US Orléans

US Orléans Loiret Football
Full name Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Founded 1976 (1976)
Ground Stade de la Source,
Orléans
Ground Capacity 6,863
Manager Olivier Frapolli
League Championnat National
201415 Ligue 2, 18th (relegated)
Website Club home page

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced: [juːnjən spɔrtɪv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in the Championnat National, the third division of French football, having been relegated from Ligue 2 in the 2014–15 season. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city. The team is managed by Olivier Frapolli and captained by defender Antar Yahia.

History

The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against AS Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Honours

Winners (1): 2013–14
Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)
Runners-up (1): 1980

Players

Current squad

As of 20 January 2016.[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Thomas Renault
3 France DF Grégory Tomas
4 France DF Laurent Amiens
5 Ivory Coast MF Jean-Eudes Aholou
6 France MF Mickaël Barreto
7 France DF Adrien Pagerie
8 France MF Greg Houla
9 France FW Romain Armand
10 France MF Jordi Delclos
11 France FW Kévin Dupuis
13 France DF Antoine Ponroy
14 France DF Nicolas Saint-Ruf (on loan from Montpellier)
15 Comoros MF Benjaloud Youssouf
16 Mali GK Oumar Sissoko
17 France MF Pierre Bouby (on loan from Auxerre)
No. Position Player
18 Central African Republic DF Manassé Enza-Yamissi
19 France FW Nicolas Pépé (on loan from Angers)
20 France MF Matthieu Ligoule
21 France MF Oumar Camara
22 France DF Gauthier Pinaud
23 France MF Julien Delonglée
24 Algeria DF Antar Yahia (captain) (on loan from Angers)
25 Senegal MF Yannick Gomis
27 France MF François Lajugie
30 France GK Sébastien Mpeck-Makendi
31 France FW Ferris N'Goma
40 France GK Titouan Le Roux
- France GK Colin Fougereux
- France DF Chafion Rahania
- France MF Jean-François Opa

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1976. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

Managers

References

  1. "Equipe première" (in French). usofoot.com. Retrieved 3 July 2015.

External links

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