Avenir Club Avignonnais, known simply as Avignon, is a
football club based in the city of
Avignon, France. The club notably competed in the
Division 1 in the
1975–76 season.
History
The club was founded in 1931 as Association Sportive Avignonnaise and played professionally from 1942 until 1948. The club was later renamed Olympique Avignonnais in a merger with Saint-Jean and became professional again in 1965.
In 1975, the team was promoted to
Division 1, after winning a playoff match against
FC Rouen
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. However, the
1975–1976 season was disastrous, as the club finished bottom with 20 Points, 7 victories, 6 draws, 25 defeats, with 30 goals scored and 80 goals conceded. The club was relegated from
Division 2 in 1976 and had to forgo its professional status in 1981 due to financial problems.
The club found itself in the fourth division in 1983–1984, but bounced back to
Division 2 after successive promotions from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, the club was renamed Club Olympique Avignonnais after a merger with Sporting Club Avignonais. Relegation to the sixth division (Division d'honneur) followed in 1994. The club was renamed Avignon Foot 84 in 2003.
Managerial history
:Source:
*Dautheribes
*Huot
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Roger Cabanis: 1945–1948
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Mokhtar Arribi: 1957–1958
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Roger Vandooren
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: 1960–1965
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Léon Glovacki
Léon Glovacki (19 February 1928 – 9 September 2009) was a French football striker.
Personal life
Glovacki was born in France, and was of Polish descent. He was an international for the France national football team
The France national ...
: 1965 – April 1968
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Robert Siatka
Robert Siatka (born 20 June 1934) is a French former football defender. He played for France in the Euro 1960.
Personal life
Siatka was born in France, and is of Polish descent. He is best known in club football for playing with Reims in the ...
: April 1968 – 1970
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Louis Dupal: 1970–1971
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Louis Hon
Louis Hon (11 September 1924 – 5 January 2008) was a French professional footballer and coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an i ...
: 1971–1972
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Marc Bourrier: 1972–1976
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Albert Batteux: 1976–1977
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Jacques Bonnet: 1977–1979
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Yves Sicard: 1979–1983
*
Robert Pintenat: 1983–1986
*
André Moulon: 1986–1988
*
René Exbrayat: 1988–1991
*
Georges Korac Georges may refer to:
Places
*Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
*Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
* Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 197 ...
: 1993–1996
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Charles Decorzent: 2000–2002
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Franck Lucchesi: 2003–2005
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Christophe Chaintreuil: 2005–
References
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External links
Official site
Association football clubs established in 1931
Sport in Avignon
1931 establishments in France
Football clubs in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Ligue 1 clubs