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Guingamp
En Avant Guingamp logo.svg
Full name En Avant Guingamp
Nickname(s) Les Guingampais
Les Costarmoricains (The Costamoricans)
Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks)
L'En-Avant
Short name EAG
Founded 1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Ground Stade de Roudourou
Ground Capacity 19,033
President Frédéric Legrand
Head coach Sylvain Ripoll
League Ligue 2
2021–22 Ligue 2, 6th of 20
Third colours

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.

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

No. Position Player
1 Guadeloupe GK Teddy Bartouche
2 France DF Erwin Koffi
4 France MF Dylan Louiserre (captain)
5 South Africa MF Lebogang Phiri
6 France MF Darly Nlandu
7 Senegal DF Donatien Gomis
8 Mali MF Kalidou Sidibé
9 Martinique FW Brighton Labeau
11 Senegal FW Amadou Sagna
13 France MF Amine Hemia
17 France FW Jacques Siwe
No. Position Player
18 Algeria DF Sohaib Naïr
21 France MF Rayan Ghrieb
22 France DF Alpha Sissoko
27 Morocco MF Rayan Touzghar
31 France DF Dylan Ourega
32 France DF Jérémie Matumona
34 France FW Youssef Njoya
37 Nigeria FW Brown Irabor
38 France DF Idriss Planeix
40 France GK Noah Marec
Spain GK Adrián Ortolá

Players on Loan

No. Position Player

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
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 12 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Zemun 1–0 1st Symbol keep vote.svg
Finland FF Jaro 0–0
Romania Dinamo Bucharest 2–1
Georgia (country) Kolkheti Poti 3–1
SF Russia KAMAZ 0–2 4–0(aet) 4–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
Finals Russia Rotor Volgograd 1–2 1–0 2–21 Symbol keep vote.svg
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R Italy Internazionale 0–3 1–1 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R Czech Republic 1. FC Brno 2–1 2–4(aet) 4–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Germany Hamburg 1–5 1–3 2–8 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Group K Italy Fiorentina 0–3 1–2 2nd Symbol keep vote.svg
Greece PAOK 2–0 2–1
Belarus Dinamo Minsk 0–0 2–0
R32 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 1–3 3–4 Symbol delete vote.svg

Club Management

Club Leadership

As of 24 September 2019
Position Name
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

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
  • 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

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