Gazélec Ajaccio

GFC Ajaccio

Full name	Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio
Nickname(s)	Le Gaz, Le Bistrot
Founded	1910 (1910)
Ground	Stade Ange Casanova Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Capacity	8,000
President	Olivier Miniconi
Coach	Albert Cartier
League	Ligue 2
2017–18	Ligue 2, 16th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (Corsican: Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (French: [ɡazelɛk]), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec play in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France.

History

Gazélec are best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 2011-12 Coupe de France, in which they hosted later home games at the larger Stade François Coty, home of AC Ajaccio. On 15 May 2015, Gazélec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3–2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu. It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years. Gazelec Ajaccio started off the 2015–2016 Ligue 1 season as one of the smallest teams to compete in the divisions history. ^[1]. On 24 October 2015, Gazelec recorded their first ever win in Ligue 1 with a 3–1 victory over Nice. At the end of the season, Gazelec were relegated to Ligue 2 after finishing 19th on the table. ^{[2] [3]}

Honours

• French Amateur Champions: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968.
• Corsican Champions: 1937, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1961.
• CFA Champions: 2003, 2011.

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with the other two Corsican professional clubs: SC Bastia and AC Ajaccio which plays the Ajaccio Derby with Gazélec. For many years, Gazélec played in a lower division than their city rivals.

Players

Current squad

As of 29 July 2018.^[4]

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 Maxime Cassara 2 DF Grégoire Puel 3 DF Fodé Camara 6 MF Joris Marveaux 7 FW Alexis Araujo 8 MF Jimmy Roye 9 FW Romain Armand 10 MF David Gomis 11 MF Wesley Jobello 12 MF Mayoro N'Doye 13 FW Jérémy Blayac 15 DF Damien Dumont

No. Position Player 16 GK Cyril Fogacci 17 FW Aaron Boupendza (on loan from Bordeaux) 18 DF Dominique Guidi 19 DF Ousseynou Ba 20 MF Julian Palmieri 22 FW Alexandre Troffa 23 MF Julien Anziani 24 DF Damien Perquis 27 MF Thibault Campanini 28 DF Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi 30 GK David Oberhauser

Managers

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