Stade de Reims facts for kids
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| Full name | Stade de Reims | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les rouges et blancs (The Red and Whites) | ||
| Founded | 18 June 1931 | ||
| Ground | Stade Auguste-Delaune | ||
| Capacity | 21,029 | ||
| President | Jean-Pierre Caillot | ||
| Manager | Samba Diawara | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1, 12th of 20 | ||
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Stade de Reims is a professional football club from Reims, France. The club started in 1931. They play in Ligue 1, which is the top football league in France. Their home stadium is called Stade Auguste Delaune.
Reims is known as one of the most successful clubs in French football history. They have won six Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophée des champions titles. They also did very well in Europe. They were runners-up in the European Cup (now called the UEFA Champions League) in 1956 and 1959. They also won the Latin Cup in 1953 and the Coppa delle Alpi in 1977.
After the 1980s, Reims faced some tough times. They moved between Ligue 2 and the Championnat National (lower leagues) for over 30 years. In 2012, they were promoted back to Ligue 1. They went down again in 2016 but returned to the top league two years later.
Many people see Reims as a legendary club in French football. This is not just because of their wins. They also helped the France national football team a lot in the 1940s and 1950s. Many great players from Reims, like Raymond Kopa and Just Fontaine, were part of the French team that reached the semi-finals of the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
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Club History
Stade de Reims was first started in 1910. It was called Société Sportive du Parc Pommery. The club got its current name, Stade de Reims, on June 18, 1931.
Even though France started professional football in 1932, Reims stayed an amateur club until 1935. They won the Championnat de France amateur that year. The club reached the top league (Division 1) for the first time in the 1945–46 season, right after World War II. Around this time, famous players like Robert Jonquet and Roger Marche joined the team. They became two of the club's most well-known players.
The Golden Age: Winning Titles
Reims won its first top-league championship in 1949. Players like Marche, Jonquet, Armand Penverne, Albert Batteux, and Michel Leblond led the team. They won the league by just one point. The next season, the club won the Coupe de France by beating Racing Paris 2–1 in the final.
After this, player Albert Batteux became the team's manager. In 1953, Reims signed star player Raymond Kopa. That same year, Reims won its second league title. They also won the 1953 Latin Cup, becoming the first French club to do so. This was a big win for French football. In 1955, Reims won its third league title in six seasons. This win allowed them to play in the new European Cup.
European Cup Finals
In the very first European Cup in 1956, Reims made it to the final! They played against the Spanish club Real Madrid. Reims started strong, scoring two goals in the first ten minutes. But Real Madrid fought back and won the match 4–3.
The next season, Reims' star player Kopa left to play for Real Madrid. But Reims brought in new talented French players like Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Roger Piantoni, and Dominique Colonna. These new players helped the club win its third league title of the decade in 1958. They also won the Coupe de France, completing a "double" (winning both the league and cup in the same season).
In the 1958–59 European Cup, Reims reached the final again, once more facing Real Madrid. Even with new stars like Fontaine, Real Madrid, who had already won the competition three times, won 2–0.
After this, Kopa returned to Reims. He helped the team win its fifth league title in 11 seasons in 1960. In 1962, Reims won the league again, which was the last title for the legendary Just Fontaine, who then retired. The next season, Reims finished second in the league. The season after that, they surprisingly finished 17th and were relegated to the second division. Many of the great players from the 1950s left the club, except for Kopa, who stayed until 1967.
Ups and Downs
Reims returned to the top league in 1966–67 but only for one season. In 1970, they came back to the top league and stayed there for almost ten years. Their best finish during this time was 5th place in 1975–76. In 1979, Reims was relegated again and did not return to the first division for 33 years.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the club faced financial problems. They were even forced to play in lower divisions. In 1992, the club had to sell many of its items, including trophies. But Reims was reborn in July 1992 under a new name, Stade de Reims Champagne. They slowly worked their way back up through the leagues. In 1999, they changed their name back to Stade de Reims. In 2002, they earned professional status again and returned to Ligue 2.
Their return to Ligue 2 in 2002 was short. They were relegated again but quickly returned to Ligue 2 the next season. After several years in Ligue 2, Reims finally finished as runner-up in the 2011–12 season. This meant they were promoted back to Ligue 1 after 33 years!
On May 14, 2016, Reims was relegated to Ligue 2 again. But on April 21, 2018, they were promoted back to Ligue 1 after winning the Ligue 2 title. In the 2018–19 season, Reims finished 8th in Ligue 1. They even beat the champions, Paris Saint-Germain, 3–1 in the last game of the season. In the 2019–20 season, Reims finished 6th, which allowed them to play in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. This was their first European competition match since 1963!
Honours
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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| Domestic | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1948–49, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1961–62 |
| Trophée des Champions | 4 | 1955, 1958, 1960, 1966 | |
| Coupe de France | 2 | 1949–50, 1957–58 | |
| Ligue 2 | 1965–66, 2017–18 | ||
| CFA 2 | 1998, 2015–16 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 1990–91 | |
| Championnat National | 2003–04 | ||
| Championnat de France amateur | 1935 | ||
| Division d'Honneur Nord-Est | 1994 | ||
| International | Latin Cup | 1953 |
European Matches
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1955–56 | European Cup | 1R |  AGF Aarhus |
2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| QF |  Vörös Lobogó |
4–2 | 4–4 | 8–6 | ||
| SF |  Hibernian |
2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Final |  Real Madrid |
3–4 | ||||
| 1958–59 | European Cup | PR |  Ards |
6–2 | 4–1 | 10–3 |
| 1R |  HPS |
4–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
| QF |  Standard Liège |
3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
| SF |  Young Boys |
3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Final | Real Madrid |
0–2 | ||||
| 1960–61 | European Cup | PR |  Jeunesse Esch |
6–1 | 5–0 | 11–1 |
| 1R |  Burnley |
3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 1962–63 | European Cup | 1R |  Austria Wien |
5–0 | 2–3 | 7–3 |
| QF |  Feyenoord |
0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Servette |
N/A | 1–0 | N/A |
| 3QR | Fehérvár |
N/A | 0–0 (1–4 p) | N/A | ||
Players
Current Team
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Players on Loan
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Famous Former Players
Here are some notable players who have played for Stade de Reims. To be on this list, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
- Algeria
Aissa Mandi
- France
Albert Batteux- Armand Penverne
- Bruno Rodzik
- Cédric Fauré
- Dominique Colonna
- Jacques Favre
- Jean Templin
- Jean Vincent
- Just Fontaine
- Léon Glovacki
- Lucien Muller
- Marcel Aubour
- Michel Leblond
- Pierre Flamion
- Pierre Sinibaldi
- Raoul Giraudo
- Raymond Kopa
- René Bliard
- René-Jean Jacquet
- Robert Jonquet
- Robert Siatka
- Roger Marche
- Roger Piantoni
- Simon Zimny
- Zimbabwe
Marshall Munetsi
Club Officials
- Management
- President: Jean-Pierre Caillot
- Association President: Didier Perrin
- Coaching Staff
- Manager: Samba Diawara
- Assistant manager: Alberto Escobar
- Goalkeeper coach: Thomas Trochut
- Match analyst: Adrien Mahy
- Performance manager: Nicolas Bouriette
- Sporting director: Pol-Édouard Caillot
- Physiotherapist: Romain Marteau, Yohann Bionne, Julien Vaur
Coaching History
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See also
In Spanish: Stade de Reims para niños
