lavallois - Son histoire |url=https://www.stade-lavallois.com/son-histoire/ |website=stade-lavallois.com}}</ref> By 1931, Laval had risen to the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football.<ref name=":1" /> The club continued to rotate between the amateur leagues before finally winning the Division d'Honneur in 1964, which propelled the club to the Championnat de France amateur, France's highest division of amateur football.<ref name=":1" />
The following season, Laval surprisingly won the league in its debut season. With the club heightening its ambitions, new aspirations came about and Laval named former club player and Breton Michel Le Milinaire manager.<ref name=":1" /> The president was Henri Bisson. Together, the two made Laval into one of the best clubs in France. In 1976, Laval reached the top division of French football, thus becoming a professional team for the first time in the club's history.<ref name=":1" /> Despite being classed as outsiders, the club managed to stay in the top-flight division, even qualifying for the UEFA Cup in 1983 after finishing a commendable fifth in the league. In Laval's first season in Europe, it knocked Dynamo Kyiv out of the competition, before being knocked out by Austria Wien.<ref name=":1" /> This would prove to be the club's only European experience. In 1989, the club was relegated to the second division, after 13 years in the elite division.<ref name=":1" /> In 2005, Laval became a SASP (Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle), roughly equivalent to going on the stock exchange. In the 2005–06 season, the club was relegated to the Championnat National. Laval remained in the third division for two seasons before managing promotion back to Ligue 2 after the 2008–09 season.<ref name=":1" />
In the 2021–22 season, Laval achieved promotion to Ligue 2 by winning the Championnat National.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2022 |title=Stade Laval promoted to Ligue 2 |url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/stade-laval-promoted-to-ligue-2/ |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=Get French Football News}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=6 May 2022 |title=Laval sacré champion de National, bataille entre Annecy et Villefranche pour la montée directe |trans-title=Laval crowned champion of the National, battle between Annecy and Villefranche for direct promotion |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/national/laval-sacre-champion-de-national-bataille-entre-annecy-et-villefranche-pour-la-montee-directe_AN-202205060591.html |access-date=7 May 2022 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}</ref>
==Honours== thumb|Historical league performance chart of Stade Lavallois FC *'''Championnat National:''' ::*''Champions'' (1): 2021–22<ref name=":0" /> *'''Division d'Honneur (West):''' ::*''Champions'' (1): 1963–64<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saison 1963–1964 du Stade lavallois |url=http://tangofoot.free.fr/competition.php?comp=213#Classement |website=tangofoot.free.fr}}</ref> *'''Coupe Gambardella:''' ::*''Champions'' (1): 1983–84<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruffat |first=Thierry |date=10 December 2019 |title=100 % Stade lavallois : la victoire en Coupe Gambardella en 1984 |url=https://www.francebleu.fr/emissions/100-stade-lavallois/mayenne/cent-pour-cent-stade-lavallois-18h05-37 |website=francebleu.fr}}</ref> *'''Coupe de la Ligue:''' ::*''Winners'' (2): 1982, 1984
==Current squad== {{Updated|29 January 2026.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stade-lavallois.com/team/stade-lavallois-effectifpro/ |title=EFFECTIF PROFESSIONNEL saison 2024/2025 |publisher=stade-lavallois.com |access-date=4 July 2024 |language=fr}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|name=Maxime Hautbois|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=FRA|name=William Bianda|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|name=Peter Ouaneh|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=BEN|name=Moïse Adiléhou|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=Sam Sanna|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=FRA|name=Thibaut Vargas|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=Titouan Thomas|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=MLI|name=Mamadou Camara|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|name=Malik Sellouki|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|name=Trévis Dago|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=Mattéo Commaret|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=MTQ|name=Cyril Mandouki|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=BEL|name=Dylan Mbayo|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from PEC Zwolle}}}} {{fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=CGO|name=Mathis Ntessa|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|name=Malik Tchokounté|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=Ethan Clavreul|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|name=Ylies Aradj|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Toulouse}}}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=CIV|name=Owen Kouassi|pos=DF|other={{small|on loan from Lecce}}}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=POR|name=Yohan Tavares|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|name=Enzo Montet|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|name=William Benard|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=FRA|name=Julien Maggiotti|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=MLI|name=Mamadou Samassa|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=34|nat=NED|name=Eros Maddy|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from Auxerre}}}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=SEN|name=Layousse Samb|pos=DF}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=POR|name=Loïs Martins|pos=MF|other={{small|at Paris 13 Atletico until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Aymeric Faurand-Tournaire|pos=FW|other={{small|at VFC La Roche until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Noa Mupemba|pos=FW|other={{small|at Châteauroux until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs end}}
===Notable players=== Below are the notable former players who have represented Laval in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1902.
''For a complete list of Stade Laval players, see :Category:Stade Lavallois players''. {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *{{flagicon|France}} Raymond Keruzoré *{{flagicon|France}} Claude Le Roy *{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Marc Furlan *{{flagicon|Germany}} Erwin Kostedde *{{flagicon|Germany}} Uwe Krause *{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Tempet *{{flagicon|France}} Patrick Delamontagne *{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Luc Dogon *{{flagicon|Gabon}} Pierre Aubameyang *{{flagicon|France}} Frank Leboeuf *{{flagicon|France}} Mickaël Madar *{{flagicon|Cameroon}} François Omam-Biyik *{{flagicon|France}} Ousmane Dabo *{{flagicon|France}} Patrice Carteron *{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Eugène Dadi *{{flagicon|France}} Lionel Pérez *{{flagicon|France}} Jérôme Leroy *{{flagicon|France}} Lilian Nalis *{{flagicon|France}} Franck Haise *{{flagicon|Mali}} Djimi Traoré *{{flagicon|France}} Régis Le Bris *{{flagicon|Gabon}} Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang *{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} François Zoko *{{flagicon|Algeria}} Mehdi Lacen *{{flagicon|Algeria}} Hassan Yebda *{{flagicon|Tunisia}} Fahid Ben Khalfallah *{{flagicon|France}} Francis Coquelin *{{flagicon|France}} Romain Hamouma *{{flagicon|France}} Anthony Losilla *{{flagicon|France}} Nicolas Pallois *{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Christian Bekamenga *{{flagicon|Guinea}} Serhou Guirassy *{{flagicon|Morocco}} Hugo Boumous *{{flagicon|France}} Wesley Saïd *{{flagicon|France}} Nordi Mukiele *{{flagicon|Cameroon}} Yvan Neyou *{{flagicon|DR Congo}} Yoane Wissa *{{flagicon|France}} Oumar Solet *{{flagicon|Algeria}} Mehdi Boudjemaa {{div col end}}
==Coaching staff== {| class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- | Manager || {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Frapolli |- | rowspan="2" | Assistant managers || {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Bourges |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Francis De Percin |- | Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthony Corre |- | rowspan="2" | Fitness coaches || {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Sergent |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Roussel |- | Data analyst || {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Robin |- | Video analyst || {{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Muhieddine |- | rowspan="2" | Physiotherapists || {{flagicon|POR}} Ruben Pacheco |- | {{flagicon|FRA}} Clément Blin |- | Intendant || {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Essandi |}
==Managers== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| *Antoine Raab (1949–50) *André Sorel (1954–58)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html|title=France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs|website=rsssf.org}}</ref> *Robert Heuillard (1958–63) *Jean Barré (1963–68) *Michel Le Millinaire (1968–Oct 92) *Bernard Maligorne (Oct 1992–95) *Denis Troch (Jan 1995–97) *Hervé Gauthier (1997–2001) *Victor Zvunka (2001–03) *Francis Smerecki (2003–Jan 4) *Alex Dupont (Jan 2004–June 4) *Denis Troch (2004–07) *Philippe Hinschberger (2007–14) *Denis Zanko (2014–2016) *Marco Simone (2016–2017) *Thierry Goudet 2017 *Jean-Marc Nobilo 2017 *Manuel Pires (caretaker) (2017–2018) *François Ciccolini (2018–2019) *Pascal Braud (caretaker) (2019)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/stade-lavallois/stade-lavallois-francois-ciccolini-et-laval-le-divorce-bientot-prononce-6212223|title=Stade lavallois. François Ciccolini et Laval, le divorce bientôt officialisé|publisher=ouest-france.fr|language=fr|date=6 February 2019|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> *Olivier Frapolli (2019–present) }}
== Notes == {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
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