En Avant Guingamp facts for kids
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| Full name | En Avant Guingamp | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Guingampais Les Costarmoricains (The Costamoricans) Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks) L'En-Avant |
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| Short name | EAG | |||
| Founded | 1912 | |||
| Ground | Stade de Roudourou | |||
| Capacity | 19,033 | |||
| President | Frédéric Legrand | |||
| Head coach | Sylvain Ripoll | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2, 6th of 20 | |||
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En Avant Guingamp, often called EA Guingamp or just Guingamp, is a professional football club from Guingamp, France. This town is in the Brittany region. The club started in 1912. They play in Ligue 2, which is the second-highest football league in France.
Guingamp is special because it's a small town with only about 7,000 people. Yet, their football team has had great success. They have played in Ligue 1, the top French league, for 13 seasons.
The club has won the Coupe de France twice. They won it in 2009 and again in 2014. Both times, they beat their rivals Rennes in the final. They are one of only two clubs to win this cup while not being in the top division.
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Club History and Achievements
Guingamp was an amateur club for many years. They played in local leagues. In 1972, Noël Le Graët became president. Under his leadership, the club moved up three divisions.
In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division. The next year, they were promoted to the Second Division, now known as Ligue 2. The club became fully professional in 1984. In 1990, their new stadium, Stade de Roudourou, opened.
Major Cup Wins
Guingamp's first big win was the Coupe de France in 2009. They were the second team not from Ligue 1 to win this important competition. They beat their rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final match.
They won the Coupe de France again in 2014. This time, they defeated Stade Rennais F.C. 2–0. Besides these cup wins, Guingamp also won the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup in 1996.
Promotions to Top League
The club has been promoted to the French top league, Ligue 1, three times. These promotions happened in 1995, 2000, and 2013. Their longest time in the top league was from 2013 to 2019. After the 2018–19 season, they were relegated back to Ligue 2.
Famous Players and Coaches
Guingamp is known for helping talented players become famous. Some well-known players who played for the club include Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Fabrice Abriel, and Vincent Candela.
The club has also been a starting point for successful coaches. These include Guy Lacombe, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts.
Guingamp also has a women's team. They play in the Division 1 Féminine, which is the top women's league in France.
Recent Cup Final
In the 2018–19 season, Guingamp reached the Coupe de la ligue final. They played against RC Strasbourg. The match ended in a 0–0 draw after extra time. Guingamp lost the final 4–1 in a penalty shootout.
On 12 May 2019, Guingamp was relegated to Ligue 2. This ended their six-year stay in the top division. They drew 1–1 with rivals Stade Rennais F.C. in that match.
Timeline of Key Events
- 1912: The club was founded.
- 1922: First match played at Stade de Montbareil.
- 1929: First promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
- 1949: Second promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
- 1974: Third promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
- 1976: First promotion to Division 3.
- 1977: First promotion to Division 2.
- 1984: The club became professional.
- 1990: First match played at Stade de Roudourou.
- 1994: Second promotion to Ligue 2.
- 1995: First promotion to Ligue 1.
- 1996: Won the Intertoto Cup and played in Europe for the first time.
- 1997: Was runner-up in the Coupe de France.
- 2000: Second promotion to Ligue 1.
- 2004: Relegated from Ligue 1.
- 2009: Won the Coupe de France and played in Europe for the second time.
- 2010: Relegated from Ligue 2.
- 2011: Promoted to Ligue 2.
- 2013: Promoted to Ligue 1.
- 2014: Won the Coupe de France and played in the UEFA Europa League for the third time.
- 2019: Finished runner-up in the Coupe de la ligue final.
- 2019: Relegated to Ligue 2.
League History Chart
Home Stadium
Guingamp plays its home games at the Stade de Roudourou. This stadium is in the city of Guingamp. It's quite unusual for a town of only about 7,280 people to have a professional football club. Even more surprising, the stadium can hold 18,000 fans. That's about 2.5 times the town's entire population!
Team Players
Current Squad
First Team
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Players on Loan
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Notable Former Players
Here are some famous players who have played for Guingamp. To be on this list, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Guingamp players, see Category:En Avant Guingamp players
- Ghislain Anselmini
- Yannick Baret
- Christian Bassila
- Jimmy Briand
- Stéphane Carnot
- Fabrice Colleau
- Charles-Édouard Coridon
- Moumouni Dagano
- Thierry Debès
- Sylvain Deplace
- Yves Deroff
- Mustapha Diallo
- Didier Drogba
- Felipe
- Romain Ferrier
- Fabrice Fiorèse
- Jérôme Foulon
- Hubert Fournier
- Thibault Giresse
- Auriol Guillaume
- Stéphane Guivarc'h
- Laurent Guyot
- Laurent Hervé
- Angelo Hugues
- Yann Jouffre
- Marek Jóźwiak
- Raymond Keruzoré
- Anthony Knockaert
- Bakary Koné
- Laurent Koscielny
- Blaise Kouassi
- Nicolas Laspalles
- Ronan Le Crom
- Arnaud Le Lan
- Christophe Le Roux
- Richard Lecomte
- Florent Malouda
- Lionel Mathis
- Claude Michel
- Gheorghe Mihali
- Mouritala Ogunbiyi
- Yohann Rivière
- Bertrand Robert
- Lionel Rouxel
- Yvon Schmitt
- Harlington Shereni
- Milovan Sikimić
- Richard Soumah
- Guy Stéphan
- Andrzej Szarmach
- Abdelhafid Tasfaout
- Stéphane Trévisan
European Competitions Record
Guingamp has also played in European football tournaments. Here's how they performed:
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate | |
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| 1996 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | Group 12 |  FK Zemun |
1–0 | 1st |  |
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 FF Jaro |
0–0 | ||||||
 Dinamo Bucharest |
2–1 | ||||||
 Kolkheti Poti |
3–1 | ||||||
| SF |  KAMAZ |
0–2 | 4–0(aet) | 4–2 | |
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| Finals | Rotor Volgograd |
1–2 | 1–0 | 2–21 | |
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| 1996–97 | UEFA Cup | 1R |  Internazionale |
0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 |  |
| 2003 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 3R |  1. FC Brno |
2–1 | 2–4(aet) | 4–5 | |
| 2009–10 | UEFA Europa League | PO |  Hamburg |
1–5 | 1–3 | 2–8 | |
| 2014–15 | UEFA Europa League | Group K | Fiorentina |
0–3 | 1–2 | 2nd | |
 PAOK |
2–0 | 2–1 | |||||
 Dinamo Minsk |
0–0 | 2–0 | |||||
| R32 |  Dynamo Kyiv |
2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 | |
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Club Management
Club Leadership
- As of 24 September 2019
| Position | Name |
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| President | Bertrand Desplat |
| Vice-President | Frédéric Legrand |
| Association President | Jean-Paul Briand |
| Head coach | Stéphane Dumont |
| Assistant head coach | Benjamin Genton |
| Goalkeeper coach | Anthony Corre |
| Fitness coach | Benjamin LeBrun |
| Video analyst | Lucas Massello-Heuzé |
| Doctor | Miguel Rosinet |
| Physiotherapist | Quentin Beauvallet Charly Pradeau |
| Intendant | Arnaud Le Briand |
List of Managers
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Club Honours and Trophies
Domestic Competitions
- Coupe de France
- Winners (2): 2008–09, 2013–14
- Runners-up (1): 1996–97
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Runners-up (1): 2018–19
- Trophée des Champions
- Runners-up (2): 2009, 2014
- Ligue 2
- Runners-up (3): 1994–95, 1999–2000, 2012–13
- Championnat National
- Winners (1): 1993–94
- Coupe de Bretagne
- Winners (2): 1975, 1979
- Runners-up (2): 1947, 1952
- Championnat de l'Ouest
- Winners (2): 1976, 1984
European Competitions
- Intertoto Cup
- Winners (1): 1996
See also
In Spanish: En Avant de Guingamp para niños
