US Orléans

Orléans
Full name	Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)	USO; Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded	1976
Ground	Stade de la Source, ; Orléans
Capacity	7,533
Manager	Claude Robin
League	National
2019–20	Ligue 2, 20th (relegated)
Website	Club website

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv 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 Championnat National after being relegated from the prematurely-ended 2019–20 Ligue 2. 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 4 February 2020.[1]

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
3	DF	Cédric Cambon
4	DF	Gabriel Mutombo
6	MF	Maxime D'Arpino
7	FW	Gaëtan Perrin
8	MF	Joseph Lopy
9	FW	Préjuce Nakoulma
10	MF	Thomas Ephestion
11	MF	Tidiane Keita
12	DF	Arnaud Luzayadio
13	FW	Édouard Butin
14	DF	Nicolas Saint-Ruf
15	MF	Vincent Thill (on loan from Metz)
16	GK	Alexandre Letellier

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Alioune Ba
18	DF	Arial Mendy (on loan from Lens)
19	DF	Alex Marchadier
20	MF	Yohan Mollo (on loan from Panathinaikos)
21	FW	Aurélien Scheidler (on loan from Dijon)
22	DF	Gauthier Pinaud
23	DF	Stéphane Lambese
24	MF	Yohan Demoncy
26	FW	Hicham Benkaïd
27	FW	Issa Soumaré
28	DF	Abdoulkader Thiam
29	MF	Amine Talal
30	GK	Jérémy Vachoux
40	GK	Ludovic Le Pennec

Players 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
—		FW	Joris Correa (on loan to Chambly)

No.		Position	Player
—		FW	Fahd El Khoumisti (on loan to Le Puy)

Reserve team

As of 14 December 2019[2]

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

No.	Position	Player
--	GK	Ludovic Le Pennec
--	GK	Owen Matimbou
--	DF	Sofyane Bouzamoucha
--	DF	Laïd Bokhari
--	DF	Naïm Ighbane
--	DF	Ernest Nsongo
--	DF	Paul Mbelek Nouga
--	MF	Victor Boron
--	MF	Mahame Dianka

No.	Position	Player
--	MF	Liamine Mokdad
--	MF	Alexis Ledoux
--	MF	Hugo Colella
--	MF	Rayane El-Khamali
--	FW	Omar Benyounes
--	FW	Salah Bouzrara
--	FW	Jules Varvat
--	FW	Régis Djoman
--	FW	Aeron Zinga

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)
Olivier Frapolli (2012–16)
Didier Olle-Nicolle (2016–20)
Cyril Carrière (2020)[3][4]
Claude Robin (2020–)[5]

References

"Équipe première". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
"EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
"Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
"Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
"National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.

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[1] "Équipe première". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[2] "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.

[3] "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.

[4] "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.

[5] "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.

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