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Guingamp
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Full nameEn Avant Guingamp
Nickname(s)Les Guingampais
Les Costarmoricains (The Costamoricans)
Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks)
L'En-Avant [1]
Short nameEAG
Founded1912;112 years ago (1912)
Ground Stade de Roudourou
Capacity19,033
PresidentFrédéric Legrand
Head coach Sylvain Ripoll
League Ligue 2
2023–24 Ligue 2, 9th of 20
Website https://www.eaguingamp.com
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En Avant Guingamp active departments
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Football
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Football
(women's)

En Avant Guingamp (Breton : War-raok Gwengamp, English: Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃] ), is a French professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The club has appeared in the Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, for 13 seasons, and is known for its relative success given Guingamp's small population of only 7,000 people.

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Guingamp are one of only two clubs who have won the Coupe de France while not being in the first division, doing so in 2009, by defeating Rennes, 2–1. They won the same competition in 2014, again with a victory against Rennes, 2–0.

History

Having been an amateur club for a long time, playing in the regional leagues, the club got promoted three 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 they were promoted to the Second Division (now called Ligue 2), where they stayed until 1993. The club became fully professional in 1984, and in 1990 the Stade de Roudourou was opened, with Guingamp hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the inaugural match.

The club's first major honour was winning the Coupe de France in 2009, the second team in history not from Ligue 1 to win the competition. [2] The team defeated 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 only other major feat was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[ citation needed ]

The club has played in the French top flight before, having gained promotion only three times: 1995, 2000 and 2013. Their longest stay in the top flight was between 2013 and 2019. Following the 2012–13 season, the club was relegated back to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season finishing in 20th place.[ citation needed ]

Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players that include 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 presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president, Noël Le Graët, is president of the French Football Federation. The club has a women's team who play in the Division 1 Féminine, and a reserve team in the CFA2.[ citation needed ]

In the 2018–19 season, Guingamp reached the Coupe de la ligue final against RC Strasbourg. Guingamp lost the final losing 4–1 on penalties after the match ended goalless during 120 minutes of play. [3]

On 12 May 2019, Guingamp were relegated to Ligue 2 ending a six-year stay in the top division after drawing 1–1 with rivals Stade Rennais F.C. [4]

Timeline

League timeline

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Stadium

Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade de Roudourou in the city. It is unusual for a commune of 7,280 inhabitants to have a professional football club, let alone one that plays in the first tier. Also the stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators, roughly 2.5 times the commune's population.[ citation needed ]

Players

Current squad

First team

[5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  GLP Teddy Bartouche
2 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lucas Maronnier
4 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Dylan Louiserre Captain sports.svg
5 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Lebogang Phiri
6 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lenny Vallier
7 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Donatien Gomis
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Kalidou Sidibé
9 FW Flag-of-Martinique.svg  MTQ Brighton Labeau
10 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mehdi Merghem
11 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Amadou Sagna
12 DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Abdallah Ndour
16 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Enzo Basilio
17 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Jacques Siwe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Sohaib Nair
19 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Sabri Guendouz
20 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Hugo Picard
22 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Alpha Sissoko
23 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Taylor Luvambo
24 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Pierre Lemonnier
26 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Matthis Riou
27 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Rayan Touzghar
28 FW Flag of Nepal.svg    NEP Sabitra Bhandari
29 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Junior Mendes
30 GK Flag of Mauritania.svg  MTN Babacar Niasse
33 FW Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  CTA Tieri Godame
40 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Noah Marec

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. [6]

For a complete list of Guingamp players, see Category:En Avant Guingamp players

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 12 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg FK Zemun 1–01st Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Finland.svg FF Jaro 0–0
Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo Bucharest 2–1
Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Kolkheti Poti 3–1
SF Flag of Russia.svg KAMAZ 0–24–0(aet)4–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
Finals Flag of Russia.svg Rotor Volgograd 1–21–02–21 Symbol keep vote.svg
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 0–31–11–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1. FC Brno 2–12–4(aet)4–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg 1–51–32–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Group K Flag of Italy.svg Fiorentina 0–31–22nd Symbol keep vote.svg
Flag of Greece.svg PAOK 2–02–1
Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk 0–02–0
R32 Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 2–11–33–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
Notes

1 Guingamp won the Final on away goals.

Ownership

Club hierarchy

As of 24 September 2019
PositionName
PresidentBertrand Desplat
Vice-PresidentFrédéric Legrand
Association PresidentJean-Paul Briand
Head coach Stéphane Dumont
Assistant head coach Benjamin Genton
Goalkeeper coachAnthony Corre
Fitness coachBenjamin LeBrun
Video analystLucas Massello-Heuzé
DoctorMiguel Rosinet
PhysiotherapistQuentin Beauvallet
Charly Pradeau
IntendantArnaud Le Briand

Managerial history

Honours

Domestic

Europe

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