US Orléans

Orléans
Full name	Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Founded	1976
Ground	Stade de la Source, ; Orléans
Capacity	7,533
Manager	Didier Ollé-Nicolle
League	Ligue 2
2017–18	Ligue 2, 12th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced [juːnjən spɔrtɪv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Ligue 2 after earning promotion from the Championnat National. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city.

History

The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against AS Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Honours

Championnat National

Winners (1): 2013–14

Championnat de France amateur

Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)

Coupe de France

Runners-up (1): 1980

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2018.^[1]^[2]

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	Thomas Renault
2	DF	Rédha Fresneau
3	DF	Cédric Cambon
4	DF	Gabriel Mutombo
5	DF	Adrien Monfray
6	MF	Maxime D'Arpino
7	FW	Gaëtan Perrin
8	FW	Ousmane Cissokho
9	FW	Anthony Le Tallec
10	MF	Karim Ziani (captain)
11	FW	Jordan Tell (on loan from Rennes)
16	GK	Alexis Sevestre
17	MF	Pierre Bouby
18	DF	Quentin Lecoeuche (on loan from Lorient)

No.	Position	Player
19	FW	Armand Laurienté (on loan from Rennes)
20	MF	Durel Avounou (on loan from Caen)
21	DF	Ruben Droehnlé (on loan from Lille)
22	DF	Gauthier Pinaud
23	DF	Steve Furtado
24	MF	Yohan Demoncy
25	FW	Fahd El Khoumisti
26	FW	Hicham Benkaïd
28	MF	Joseph Lopy
29	MF	Amine Talal
30	GK	Gauthier Gallon
31	DF	Paul Mbelek Nouga
32	DF	Esteban Hari
—	MF	Thomas Ephestion

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1976. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

Managers

Jacques Lemée (1977–88)
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (1989–91)
Henri Atamaniuk (1991–92)
Jacques Lemée (1994–97)
Bruno Steck (2004–06)
Yann Lachuer (2009–12)

References

↑ "Équipe première". orleansloiretfoot.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
↑ "US Orléans". lfp.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

External links

Official site (in French)

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[1] "Équipe première". orleansloiretfoot.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

[2] "US Orléans". lfp.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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