US Orléans

US Orléans Loiret Football

Full name

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football

Founded

1976

Ground

Stade de la Source,
Orléans

Capacity

6,863

Manager

Olivier Frapolli

League

Championnat National

2014–15

Ligue 2, 18th (relegated)

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

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

Championnat National

Winners (1): 2013–14

Championnat de France amateur

Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)

Coupe de France

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	GK	Thomas Renault
3	DF	Grégory Tomas
4	DF	Laurent Amiens
5	MF	Jean-Eudes Aholou
6	MF	Mickaël Barreto
7	DF	Adrien Pagerie
8	MF	Greg Houla
9	FW	Romain Armand
10	MF	Jordi Delclos
11	FW	Kévin Dupuis
13	DF	Antoine Ponroy
14	DF	Nicolas Saint-Ruf (on loan from Montpellier)
15	MF	Benjaloud Youssouf
16	GK	Oumar Sissoko
17	MF	Pierre Bouby (on loan from Auxerre)

No.	Position	Player
18	DF	Manassé Enza-Yamissi
19	FW	Nicolas Pépé (on loan from Angers)
20	MF	Matthieu Ligoule
21	MF	Oumar Camara
22	DF	Gauthier Pinaud
23	MF	Julien Delonglée
24	DF	Antar Yahia (captain) (on loan from Angers)
25	MF	Yannick Gomis
27	MF	François Lajugie
30	GK	Sébastien Mpeck-Makendi
31	FW	Ferris N'Goma
40	GK	Titouan Le Roux
-	GK	Colin Fougereux
-	DF	Chafion Rahania
-	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

Jacques Lemée (1977–88)
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (1989–91)
Henri Atamaniuk (1991–92)
Jacques Lemée (1994–97)
Bruno Steck (2004–06)
Yann Lachuer (2009–12)

References

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

External links

Official site (French)

Championnat National

2015–16 clubs	Amiens Avranches CA Bastia Belfort Béziers Boulogne Chambly Châteauroux Colmar Dunkerque Épinal Fréjus Les Herbiers Luçon Marseille Consolat Orléans Sedan Strasbourg

Former clubs	AC Ajaccio Gazélec Ajaccio Alès Alfortville Angers Angoulême Arles SC Bastia Bayonne Beaucaire Beauvais Besançon Bourg-Péronnas Bourges Brest Calais Cannes Carquefou Cassis Carnoux Charleville Châtellerault Cherbourg Clermont Colomiers Créteil Dijon L'Entente SSG Evian TG Évry Gap Grenoble Gueugnon Guingamp Hyères Istres La Roche-sur-Yon Laval Le Poiré sur Vie Libourne St-Seurin Louhans-Cuiseaux Lusitanos Luzenac Martigues Metz Moulins Mulhouse Nîmes Niort Noisy-le-Sec Pacy Paris FC Pau Plabennec Stade Poitevin Quevilly Raon-l'Étape RC France Red Star Reims Rodez Romorantin Rouen Roye Saint-Denis Saint-Leu Saint-Priest Sète Thouars Toulon Toulouse Tours Trélissac Troyes Uzès Valence Valenciennes Vannes Villemomble Viry-Châtillon Wasquehal Yzeure

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