Stade Lavallois

Stade Lavallois
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Full name	Stade Lavallois Mayenne; Football Club
Nickname(s)	Les Tangos
Founded	17 July 1902; 121 years ago
Ground	Stade Francis Le Basser; Laval
Capacity	18,739
Chairman	Philippe Jan
Manager	Denis Zanko
League	Ligue 2
2015–16	Ligue 2, 13th
Website	Club home page
Home colours	Away colours

Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (French pronunciation: [stɑd lavalwa majɛn]), also referred to as Stade Laval or simply Laval, is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city and is managed by Denis Zanko, the former Le Mans manager. The captain of the team is midfielder Anthony Gonçalves.

History

The club was founded in 1902 after Joseph Germain, a passionate supporter of the sport of football. Émile Sinoir was installed as the club's first president. At that time, players were supplied with red tops and black shorts and matches were played at Senelle, a district of Laval. Laval's first official match was against nearby Rennes. In 1903, the club participated in the Breton championship, for the first time, and the red and black strip was disposed for a green and white combination. In 1918, the kit colour was changed again, to a bright orange strip. In 1930, the club began playing at the Stade Jean Yvinec, named in honour of a former player who died at the age of 26. By 1931, Laval had risen to the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football. The club continued to rotate between the amateur leagues before finally winning the Division d'Honneur in 1964, which propelled the club to the Championnat de France amateur, France's highest division of amateur football.

The following season, Laval surprisingly won the league in its debut season. With the club heightening its ambitions, new aspirations came about and Laval named former club player and Breton Michel Le Milinaire manager. He was assisted by Henri Bisson. Together, the two made Laval into one of the best clubs in France. In 1976, Laval reached the top division of French football, thus becoming a professional team for the first time in the club's history. Despite being classed as outsiders, the club managed to stay in the top-flight division, even qualifying for the UEFA Cup in 1983 after finishing a commendable fifth in the league. In Laval's first season in Europe, it knocked Dynamo Kyiv out of the competition, before being knocked out by Austria Wien. This would prove to be the club's only European experience. In 1989, the club was relegated to the second division, after 13 years in the elite division. In 2005, Laval became a SASP (Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle), roughly equivalent to going on the stock exchange. In the 2005–06 season, the club was relegated to the Championnat National. Laval remained in the third division for two seasons before managing promotion back to Ligue 2 after the 2008–09 season.

Honours

Coupe de la Ligue:

Champions (2): 1982, 1984

Championnat de France Amateurs:

Runners-up (1): 1965

Division d'Honneur (West):

Champions (1): 1964

Coupe Gambardella:

Champions (1): 1984

Current squad

As of 15 August 2015.^[1]

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Maxime Hautbois
2	DF	Kévin Perrot
6	MF	Anthony Gonçalves (Captain)
7	FW	Rachid Alioui (on loan from Guingamp)
8	DF	Adrien Monfray
9	MF	Romain Habran (on loan from Paris St-Germain)
10	MF	César Zeoula
11	MF	Chris Malonga
12	DF	Kévin Afougou
15	MF	Hugo Boumous
16	GK	Lionel Cappone
17	FW	Julien Viale

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Hassane Alla
19	FW	Alassane N'Diaye
20	DF	Nordi Mukiele
21	DF	Malik Couturier
22	MF	Valentin Launay
23	MF	Gabriel Etinof
24	MF	Modibo Dembélé
25	DF	Erwan Quintin
26	DF	Fouad Chafik
27	DF	Djibril Konaté
28	FW	Duckens Nazon
30	GK	Guillaume Lesec

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Laval in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1902. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of Stade Laval players, see Category:Stade Lavallois players.

Managers

2

References

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External links (in French)

(French) Official club site

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[2] France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs

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Ligue 2 (2002–present)	2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
List of French second division champions

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