En Avant de Guingamp

En Avant de Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor (Breton: War-raok Gwengamp, English: Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (French: [ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃]), is a Breton association football club in the commune of Guingamp. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The club has appeared in the Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, for several seasons, and is known for its relative success given Guingamp's small population of only 7,000 people.

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football team, see En Avant de Guingamp (women).

EA Guingamp
Full nameEn Avant de Guingamp Côtes-d'Armor
Nickname(s)Les Guingampais
Les Costarmoricains (The Costamoricans)
L'EAG
Les Rouge et Noir (The Red and Blacks)
Founded1912 (1912)
GroundStade de Roudourou
Capacity19,033
PresidentBertrand Desplat
Head coachSylvain Didot
LeagueLigue 2
2019–20Ligue 2, 8th
WebsiteClub website

History

Having been an amateur club for a long time, playing in the regional leagues, the club got promoted three times under the presidency of Noël Le Graët, who took over in 1972. In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division (now called Championnat National), and the next season they were promoted to the Second Division (now called Ligue 2), where they stayed until 1993. The club became fully professional in 1984, and in 1990 the Stade de Roudourou was opened, with Guingamp hosting Paris Saint-Germain in the inaugural match.

The club's first major honour was winning the Coupe de France in 2009, the second team in history not from Ligue 1 to win the competition.[1] The team defeated Breton rivals Rennes 2–1 in the final. Also, in 2014, En Avant de Guingamp beat Stade Rennais F.C. 2–0 at the Stade de France. Aside from two years of Coupe de France triumph, the club's only other major feat was winning the 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

The club has played in the French top flight before, having gained promotion only three times: 1995, 2000 and 2013. Their longest stay in the top flight was between 2013 and 2019. Following the 2012–13 season, the club was relegated back to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season finishing in 20th place.

Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players such as Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, Fabrice Abriel, and Vincent Candela. Managers such as Guy Lacombe, Francis Smerecki, and Erick Mombaerts also used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president, Noël Le Graët, is president of the French Football Federation. The club has a women's team who play in the Division 1 Féminine, and a reserve team in the CFA2.

In the 2018–19 season, Guingamp reached the Coupe de la ligue final against RC Strasbourg. Guingamp lost the final losing 4–1 on penalties after the match ended goalless during 120 minutes of play.[2]

On 12 May 2019, Guingamp were relegated to Ligue 2 ending a six-year stay in the top division after drawing 1–1 with rivals Stade Rennais F.C..[3]

Timeline
  • 1912: Foundation of the club.
  • 1922: First match 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: Adoption of professional status.
  • 1990: First match at Stade de Roudourou.
  • 1994: Second promotion to Ligue 2.
  • 1995: First promotion to Ligue 1.
  • 1996: Winner of the Intertoto Cup and first appearance in Europe.
  • 1997: Runner-up of the Coupe de France.
  • 2000: Second promotion to Ligue 1.
  • 2004: Relegation from Ligue 1.
  • 2009: Winner of the Coupe de France and second appearance in Europe.
  • 2010: Relegation from Ligue 2.
  • 2011: Promotion to Ligue 2.
  • 2013: Promotion to Ligue 1.
  • 2014: Winner of the Coupe de France and third appearance in the UEFA Europa League.
  • 2019: Finished runner up in the Coupe de la ligue final.
  • 2019: Relegated to Ligue 2.

League timeline

Stadium

Guingamp plays its home matches at the Stade de Roudourou in the city. It is unusual for a commune of 7,280 inhabitants to have a professional football club, let alone one that plays in the first tier. Also the stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators, roughly 2.5 times the commune's population.

Players

Current squad

First team
As of 9 June 2020[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 Théo Guivarch
3 DF Morgan Poaty
4 DF Yohan Baret
5 DF Lloyd Palun
6 MF Lebogang Phiri
7 MF El Hadji Ba
8 MF Pierrick Valdivia (captain)
9 FW Frantzdy Pierrot
10 MF Youssouf M'Changama
11 MF Louis Carnot
12 FW Yeni Ngbakoto
13 FW Yannick Gomis
15 DF Jérémy Sorbon
No. Position Player
16 GK Marc-Aurèle Caillard
18 MF Paul-Georges Ntep
19 MF Mehdi Merghem
20 DF Félix Eboa Eboa
22 MF Bryan Pelé
23 FW Ronny Rodelin
24 DF Gaëtan Bussmann
27 DF Sikou Niakaté
28 DF Jérémy Mellot
29 DF Christophe Kerbrat
30 GK Dominique Youfeigane
35 DF Steven Ako
36 FW Ali Gueddar

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
— DF Yohan Bilingi (on loan to Bastia-Borgo)
— DF Pedro Rebocho (on loan to Beşiktaş)
— MF Mehdi Boudjemaa (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)
No. Position Player
— MF Guessouma Fofana (on loan to Le Mans)
— FW Jérémy Livolant (on loan to Sochaux)
— FW Matthias Phaeton (on loan to Bastia-Borgo)

Reserve team
As of 15 February 2020.[5]

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

No. Position Player
— GK Hugo Barbet
— GK Patrick Trindade
— DF Lamine Buhanga
— DF Lucas Maronnier
— DF Bryan Ngwabije
— DF Ismaek Petchy
— DF Ilan Radenac
— MF Momar Gadji
— MF Jules Gaudin
— MF Ryad Hachem
No. Position Player
— MF Bryan Labissiere
— MF Jordan Leborgne
— MF Théo Le Normand
— MF Oktay Ozduru
— MF Baptiste Roux
— FW Souleymane Anne
— FW Isaac Drogba
— FW Daniel Simpore
— FW Ervin Taha
— FW Axel Urie

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.[6]

For a complete list of Guingamp players, see Category:En Avant de Guingamp players

European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 12 FK Zemun 1–0 1st
FF Jaro 0–0
Dinamo Bucharest 2–1
Kolkheti Poti 3–1
SF KAMAZ 0–2 4–0(aet) 4–2
Finals Rotor Volgograd 1–2 1–0 2–21
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1R Internazionale 0–3 1–1 1–4
2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 3R 1. FC Brno 2–1 2–4(aet) 4–5
2009–10 UEFA Europa League PO Hamburg 1–5 1–3 2–8
2014–15 UEFA Europa League Group K Fiorentina 0–3 1–2 2nd
PAOK 2–0 2–1
Dinamo Minsk 0–0 2–0
R32 Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 1–3 3–4
Notes

1 Guingamp won the Final on away goals.

  • 1R: First round
  • 3R: Third round
  • PO: Play-off round
  • SF: Semi-finals

Ownership

Club hierarchy
As of 27 May 2016
Position Name
President Bertrand Desplat
Vice-President Frédéric Legrand
Association President Jean-Paul Briand
ManagerJocelyn Gourvennec

Managerial history

Honours

Domestic

Europe

References
  1. "Ligue 2 side Guingamp stun Rennes in French Cup". The Guardian. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  2. "COUPE DE LA LIGUE FINAL REACTIONS". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. "GUINGAMP RELEGATED AFTER DERBY DRAW". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. "L'effectif 2019-2020". Eaguingamp.com. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  5. "National 2" (in French). En Avant de Guingamp.
  6. "En Avant de Guingamp". Eaguingamp.com.
  7. "Communiqué Officiel Commun EAG / Jocelyn Gourvennec". Eaguingamp.com (in French). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  8. "EA Guingamp. Patrice Lair officiellement nommé entraîneur". Ouest-France.fr. 29 May 2019.
  9. "Guingamp : Patrice Lair va partir" (in French). foot-national.com. 23 September 2019.
  10. "EA Guingamp. Après le licenciement de Patrice Lair, Sylvain Didot pour au moins deux matches ?" (in French). Ouest France. 24 September 2019.
  11. "Guingamp : Le nouvel entraîneur officialisé, le communiqué du club" (in French). foot-national.com. 7 October 2019.
  12. Guingamp's two Championnat de l'Ouest titles were won by the club's reserve team.
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