En Avant de Guingamp

Not to be confused with En Avant de Guingamp (Ladies).
Guingamp
Full name En Avant de Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor
Founded 1912 (1912)
Ground Stade de Roudourou,
Guingamp
Ground Capacity 18,250
Chairman Bertrand Desplat
Manager Antoine Kombouaré
League Ligue 1
2015–16 Ligue 1, 16th
Website Club home page

En Avant de Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor (Breton: War-raok Gwengamp; commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp) is a French association football club based in the commune of Guingamp. The club was founded in 1912 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football, having won promotion from Ligue 2 following the 2012–13 season. Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade de Roudourou in the city. The club's status as a professional club is atypical with the club playing in a commune of 7,280 inhabitants, with a stadium capable of holding upwards of 18,000 spectators.

However having remained amateur for a long time, playing within the regional leagues, the club got promoted 3 times under the presidency of Noël Le Graët, who took over in 1972. In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division (now called Championnat National), and the next season went straight into the Second Division (now called Ligue 2), where they stayed until 1993. The club adopted professional status in 1984, and in 1990 the Stade de Roudourou was opened, hosting Paris Saint-Germain in its first match. The club's first major honour was winning the Coupe de France in 2009; in the process becoming the second team to win the competition from outside Ligue 1.[1] The team defeated Derby Breton rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final. Also, in 2014, En Avant de Guingamp beat Stade Rennais F.C. 2–0 at the Stade de France. Aside from two years of Coupe de France triumph, the club's other success was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

The club is currently spending their eighth season in the French top flight, having gained promotion only 3 times: 1995, 2000 and 2013. Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players such as Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Fabrice Abriel, and Vincent Candela. Managers such as Guy Lacombe, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is currently presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president, Noël Le Graët serves now as president of the French Football Federation. The team is managed by Brittany native Jocelyn Gourvennec and captained by midfielder Lionel Mathis. The club has a women's team who play in the Division 1 Féminine, and a reserve team in the CFA2.

On 3 May 2014, En Avant won their second Coupe de France, defeating Stade Rennais 2–0 in the final at Stade de France.

History of the club

Important Dates

Players

Current squad

As of 30 August 2016.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Sweden GK Karl-Johan Johnsson
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Jordan Ikoko
3 Brazil DF Marçal (on loan from Benfica)
4 Ivory Coast DF Benjamin Angoua
5 Senegal MF Mustapha Diallo
6 Guinea DF Baïssama Sankoh
7 France DF Dorian Lévêque
8 France MF Lucas Deaux
9 France FW Alexandre Mendy
10 France MF Nicolas Benezet
11 French Guiana FW Sloan Privat
12 Belgium MF Nill de Pauw
14 France FW Sullivan Martinet
15 France DF Jérémy Sorbon
No. Position Player
16 France GK Théo Guivarch
17 France MF Étienne Didot
19 France FW Yannis Salibur
21 France MF Ludovic Blas
22 France DF Jonathan Martins Pereira
23 France FW Jimmy Briand (captain)
24 France MF Marcus Coco
25 France DF Reynald Lemaître
26 France MF Thibault Giresse
29 France DF Christophe Kerbrat
30 France GK Romain Salin
31 France MF Jérémy Livolant
32 France MF Alexis Mané

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— France DF Franck Héry (on loan to Les Herbiers)
No. Position Player
— Morocco FW Karim Achahbar (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.[3]

For a complete list of Guingamp players, see Category:EA Guingamp players

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 12 Serbia and Montenegro FK Zemun 1–0 1st
Finland FF Jaro 0–0
Romania Dinamo Bucharest 2–1
Georgia (country) Kolkheti Poti 3–1
SF Russia KAMAZ 0–2 4–0 4–2
Finals Russia Rotor Volgograd 1–2 1–0 2–21
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Internazionale 0–3 1–1 1–4
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R Czech Republic 1. FC Brno 2–1 2–4(aet) 4–5
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Germany Hamburg 1–5 1–3 2–8
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Group K Italy Fiorentina 0–3 1–2 2nd
Greece PAOK 2–0 2–1
Belarus Dinamo Minsk 0–0 2–0
R32 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2-1 1-3 3-4
Notes

1 Guingamp won the Final on away goals.

Ownership

Club hierarchy

As of 27 May 2016
Position Name
President Bertrand Desplat
Vice-President Frédéric Legrand
Association President Jean-Paul Briand
ManagerAntoine Kombouaré

Managerial history

Honours

Domestic

Europe

References

  1. ↑ "Ligue 2 side Guingamp stun Rennes in French Cup". The Guardian. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "L'effectif 2016-2017". eaguingamp.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.eaguingamp.com/?Le-top-des-joueurs
  4. ↑ Guingamp's two Championnat de l'Ouest titles were won by the club's reserve team.
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