Stade Lavallois
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Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (Script error: No such module "IPA".), also referred to as Stade Lavallois or simply Laval,[lower-alpha 1] is a French association football club based in Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city.
History
The club was founded in 1902 by Joseph Gemain, a passionate supporter of the sport of football.[1] 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.[2] In 1903, the club participated in the Breton championship for the first time, and the red and black strip was changed for a green and white combination. In September 1923, the kit colour was changed again, to a bright orange strip.[3] 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.[4] By 1931, Laval had risen to the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football.[4] 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.[4]
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.[4] The president was 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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[4]
In the 2021–22 season, Laval achieved promotion to Ligue 2 by winning the Championnat National.[5][6]
Honours
- Division d'Honneur (West):
- Champions (1): 1963–64[7]
- Champions (1): 1983–84[8]
- Winners (2): 1982, 1984
Current squad
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Out on loan
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Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Laval in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1902.
For a complete list of Stade Laval players, see Category:Stade Lavallois players.
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- Template:Flagicon Raymond Keruzoré
- Template:Flagicon Claude Le Roy
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Marc Furlan
- Template:Flagicon Erwin Kostedde
- Template:Flagicon Uwe Krause
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Tempet
- Template:Flagicon Patrick Delamontagne
- Template:Flagicon Jean-Luc Dogon
- Template:Flagicon Pierre Aubameyang
- Template:Flagicon Frank Leboeuf
- Template:Flagicon Mickaël Madar
- Template:Flagicon François Omam-Biyik
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Dabo
- Template:Flagicon Patrice Carteron
- Template:Flagicon Eugène Dadi
- Template:Flagicon Lionel Pérez
- Template:Flagicon Jérôme Leroy
- Template:Flagicon Lilian Nalis
- Template:Flagicon Franck Haise
- Template:Flagicon Djimi Traoré
- Template:Flagicon Régis Le Bris
- Template:Flagicon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- Template:Flagicon François Zoko
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Lacen
- Template:Flagicon Hassan Yebda
- Template:Flagicon Fahid Ben Khalfallah
- Template:Flagicon Francis Coquelin
- Template:Flagicon Romain Hamouma
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Losilla
- Template:Flagicon Nicolas Pallois
- Template:Flagicon Christian Bekamenga
- Template:Flagicon Serhou Guirassy
- Template:Flagicon Hugo Boumous
- Template:Flagicon Wesley Saïd
- Template:Flagicon Nordi Mukiele
- Template:Flagicon Yvan Neyou
- Template:Flagicon Yoane Wissa
- Template:Flagicon Oumar Solet
- Template:Flagicon Mehdi Boudjemaa
Coaching staff
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| Manager | Template:Flagicon Olivier Frapolli |
| Assistant managers | Template:Flagicon Gilles Bourges |
| Template:Flagicon Francis De Percin | |
| Goalkeeper coach | Template:Flagicon Anthony Corre |
| Fitness coaches | Template:Flagicon Sébastien Sergent |
| Template:Flagicon Antoine Roussel | |
| Data analyst | Template:Flagicon Maxime Robin |
| Video analyst | Template:Flagicon Maxime Muhieddine |
| Physiotherapists | Template:Flagicon Ruben Pacheco |
| Template:Flagicon Clément Blin | |
| Intendant | Template:Flagicon Patrick Essandi |
Managers
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Notes
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- ↑ Stade Laval, used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, is not a grammatically correct name for the club.
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References
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