Le Havre AC

Full name

Le Havre Athletic Club

Nickname(s)

Le club doyen (The Dean Club),
Les Ciel et Marine (The Sky-and-Navy)

Founded

1872

Ground

Stade Océane,
Le Havre

Capacity

25,178

Chairman

Vincent Volpe

Manager

Bob Bradley

League

Ligue 2

2014–15

Ligue 2, 7th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

HAC in Tournoi de paques 1913

Le Havre Athletic Club (French pronunciation: [lə avʁ]; commonly referred to as Le Havre or simply as Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872.^[1] Le Havre currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football, and plays its home matches at the Stade Océane.

Le Havre made its football debut in France's first-ever championship in 1899 and, on its debut, became the first French club outside of Paris to win the league. The club won the league the following season in 1900. Le Havre has yet to win the current first division of French football, Ligue 1, but has participated in the league 24 times; its last stint being during the 2008–09 season. The club's highest honour to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1959. Le Havre is managed by Bob Bradley and captained by defender Steven Fortès. The main rivalries are "Derby Normand" with SM Caen and an always heated clash with Lens, located in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

History

It was in 1872 that a group of British residents formed Le Havre Athlétique,^[2] which played a hybrid form of football, a cross between rugby and association football, called "combination". Association football began being played on a regular basis in 1894.

In 1899, Le Havre became the first club from outside Paris to become French football champions. At the time the championship was organised by the USFSA. After being awarded a win over Iris Club Lillois in the semi-final by walkover, they were awarded the title after also receiving a walkover in the final against Club Français.^[3] They would also win the following year, with the final being a "re-match" of the forfeited 1899 final.

The club is famous for its notable youth investment program which develops and nurtures young talent, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise. A vast amount of good young talent has gone on to make an impact at international level including Benjamin Mendy, Ibrahim Ba, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Lassana Diarra, Riyad Mahrez, Steve Mandanda and Vikash Dhorasoo.

The club was on the receiving end of some high-profile illegal transfers, by which Charles N'Zogbia, Matthias Lepiller and Paul Pogba were signed by other clubs, allegedly without the proper compensation being paid. The first two were arbitrated by FIFA, who ordered Newcastle United and Fiorentina to pay training compensation.

Club culture

Le Havre is known as 'les ciel et marine' in France, which translates as 'the sky and navy blues'. These colours were chosen by the club's English founders as they were those of their alma maters, the universities of Oxford and Cambridge: the anthem of the club is played to the medody of "God Save the Queen" to mark the English origins of the club:

"A jamais le premier
de tous les clubs français
ô H.A.C.
Fiers de tes origins
Fils d'Oxford et Cambridge
deux coulours font nôtre prestige
Ciel et marine!"

English translation:

"The first ever
of all French clubs
The H.A.C
Proud of your roots
Son of Oxford and Cambridge
two colors make our prestige
(the colors of the) sky and the sea!"

Players

Current squad

As of 18 September 2015.^[4]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Fabien Farnolle
2	DF	Issam Chebake
3	DF	Ferland Mendy
4	MF	Modeste M'bami
5	MF	Thomas Ayasse
7	MF	Jean-Pascal Fontaine
9	FW	Lys Mousset
10	FW	Mathieu Duhamel
11	MF	Ludovic Gamboa
12	FW	Joseph Mendes
14	MF	Harisson Manzala
15	DF	Jérôme Mombris

No.	Position	Player
17	MF	Alexandre Bonnet
18	DF	Steven Fortes
19	MF	Dylan Louiserre
20	DF	Grégoire Puel
21	DF	Dénys Bain
22	MF	Victor Lekhal
24	FW	Akeem Agbetu
26	DF	Cédric Cambon
27	FW	Ghislain Gimbert
30	GK	Stefan Milosavljevic
34	DF	Samba Camara
40	GK	Pierre-Alexandre Bois

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
6		DF	Costinel Gugu (at Mioveni)

Reserve squad

Head Coach: Bob Bradley^[5]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Yohan Blind
		GK	Dan Delauney
		DF	Paul Bougrat
		DF	Jérémy Balmy
		DF	Lenny Houelche
		DF	Kévin Mendy
		DF	Benoît Perre
		DF	Jordan Smith
		DF	Demba Sow
		MF	Sandro Agape
		MF	Elton Boketsu
		MF	Oumar Camara
		MF	Yacine Chatar

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Mansour Diallo
		MF	Marvin Dubourg
		MF	Gussouma Fofana
		MF	Morgan Gereto
		MF	Landry Koukoui
		MF	Rénald Metelus
		MF	Héry Randriantsara
		MF	Drissa Traoré
		FW	Jordan Cuvier
		FW	Abdoul Diawara
		FW	Adam Nkusu
		FW	Jordan Vercleyen

Honours

former logo

Ligue 2
- Winners (5) : 1938, 1959, 1985, 1991, 2008
- Runners-up (1) : 1950
Coupe de France
- Winners (1) : 1959
- Runners-up (1) : 1920
USFSA Championnat
- Winners (3) : 1899, 1900, 1919
Challenge international du Nord
- Winners (1) : 1900
Coupe Nationale
- Winners (2) : 1918, 1919
Challenge des Champions
- Winners (1) : 1959

Managerial history

George Kimpton (1921–26)^[6]
Mac Burgess (1934–35)
George McLachlan (1935–36)
Josef "Pépi" Schneider (1936–39)
George Kimpton (1945–46)
Jean Cornelli (1946–47)
Roger Magnin (1948–49)
Jules Bigot (1950–52)
Elek Schwartz (1952–53)
René Bihel (1953–54)
Edmond Delfour (1954–55)
Roger Magnin (1955–56)
Théo Bisson (1956–57)
Lucien Jasseron (1957–62)
Eduardo Di Loreto (1962–63)
Arie Devroedt (1963–64)
Christian Villenave (1964–66)
Max Schirschin (1970–71)
Gino Corlani (1971–72)
Fredo Garel (1972–73)
Léonce Lavagne (1973–74)
Edmond Baraffe (1974–76)
Léonce Lavagne (1976–82)
Yves Herbet (1982–83)
Didier Notheaux (1983–88)
Pierre Mankowski (1988–93)
Guy David (1993–96)
René Exbrayat (1996–97)
Denis Troch (1997 – Oct 98)
Joël Beaujouan (Oct 1998–99)
Francis Smerecki (1999–00)
Joël Beaujouan (2000)
Thierry Uvenard, Philippe Sence and Bruno Baronchelli (Dec 2000)
Jean-François Domergue (Dec 2000–04)
Philippe Hinschberger (2004 – April 2005)
Thierry Uvenard (April 2005–07)
Jean-Marc Nobilo (2007–08)
Frédéric Hantz (2008–09)
Cédric Daury (2009 – Nov 2012)
Christophe Revault (Nov 2012 – Dec 2012)
Erick Mombaerts (Dec 2012 – Dec 2014)
Thierry Goudet (Dec 2014 – Sept 2015)
Bob Bradley (Nov 2015 –)

References

↑ http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article/2009/05/15/avec-louvel-le-havre-est-devenu-un-club-de-ligue-2-selon-les-supporters_1193671_3242.html
↑ "Historical Rugby Milestones – 1870s". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 14 May 2006.
↑ www.rsssf.com
↑ Current squad
↑ Equipe CFA Saison 2011–2012
↑ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs on RSSSF". Retrieved 23 July 2007.

External links

Official site (French)

Ligue 2 teams

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