AC Ajaccio

AC Ajaccio

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Full name	Athletic Club Ajaccien
Nickname(s)	L'ours
Founded	1910
Ground	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Alain Orsoni
Manager	Olivier Pantaloni
League	Ligue 1
2010–11	Ligue 2, 2nd (promoted)
Website	Club website
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Athletic Club Ajaccio (French pronunciation: [aʒaksjo]; commonly referred to as AC Ajaccio or simply Ajaccio) is a French association football club based in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. The club was founded in 1910 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football, having finished 2nd in the 2010–11 campaign. The club president is Alain Orsoni and the first-team is coached by Olivier Pantaloni. Ajaccio play their home matches at the Stade François Coty and are rivals with fellow island club SC Bastia, with whom they contest the Derby Corse (English: Corsican Derby).

Historical information

Depending on sources, it is agreed that Ajaccio began playing in 1909–10. Their adopted colours are red and white stripes. Though they used to play in what was previously utilized as a sand dump, they decided to move to another, cleaner, safer stadium upon the insistence of Jean Lluis, father-in-law of club president Louis Baretti. The new stadium that was chosen held 5,000 spectators and was in use until 1969.

AC Ajaccio were elected Corsican champions on eight occasions, in 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955 and 1964, and are one of three big "island" teams, along with Gazélec Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the competition between the three being kept no secret. Spectators during the 1946 Corsican Cup final, held between A.C.A. and Sporting Bastia were handed umbrellas to shield themselves from the violence. Upon refusal of a penalty which would have been awarded to ACA, violence erupted between the fans, who used umbrellas both as cause and limitation of violence. This final was abandoned and replayed much later.

A.C.A. became a professional team in 1965 thanks to the ambitious assembly of a team by leaders of the club. They initially adopted the symbol of the polar bear, but this has since been dropped in favour of a more stylized logo.

Players

5 De Pastor F.C.

As of 5 February 2011

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	MEX	Rodrigo Urtiaga
2	DF	MEX	Joshua Muñoz
3	DF	MEX	Manuel Acosta
4	DF	MEX	Alfonso García
5	DF	MEX	Ernesto Alvarado
6	MF	MEX	Sergio Meza
7	FW	MEX	Iván Pizano
8	MF	MEX	Favio Rodriguez
9	FW	MEX	Elías Delgado
10	MF	MEX	Raul Guerrero
11	DF	MEX	Pelayito
13	DF	MEX	Adán Gutíerrez
17	FW	ARG	Ulises García
22	MF	USA	Manuel Espinoza

Notable past players

For a complete list 5 De Pastor F.C. players, see 5 De Pastor F.C..

• Piechu

Managers

Jean Pietri (pre-1955) Félix Pironti (1955–57) Michel Brusseaux (1957–58) Jean Laune (1958–59) Jean-Pierre Knayer (post. 1959-ante. 63) Abderamane Azzouz (1963–64) Ernst Stojaspal (1964–65) Alberto Muro (1965–70) Louis Hon (1970–71) Antoine Cuissard (1971–72) André Mori (1972–73) Louis Hon (1973–74) Lulu Accorsi (1974–75) Alain Mistre (1975–76)

François Paoli (1976–78) Mohammed Azzouz (1978–79) 1979–1992 : unknown Baptiste Gentili (1992-01) Rolland Courbis (2001–03) Dominique Bijotat (2003–04) Olivier Pantaloni (2004) Rolland Courbis (2004 – January 2006) José Pasqualetti (February 2006 – May 2006) Ruud Krol (June 2006 – June 2007) Gernot Rohr (June 2007–08) José Pasqualetti (2008–09) Olivier Pantaloni (2009–)

Honours

• Ligue 2
  • Champions (2): 1967, 2002
• Championnat National
  • Champions (1): 1998
• Ligue de Corse
  • Champions (9): 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1994

External links

• Template:Fr icon Official website