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{{Infobox football club
| nickname = ''Les Dragons'' (The Dragons)<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web|url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/560-as-cannes-les-dragons/|title=#560 – AS Cannes : les Dragons|date=5 July 2021|language=fr|publisher=Footnickname|access-date=1 September 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921225952/https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2021/07/05/560-as-cannes-les-dragons/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ground = [[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Cannes)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]]
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| fullname = Association Sportive de Cannes Football
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1902|8|4}}
| chairman = Ryan Friedkin
| chrtitle = President
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = Damien Ott
| league = {{French football updater|Cannes4}}
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'''Association Sportive de Cannes Football''' ({{IPA|fr|asɔsjɑsjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv də kan}}; commonly referred to as '''AS Cannes''' or simply '''Cannes''') is a [[Football in France|French association football]] club based in [[Cannes]]. The club was formed in 1902 as a [[sports club]] and currently plays in the [[Championnat National 2]], the fourth tier of [[Football in France|French football]].<ref>{{cite web |title=AS Cannes bought by an American businessman |url=https://lookcharms.com/as-cannes-bought-by-an-american-businessman/ |website=LookCharms |date=27 June 2023 |access-date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710185305/https://lookcharms.com/as-cannes-bought-by-an-american-businessman/ |url-status=live |author1=Lookcharms }}</ref> Cannes plays its home matches at the [[Stade Pierre de Coubertin (Cannes)|Stade Pierre de Coubertin]], located within the city. The team is managed by Damien Ott.

The club was one of the founding members of the [[Ligue 1|first division of French football]] and finished runners-up in the [[1932–33 French Division 1|league's inaugural season]]. The club's highest honour to date was winning the [[Coupe de France]] in [[1932 Coupe de France Final|1932]]. Cannes last played in Ligue 1 in the [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98 season]] and are currently serving the longest stint of any club in the National division, having been in the league since the 2001–02 season. The club has most notably served as a springboard for several prominent French football players such as [[Zinedine Zidane]], [[Patrick Vieira]], [[Johan Micoud]], [[Gaël Clichy]], [[Sébastien Frey]] and [[Jonathan Zebina]].

Cannes is known as ''Les Dragons'' (''The Dragons'') and incorporates the nickname into a multitude of club's fixtures, most notably its crest. On 21 May 2010, the club unveiled its new logo to its supporters. The new logo is similar to the club's previous logo, but is more dynamic with the club's city name and foundation being displayed on the badge. The dragon, which is a focal point of the club, is also given a more up-to-date design.<ref>{{cite news |title=Un nouveau logo pour le club |url=http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-14588.html |publisher=Foot National |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010 |archive-date=25 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525102330/http://www.foot-national.com/flashes-14588.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== History ==

[[File:Coupe de France 1920, AS Cannes-O. lillois.jpg|thumb|Cannes and [[Olympique Lillois]] in the [[Coupe de France]] in 1920.]]

Association Sportive de Cannes was founded on 4 August 1902 by English sportsman Herbert Lowe and a group of friends. Lowe was installed as the club's president. During the infancy of the club, in addition to association football, Cannes also practised the sports of [[competitive swimming]] and athletics. The club also wore a black and blue combination kit before switching to its current red and white stripe following the club's merger with ''Club Sportif de Cannes'' in 1905. Under the leadership of Louis Grosso, a local furniture dealer, the football section developed its structures. In 1920, Cannes were playing in the Ligue du Sud-Est, a regional league under the watch of the [[French Football Federation]] (FFF). While playing in the league, Cannes developed rivalries with [[OGC Nice|Nice]] and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. Nice and Cannes contest the [[derby match]] that is known as the [[Derby de la Côte d'Azur]]. In 1921, the club inaugurated the Stade Municipal de Cannes and celebrated the opening by defeating Spanish club [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] 4–0. During the 1920s, Cannes successfully reached the semi-finals of the [[Coupe de France]] on two occasions. Led by [[France national football team|French internationals]] such as [[Maurice Cottenet]], Charles Bardot, and Raoul Dutheil, Cannes were regular participants in the latter rounds of the prestigious cup competition. In 1932, the club finally [[1932 Coupe de France Final|won the competition]] after defeating [[RC Roubaix]] 1–0 at the [[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir]] in [[Colombes]], courtesy of a goal from captain Louis Clerc.

In July 1930, the National Council of the FFF voted 128–20 in support of professionalism in French football. Cannes, along with most clubs from the south, were among the first clubs to adopt the new statute and, subsequently, became professional and were founding members of the new league. In the [[1932–33 French Division 1|league's inaugural season]], Cannes finished runner-up to champions [[Olympique Lillois]] after losing 4–3 in the ultimate match on 14 May 1933. Cannes had originally finished second in its group behind [[FC Antibes|Antibes]], but were declared champions of the group after Antibes was disqualified from the league for suspected bribery. Cannes remained in Division 1 for a decade before falling to Division 2 in the [[1948–49 French Division 1|1948–49 season]] after finishing last in the league table.

Cannes returned to the top division for the [[1965–66 French Division 1|1965–66 season]] and spent a forgettable campaign in the league finishing second from bottom, thus returning to Division 2. It took another 20 years before the club returned to the first division for the [[1987–88 French Division 1|1987–88 season]]. During this time, Cannes had a young playmaker by the name of [[Zinedine Zidane]] in its ranks. In the club return to the first division, Cannes finished in 11th place. In the ensuing two seasons, Cannes remained mid-table finishing 12th and 11th, respectively. However, in the [[1990–91 French Division 1|1990–91 season]], the club surprised everyone by finishing in fourth place, which gave the club qualification for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. Along with Zidane, PSG loanee striker [[Amara Simba]] and the presence of experienced players like [[Luis Fernandez]], Cannes overclassed many of their higher-rated counterparts.  Unfortunately, in the following season, with the departure of Simba and Cannes having to combine its focus on both the league and Europe, the club finished in a disastrous 19th-place position. The club also suffered elimination in Round of 32 in the UEFA Cup. The resulting relegation led to the departure of Zidane and numerous others who were being courted by Division 1 clubs.

Though the departure of Zidane and others did hurt the club, Cannes still had a solid core of players, which included veterans André Amitrano, [[William Ayache]], [[Franck Durix]], and [[Adick Koot]] and youngsters [[Johan Micoud]], [[Patrick Vieira]], [[David Jemmali]] and [[Laurent Macquet]]. The group effectively lived up to club expectations by finishing second in its group in the second division. Due to having more points than the second-place finisher in the other group, Cannes were back in Division 1. In the club's return, Cannes finished in a respectable ninth-place position for the [[1994–95 French Division 1|1994–95 season]] under manager [[Safet Sušić]]. The next season didn't start well, with Sušić getting sacked in September 1995. Ultimately, Cannes finished 14th that season. In the off-season heading into the [[1996–97 French Division 1|1996–97]], Vieira departed the club for Italy, Durix ventured to Japan, and Ayache retired. Cannes struggled to replace the departed players and, subsequently, finished in 15th place for the season. Midway through the campaign, Micoud left the club for [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]]. After the season, Jammeli followed suit and also joined Bordeaux. The resulting departure of all the club's youth talent ultimately led to its downfall with Cannes finishing dead last in the [[1997–98 French Division 1|1997–98 season]]. Since the club's relegation in 1998, Cannes have yet to return to the first division of French football.

On 1 July 2014, Cannes were officially excluded from professional football in France after a ruling from the [[Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion]] relating to the club's financial situation. For the 2015–16 season, the remnants of Cannes played in the Division of Honor, in the Mediterranean Regional League of the French football system.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fff.fr/championnats/fff/ligue-mediterranee/2015/320016-division-d-honneur/phase-1/poule-1/derniers-resultats|title=DIVISION D HONNEUR 2015-2016 - Résultats et classement - FFF|website=www.fff.fr|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070511/https://www.fff.fr/championnats/fff/ligue-mediterranee/2015/320016-division-d-honneur/phase-1/poule-1/derniers-resultats|url-status=live}}</ref>

On June 26, 2023, it was announced that AS Cannes will become part of The Friedkin Group, which also includes [[AS Roma]] football club. The Friedkin family will purchase a majority of the club’s shares, and Ryan Friedkin will become the new president of Association Sportive Cannes Football SAS, which will manage the National 2 men’s team. The Sports Association, which is in charge of the women's section and amateurs, will hold 2% ownership and be chaired by Anny Courtade.<ref>{{cite web |title=Already owner of AS Rome, American film producer Dan Friedkin buys AS Cannes |url=https://euro.dayfr.com/local/453226.html |website=DayFR Euro |access-date=10 July 2023 |archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710190258/https://euro.dayfr.com/local/453226.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 25 February 2025, Cannes reached the Semi-final of the [[Coupe de France]] after defeating Ligue 2 club, [[EA Guingamp]] 3-1<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/apr/01/as-cannes-fourth-tier-club-coupe-de-france-final-zinedine-zidane-patrick-vieira | title=AS Cannes: The fourth-tier club dreaming of a Coupe de France final | work=The Guardian | date=April 2025 | last1=Entwistle | first1=Luke }}</ref>, but lost<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thescore.com/fran/news/3256928/reims-end-cannes-miracle-run-to-book-coupe-de-france-final-with-psg | title=Reims end Cannes' miracle run to book Coupe de France final with PSG | date=2 April 2025 }}</ref>

== Players ==

===Current squad===
{{updated|1 January 2025|<ref>{{cite web|title=Regional 2 team|language=fr|url=https://www.as-cannes.com/regional-2/|publisher=AS Cannes|access-date=29 December 2022|archive-date=29 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229081605/https://www.as-cannes.com/regional-2/|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Maxime Derougemont}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Mamadou Kamissoko]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Grégoire Pineau}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Cédric Gonçalves]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Morocco|pos=MF|name=[[Hamza Hafidi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Theo Trinker}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Hugo Chambon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=[[Maxime Blanc]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Chafik Abbas}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Mathias Fischer (footballer)|Mathias Fischer]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Alexis Gonçalves]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=[[Cheikh Ndoye]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Mathias Lopes}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Jonas Smith}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Lorenzo Vinci}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Jonathan Mambu}}
{{fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=Julien Domingues}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Arthur Dassiémou Maï}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=MTN|pos=MF|name=[[Almike N'Diaye]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=MTN|pos=DF|name=Hassan Abderrahmane}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=BEN|pos=FW|name=[[Désiré Segbé Azankpo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=Fabio Vanni}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=FRA|pos=GK|name=[[Jérémy Aymes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Dylan Pichaud}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Swan Herigault}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Notable players ===
Below are the notable former players who have represented Cannes in [[Ligue 1|league]] and international competition since the club's foundation as a football club in 1909. 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 Cannes players, see [[:Category:AS Cannes players]]''
{{Columns-list|
*{{flagicon|France}} [[William Ayache]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Baeza]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Bernard Casoni]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Chabaud]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Gaël Clichy]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yvon Douis]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Albert Emon]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Julien Escudé]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Luis Fernandez]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Sébastien Frey]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Macquet]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Johan Micoud]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Luc Sassus]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Vieira]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Zinedine Zidane]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Abdelkader Ferhaoui]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Kamel Ghilas]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Ibrahim Aoudou]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Aljoša Asanović]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Alen Bokšić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ardian Kozniku]]
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Jan Koller]]
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Tonnie Cusell]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Adick Koot]]
*{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Ruud Krol]]
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[David Jemmali]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Boro Primorac]]
*{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Dušan Savić]]

}}

== Club officials ==

=== Management and coaching ===
;Association Sportive de Cannes Football
*President: [[Anny Courtade]]
*General Director: [[Bernard Lambourde]]
*Head coach: [[Ludovic Pollet]]
*Assistant coach: [[Derek Decamps]]

=== Coaching history ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331004039/http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html |date=31 March 2008 }}</ref>
! Name
|-
| 1932–1934
| [[Billy Aitken]]
|-
| 1934–1938
| [[Stan Hillier]]
|-
| 1938–1939
| [[Maurice Cottenet]]
|-
|
| Cornelli 
|-
|
| Francis Roux
|-
| 1948
| [[Elek Schwartz]]
|-
| 1948–1949
| Dominique Mori
|-
| 1949–1952
| [[Anton Marek]]
|-
| 1952–1955
| [[Lucien Troupel]]
|-
|
| Léon Rossi
|-
| 1957–1959
| [[Paul Baron]]
|-
| 1961–1962
| Dante Lerda
|-
| 1962–1964
| Alberto Muro
|-
| 1964–1966
| Louis Mus
|-
| 1966–1968
| Maurice Blondel
|-
| 1968–1976
| Dante Lerda
|-
| 1976–1981
| [[Robert Domergue]]
|-
| 1981–1983
| [[Charly Loubet]]
|-
| 1983–1985
| [[Jean-Marc Guillou]]
|-
| 1985–1990
| [[Jean Fernandez]]
|-
| 1990–1992
| [[Boro Primorac]]
|-
| 1992
| [[Erick Mombaerts]]
|-
| 1992–1994
| [[Luis Fernandez]]
|-
| 1994–1995
| [[Safet Sušić]]
|-
| 1995
| [[William Ayache]]
|-
| 1995–1997
| [[Guy Lacombe]]
|-
| 1997–1998
| [[Adick Koot]]
|-
| 1998
| [[Guy Calleja]]
|-
| 1998–2001
| Roland Gransard
|-
| 2001–2002
| René Marsiglia
|-
| 2002
| [[Bernard Casoni]]
|-
| 2002
| [[Christian Lopez (footballer)|Christian Lopez]]
|-
| 2002–2003
| [[Robert Buigues]]
|-
| 2003
| [[Nenad Stojkovic]]
|-
| 2003–2004
| René Marsiglia
|-
| 2004–2006
| Gérard Bernardet
|-
| 2006–2007
| [[Michel Dussuyer]]
|-
| 2007
| [[Patrice Carteron]]
|-
| 2007–2008
| [[Stéphane Paille]]
|-
| 2008–2009
| [[Patrice Carteron]]
|-
| 2009–2011
| [[Albert Emon]]
|-
| 2011
| [[Victor Zvunka]]
|-
| 2011–2012
| [[David Guion]]
|-
| 2012–2014
| [[Jean-Marc Pilorget]]
|-
| 2014 
| [[Jean-Michel Prieur]]
|-
| 2014–2015
| [[Manuel Nogueira]]
|-
| 2015–2016
| [[Mickaël Madar]]
|-
| 2016–2017
| [[Mickaël Marsiglia]]
|-
| 2017–2018
| [[Michel Pavon]]
|-
| 2018–2020
| [[Ludovic Pollet]]
|-
| 2020–2024
| [[Jean-Noël Cabezas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.actufoot.com/06/officiel-jean-noel-cabezas-nomme-entraineur-de-las-cannes/|title=Jean-Noël Cabezas nommé entraîneur de l'AS Cannes|publisher=actufoot.com|language=fr|date=2 January 2020|access-date=26 May 2020|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126073437/http://www.actufoot.com/06/officiel-jean-noel-cabezas-nomme-entraineur-de-las-cannes/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Honours ==
*[[Ligue 1]]
**''Runners-up'' (1): [[1932–33 French Division 1|1932–33]]<ref>Though finishing runner-up in the league is not considered an honour, during the French league's inaugural season, a league table/playoff format was used with the top two teams of each league table contesting each other in a one-off final match to determine the champions.</ref>
*[[Coupe de France]]
**''Champions'' (1): [[1932 Coupe de France Final|1931–32]]
*'''USFSA League (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)'''
**''Champions'' (1): 1910
*[[Coupe Gambardella]]
**''Champions'' (2): 1955, 1995

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|http://www.as-cannes.com/}} {{in lang|fr}}

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