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Football club

US Avranches

Full name| L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel
Founded| 1897; 127 years ago (1897)
Ground| Stade René Fenouillère
Avranches, Normandy
Capacity| 2,000
Chairman| Gilbert Guerin
Manager| Damien Ott
League| Championnat National 2
2023–24| Championnat National, 15th of 18 (relegated)
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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L’Union Sportive Avranches Mont Saint Michel, shortly known as US Avranches is a French football club based in Avranches, in the department of Manche, and founded in 1897. Since 2014, it plays in the Championnat National, the third-tier of French football.

The club has been chaired by Gilbert Guérin since 1990.

## History

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Pierre Chayriguès, coach from 1952 to 1955

Football arrived in Avranches in the mid-19th century, due to an influx of British immigrants who brought their customs and lifestyle to the area. In 1895, Paul Lebedel and Auguste Desclos, with approval from Henri Goujon, formed the Association Sportive du Collège d'Avranches. The club had several sections of sport, which included gymnastics, fencing and shooting, but the club specialized in football. The ASCA recruited most of their players from students who attended the university and players who lived nearby. The club endured difficulties following a match against Stade Rennais Université, now Stade Rennais F.C., after the external players arrived home too late following the match. This caused a significant outrage from their parents and guardians and, eventually, the ASCA were forced to abandon signing players from outside the university. Due to this, a man named Alexandre Legrand concluded that the people outside the university should form their own club. After discussions, the club was formed in April 1897 as L’Union Sportive Avranches'. Due to his input, Legrand was inserted as the club's treasurer. The club competed mainly against local colleges in Avranches and played their first official match against AS du Collège de Vire.[1]

### Chairmen

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Présidents of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel | Rang  | Nom  | Période

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1 |  Marcel Barbé | 1897–1907
2 |  Victor Poisnel | 1907–1914
3 |  Armand Lebreton | 1917–1940
4 |  Alexandre Legrand | 1940–1943
5 |  Eugène Dodier | 1943–1944
6 |  Henri Barbé | 1944–1945
7 |  Docteur Gendrot | 1945–1960
8 |  Albert Nativelle | 1960–1970
| Rang  | Nom  | Période

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9 |  Claude Masson | 1970–1973
10 |  Docteur Gendrot | 1973–1975
11 |  Albert Nativelle | 1975–1976
12 |  Rémi Guérin | 1976–1981
13 |  Thierry Lecardonel | 1981–1985
14 |  Gérard Antoine | 1985–1988
15 |  Philippe Dupré | 1988–1990
16 |  Gilbert Guérin | Depuis 1990

### Current state

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The club's performance during the 20th century was mostly muted with the club often hovering in between the 7th, 6th, 5th, and 4th divisions until reaching the Championnat National during its inaugural season in 1993–94. The competition, at the time, involved two geographical areas and was mostly the top amateur clubs. The club won its first match, a 2–0 victory over AS Cherbourg, and went undefeated in their first nine matches. However, the club soon hit a slide and ended up finishing 9th. They remained in National for another three years before suffering relegation to the CFA, where they lasted only one year falling down to CFA 2 in 1998–99. After 10 years in CFA 2, the club finally returned to the CFA after their 2nd-place finish.

### Team kit

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The club's kit are manufactured by the English sporting goods company Umbro.

### Notable coaches

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Managers of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel | Rang  | Nom  | Période

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1 |  Jean Lhermitte | 1947–?
2 |  Pierre Chayriguès | 1952–1955
3 |  Lucien Vallaeys | 1966–1970
4 |  Gilles Hidrio | 1970–1972
5 |  Luis Borgo | 1972–1973
6 |  Adolphe Mamberta | 1974–1978
7 |  Roland Beatrix | 1978–1981
8 |  Pierre Leresteux | 1981–1986
9 |  Bernard Maccio | 1986–1997
| Rang  | Nom  | Période

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10 |  Bernard Maligorne | 1997–1999
11 |  Gilles Guillot | 1999–2000
12 |  Yann Ruel | 2000–2001
13 |  Bernard Maccio | 2001–2002
14 |  Richard Lecour | 2002
15 |  Christophe Point | 2002–2005
16 |  Jean-Noël Le Buzullier | 2005–2007
17 |  Živko Slijepčević | 2008–2010
15 |  Stéphane Mottin | 2010–

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 24 January 2024.[2]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  FRA | Anthony Beuve
2  | DF |  FRA | Bastien Launay
3  | DF |  FRA | Sékou Fofana (on loan from Lausanne-Sport)
4  | DF |  FRA | Mathis Lemeray
5  | DF |  FRA | Mattéo Rabuel
6  | MF |  CAN | Justin Smith (on loan from Nice)
7  | FW |  FRA | Steven Nsimba
8  | MF |  GHA | Charles Boateng
10  | MF |  FRA | Pierre Magnon
11  | FW |  HAI | Dany Jean (on loan from Strasbourg)
12  | DF |  FRA | Damon Bansais (on loan from Quevilly-Rouen)
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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14  | MF |  HAI | Leverton Pierre
16  | GK |  TOG | Cédric Mensah
18  | MF |  FRA | Isaac Tshipamba (on loan from Quevilly-Rouen)
20  | FW |  FRA | Alan Kerouedan
23  | MF |  FRA | Victor Daguin
24  | MF |  FRA | Aurélien Tertereau
25  | MF |  FRA | Jessy Pi
26  | DF |  FRA | Emeric Dudouit
28  | MF |  FRA | Ryan Fage (on loan from Troyes)
32  | MF |  FRA | Mathéo Remars

### Reserve squad

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As of 7 September 2023[3]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | GK |  FRA | Corentin Rioult
—  | GK |  FRA | Nathan Bisson
—  | GK |  FRA | Mathieu Bouteloup
—  | DF |  FRA | Thibault Simon
—  | DF |  FRA | Edouard Leroy
—  | DF |  FRA | Gaël Boursin
—  | DF |  FRA | Ronan Ménard
—  | DF |  FRA | Nolan Hamard
—  | DF |  FRA | Winston André
—  | DF |  FRA | Alexandre Dinane
—  | DF |  FRA | Nassim Sabihi
—  | MF |  FRA | Benjamin Rennes
—  | MF |  FRA | Killian Gesmier
—  | MF |  FRA | Marius Hedou
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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—  | MF |  COM | Elhad Boinali
—  | MF |  FRA | Kévin Blaecke
—  | MF |  FRA | Adam Gailliot
—  | MF |  FRA | Nathan Bouleau
—  | MF |  FRA | Jolhan Menard
—  | MF |  FRA | Grégory Gaget
—  | MF |  FRA | Rafael Landais
—  | MF |  FRA | Leny Belpre
—  | FW |  FRA | Gabriel Argney
—  | FW |  COM | El Habib Boinali
—  | FW |  FRA | Dick Ameke Yolangoye
—  | FW |  FRA | Elidja N'Zete
—  | FW |  FRA | Emmanuel Pellerin
—  | FW |  FRA | Kesley Suard

## References

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1. ^ la Préhistoire (1897–1907) Archived 29 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Liste: AVRANCHES [USA] NATIONAL". US Avranches. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
3. ^ "US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel II Squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

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