US Orléans

US Orléans Loiret Football
Full name	Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Founded	1976; 48 years ago
Ground	Stade de la Source, ; Orléans
Capacity	6,863
Manager	Olivier Frapolli
League	Ligue 2
2015–16	Championnat National, 2nd (promoted)
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. The team is managed by Olivier Frapolli and captained by defender Antar Yahia.

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 6 September 2016.^[1]

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	FRA	Thomas Renault
3	DF	COD	Joël Sami
4	MF	FRA	Mickaël Barreto
5	MF	CIV	Jean-Eudes Aholou
7	DF	FRA	Adrien Pagerie
8	MF	FRA	Greg Houla
9	FW	FRA	Romain Armand
10	MF	FRA	Jordi Delclos
11	FW	FRA	Kévin Dupuis
13	FW	TUN	Khaled Ayari
14	MF	SEN	Yannick Gomis
15	DF	COM	Benjaloud Youssouf
16	GK	MLI	Oumar Sissoko


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	FRA	Pierre Bouby
18	DF	CAF	Manassé Enza-Yamissi
19	FW	FRA	Ferris N'Goma
20	MF	FRA	Matthieu Ligoule
21	MF	ALG	Karim Ziani
22	DF	FRA	Gauthier Pinaud
23	MF	FRA	Farid Beziouen
24	DF	ALG	Antar Yahia (captain)
25	DF	CIV	Edson Seidou
26	DF	ALG	Essaïd Belkalem
27	FW	GLP	Livio Nabab
28	DF	FRA	Matthieu Chemin
30	GK	FRA	Sébastien Mpeck-Makendi

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Oumar Camara (on loan to CA Bastia)

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". usofoot.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

External links

Official site Template:Fr icon

[1] "Équipe première". usofoot.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

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