Stade de Reims

Stade Reims
Full name Stade de Reims
Founded 1931 (1931)
Ground Stade Auguste Delaune,
Reims
Capacity 21,684
Chairman Jean-Pierre Caillot
Manager David Guion
League Ligue 1
2017–18 Ligue 2, 1st (promoted)
Website Club website

Stade de Reims ([stɑd də ʁɛ̃s]; commonly referred to as Stade Reims or simply Reims) is a French association football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in the previous season. Reims plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune, a renovation of the old complex located within the city. The team is managed by David Guion.

Reims is one of the most successful clubs in French football history having won six Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophée des champions titles. The club has also performed well on European level having finished as runners-up in the 1956 and 1959 editions of the European Cup and winning the Latin Cup and Coppa delle Alpi in 1953 and 1977, respectively. However, since the 1980s, Reims have struggled to get back to their zenith. The club hovered between Ligue 2 and the Championnat National for over thirty years after their relegation from the top flight in the 1978–79 season. In 2012 they were promoted back to Ligue 1, eventually being relegated again in 2016.

Historically, Reims is viewed as a legendary club within French football circles, not only due to its domestic and European accolades, but its charity towards the France national team through the 1940s and 1950s, as well. Reims were largely responsible for the first Golden Generation of French football with notable national team members Roger Marche, Raymond Kopa, Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Robert Jonquet, Armand Penverne, Dominique Colonna, and Roger Piantoni all playing for Reims during the national team's successful run to the semi-finals at the 1958 FIFA World Cup.

History

Stade de Reims was founded in 1910 under the name Société Sportive du Parc Pommery under the guidance of Marquis Melchior de Polignac, a Frenchman who later went on to serve on the International Olympic Committee.[1] The club adopted its current name on 18 June 1931.

Despite the country adopting professional football in 1932, Reims remained an amateur club until 1935 after the club won the Championnat de France amateur under the leadership of Scotsman Billy Aitken. The club reached Division 1 for the first time in the 1945–46 season, the first championship following the conclusion of World War II. During the same year, the club promoted defender Robert Jonquet to the senior team and signed Roger Marche from Olympique de Charleville. Together, the two went on to become, arguably, the club's most famous players in its history.

Reims won its first Division 1 championship in 1949. Led by a talented backline of Marche, Jonquet, and Armand Penverne, as well as midfielders Albert Batteux and Michel Leblond, and an under-rated striker trio of Pierre Flamion, Pierre Sinibaldi, and Pierre Bini, Reims won the league by a single point over Lille. The following season, the club won the Coupe de France defeating Racing Paris 2–1 in the final.

After the season, manager Henri Roessler departed the club and longtime player Batteux took the reins. The team's subsequent rise in the sport led to the signings of Raymond Kopa and Raoul Giraudo. In 1953, Reims won its second league title winning the league by four points. That same year, the club won the Latin Cup becoming the first French football club to attained the honour. The victory was cited as a coup for France after the country finished three straight years as runners-up in the competition. After the 1954 season, Marche left to play for the Racing team in Paris. In 1955, Reims won its third title in six seasons. The championship led to the club's qualification for the newly created European Cup.

In the inaugural edition of the European Cup, Reims reached the final where the team was defeated 4–3 by Spanish club Real Madrid. Reims controlled the match from the outset scoring two goals in the first ten minutes. However, two first half goals by Alfredo Di Stéfano and Héctor Rial for Madrid cancelled out Reims' early attacks. In the second half, Reims took the lead through Michel Hidalgo, but within minutes, the match was levelled courtesy of a goal from Marquitos. Real's winner in the 79th minute ended Reims' hopes of winning the first edition of the European Cup. In the following season, Reims lost prominent midfielder Kopa to Madrid, but still were able to recruit French internationals Just Fontaine, Jean Vincent, Roger Piantoni, and Dominique Colonna to the team. After early struggles, the additions paid off with the club winning its third title of the decade in the 1957–58 season. The team also won the Coupe de France after beating Nîmes Olympique 3–1 in the final, thus achieving the double.

In the 1958–59 edition of the European Cup, Reims returned to the final to face, for the second time, Real Madrid. Aside from Kopa switching sides and the arrival of Fontaine, Colonna, Piantoni, and Vincent to Reims, the line-ups were nearly identical to the previous meeting. However, an undeterred Madrid, who had already won the competition three times, cruised through to a victory with a convincing 2–0 win. After the season, Penverne departed the club. The team was, however, boosted by the return of Kopa who, subsequently led the team to its fifth league title in 11 seasons in 1960.

Following the season, Jonquet retired from international football and left Reims for Strasbourg. He was followed by Giraudo and Leblond. The departures failed to hinder Reims' performances domestically as the team won the league in 1962. The championship capped an amazing career for Just Fontaine, who, subsequently, retired from football. In the ensuing season, which was longtime manager Albert Batteux's last, Reims finished runner-up to AS Monaco in the league and, the following season, shocked many by finishing 17th, which resulted in the club falling to the second division. The relegation led to the departures or retirements of many of the players who were a part of Reims' dynastic run in the 1950s; all except for Kopa who remained with Reims until 1967.

Reims returned to top-flight for the 1966–67 season after two seasons in the second division. However, the stint proved short with Reims finishing 19th. In 1970, the club returned to top-flight and remained in the league for nearly a decade. Reims' best performance in the league during its nine-year stint was finishing 5th in the 1975–76 season. Reims were relegated in 1979 and didn't return to the first division of French football for 33 years. In the ensuing season in Division 2, Reims was limited financially and was forced to field a much younger team during the campaign.

Despite the return of former popular player Carlos Bianchi as manager during the mid-1980s, the club failed to return to Division 1. Reims did surprise many by reaching the semi-finals of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988. As the years wore on, the club's financial situation began to take a turn for the worse and, in 1991, Reims was administratively relegated to Division 3 after its failure to find a buyer to help alleviate the club's debt, which had exceeded over ₣50 million. In October 1991, the club underwent liquidation and changed its name to Stade de Reims Champagne FC. The club spent the 1991–92 season in Division 3 and were, surprisingly, declared ineligible to compete in the league ahead of its final league match in May 1992 after a judicial liquidation resulted in the stoppage of the club's activities. In the ensuing months, all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) were auctioned off.

Reims was reborn in July 1992 under the name Stade de Reims Champagne. The club began play in the Division d'Honneur and spent two seasons in the league before earning promotion to the Championnat National. Reims spent the final years of the century playing in National and the Championnat de France amateur. In November 1996, most of the club's items that were sold in the 1992 auction were re-acquired under the assistance of the Alain Afflelou retail chain. In July 1999, the club changed its name back to Stade de Reims and, after three years, were rewarded with professional status after earning promotion back to Ligue 2.

The club's return to Ligue 2 in 2002 was brief. Reims finished bottom of the league. In the next season playing in National, Reims won the league returning to Ligue 2. The club spent the next five seasons playing in the second division failing to finish in the top half of the table in every campaign. In the 2008–09 season, Reims were relegated from Ligue 2 and, like its previous relegation, responded by returning to the league after one season in National after finishing 2nd. Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th in 2010–11 season. Reims finally finished the league as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years.

On 14 May 2016, Reims were relegated to Ligue 2 after a four year stay in the top flight. [2]

On August 16 2016, it was announced that Real Madrid would be playing a friendly against Reims to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1956 European Cup final which both teams were involved in.[3]

Players

First team

As of 30 August 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 France GK Johann Carrasso
2 Belgium DF Björn Engels (on loan from Olympiacos)
3 Ivory Coast DF Ghislain Konan
4 Togo MF Alaixys Romao (2nd vice-captain)
5 Morocco DF Yunis Abdelhamid
6 France DF Axel Disasi
7 France MF Xavier Chavalerin
8 France MF Marvin Martin (captain)
9 Equatorial Guinea FW Anatole Ngamukol
10 South Korea FW Suk Hyun-jun
11 England FW Sheyi Ojo (on loan from Liverpool)
12 Argentina FW Pablo Chavarría (vice-captain)
13 The Gambia MF Hassane Kamara
15 Madagascar DF Romain Métanire
No. Position Player
16 Senegal GK Edouard Mendy
17 France MF Aly Ndom
18 France FW Rémi Oudin
19 Madagascar DF Thomas Fontaine
20 France MF Tristan Dingomé
24 France MF Mathieu Cafaro
25 Mali MF Moussa Doumbia
26 France MF Nolan Mbemba
27 France FW Virgile Pinson
28 France MF Virgile Piechocki
29 France DF Patrick Bahanack
30 France GK Nicolas Lemaître
32 Belgium DF Thomas Foket

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
France DF Yohan Roche (on loan at Rodez)
France DF Lenny Vallier (on loan at Pau)
France MF Grégory Berthier (on loan at Red Star)
No. Position Player
France FW Grejohn Kyei (on loan at Lens)
France FW Andrew Jung (on loan at Concarneau)
France FW Steve Shamal (on loan at Quevilly-Rouen)

Reserve team

|updated|8 October 2018|[5] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
France GK Stevenn Leroux
France GK Ryan Bouallak
France DF Lorenzo Diaz
France DF Lilian Faye
France DF Logan Costa
France DF Pierre Nouvel
France MF Youness Aouladzian
France MF Dorian Samba
No. Position Player
France MF Mouhamadou Drammeh
France MF Hamza Khida
France MF Virgile Piechocki
France MF Maténé Diarra
Turkey MF Aksel Aktas
France FW Scott Beckam Kyei
France FW Maxime Penneteau
France FW Boulaye Dia

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Stade Reims in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1910. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of Stade Reims players, see Category:Stade de Reims players

Honours

Domestic

Europe

Club officials

Management[8]
  • President: Jean-Pierre Caillot
  • Association President: Didier Perrin
Coaching[9]

Managerial history

References

  1. "Members of the International Olympic Committee since 1907". Olympic Museum. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/reims-relegated-despite-thrashing-ol.htm
  3. https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/1621819/real-madrid-face-stade-de-reims-in-friendly-to-celebrate-60-years-of-european-cup/
  4. "Les joueurs". stade-de-reims.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  5. "National 2". formation.stade-de-reims.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. UEFA (5 February 2011). "El gran minero: entrevista con Raymond Kopa".
  7. FIFA. "Benfica Lissabon". Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  8. "Stade de Reims, club fondé en 1931". Stade Reims. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  9. "Staff". Stade Reims. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
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