Pays d'Aix Football Club, also known as Aix FC is a French association football club based in the city of

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

. The team was founded in 1941 as a merger of Football Club Aixois and Union Sportive Aixoise football clubs. Their best result was playing in French Division 1 in the 1967–68 season, where they finished bottom. Four years later they were further relegated to third level. They spent the following four decades playing in lower level amateur levels. In 2014, the club was renamed from AS Aix to Pays d'Aix FC to mark a rupture with the club's complicated past. As of the 2019–20 season, Pays d'Aix currently play in Provence Départemental 3 in the tenth tier of the French league system.

Recent Championship seasons

Managerial history

Notable players

Joseph Alcazar Joseph Alcazar (15 June 1911 – 4 April 1979) was a football striker. He was part of the France squad at the FIFA World Cup 1934. Titles Olympique de Marseille * Coupe de France: 1934 * Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly know ...

* Gunnar Andersson *

Jean Baratte Jean Baratte (7 June 1923, Lambersart, Nord – 1 July 1986) was a French international footballer who played as striker and was a manager. He played for Lille OSC and was the twelfth goal scorer in Ligue 1. Honours Lille * Division 1: 1945� ...

* Ivan Bek *

Bruno Bini Bruno Bini (born 1 October 1954) is a former French football manager who formerly managed the French women's national team. Under his charge, his team finished in fourth position in both the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2012 Summer Olympics ...

Rubén Bravo Rubén Noberto Bravo (16 November 1923 – 24 August 1977) was an Argentine association football, football manager and player who played as a forward (association football), forward for clubs in Argentina, Chile and France. He made three appeara ...

* Caju * Georges Carnus * Lucien Cossou *

René Exbrayat René Exbrayat (born 30 October 1947) is French former footballer and football manager. He played for Arles and Aix-en-Provence, playing for France amateur football team at the Mediterranean Games. He coached Arles, Beaucaire, Avignon, Bas ...

Raoul Giraudo Raoul Giraudo (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1995) was a French football defender. He is best known for playing for Reims, where he reached the European Cup finals in 1956 and 1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista f ...

* Cyril Granon * Henri Guérin *

Erik Kuld Jensen Erik Kuld Jensen (10 June 1925 – 14 April 2004) was a Danish footballer. He was also part of Denmark's squad for the football tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and ...

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Jean-Louis Leonetti Jean-Louis Leonetti (14 July 1938 – 2 August 2020) was a French football player and manager. Early and personal life Born in Marseille, his brother Henri was also a footballer. Career Leonetti played as a defender and midfielder for Marse ...

Jean Luciano Jean Luciano (2 January 1921 – 7 July 1997) was a French football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He coached OGC Nice, Sporting CP, Vitória S.C., SC Toulon Sporting Club Toulon is a football club from Toulon, France ...

Yannick Makota Yannick Daniel Jacques Makota Ngalle (born 20 January 1992) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Eccellenza Apulia club Manfredonia. Career Club career Makota started his career with the reserves of French Ligue 1 side Nancy. Af ...

Sébastien Maté Sébastien Maté (born September 19, 1972, in Mont-de-Marsan Mont-de-Marsan (; Occitan: ''Lo Mont de Marçan'') is a commune and capital of the Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Military installatio ...

Henri Michel Henri Louis Michel (28 October 1947 – 24 April 2018) was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the wor ...

Aimé Mignot Aimé Mignot (3 December 1932 – 26 March 2022) was a French footballer who played as a defender for Aix and Lyon. He coached Lyon, Angers, Alès Alès (; oc, Alès) is a Communes of France, commune in the Gard Departments of France, de ...

* Roland Mitoraj * Éric Mura *

Rachid Natouri Rachid Natouri (26 February 1946 – 13 May 2017) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a right winger.Marc Barreaud, Dictionnaire des footballeurs étrangers du championnat professionnel français (1932–1997), l'Harmattan, 19 ...

* Kurt Nielsen *

Robert Péri Robert Péri (29 January 1941 – 15 January 2022) was a French professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, ...

Christian Peyron Christian Peyron (born 20 March 1952 – 1 April 2007) was a French professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He notably played 57 Ligue 1, Division 1 matches for OGC Nice, Nice. ...

* Jean Prouff *

Roger Rolhion Roger Rolhion (born 4 January 1909, date of death unknown) was a French football player and coach. Career Rolhion was born in Montpellier, Hérault. He made his debut as a player for his local club, SO Montpellier with whom he won the Coupe ...

* Jean-Pierre Teisseire *

André Travetto André Travetto (born 12 December 1948) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Career Travetto was a youth product of SO Caillolais. He joined AS Cannes, Can ...

Joseph Ujlaki Joseph Ujlaki ( hu, Újlaki József) (10 August 1929 – 13 February 2006) was a French footballer of Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 (190 goals) in the 1950s and 1960s. He acquired French nationality by naturalizat ...

Joël Wakanumuné Joël Wakanumuné (born 30 September 1986) is a New Caledonian international footballer who plays for the New Caledonian side Magenta in the New Caledonia Super Ligue, and the New Caledonia national team. Wakanumuné represented New Caledonia ...

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