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AC Ajaccio
Full name	Athletic Club Ajaccien
Nickname(s)	L'ours
Founded	1910
Ground	Stade François Coty Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Capacity	12,000
Chairman	Michel Moretti
Manager	Ruud Krol
League	Ligue 2
2005-2006	Ligue 1, 18th (relegated)
Home colours 　 Away colours

Athletic Club Ajaccio, commonly known as AC Ajaccio is a French football team, who were founded in 1910. The club president is Michel Moretti, and the coach is Jose Pasqualetti. They play in the city of Ajaccio, Corsica, at the Stade François Coty.

Contents 1 Accolades 2 Historical information 3 Notable past players 4 Coaches 5 Current squad 2006/2007 5.1 Out on loan 5.2 Dual Nationality 6 Ligue 1 Records 7 External links

• Ligue 2 Champions: 1967, 2002
• Ligue 3 Champions: 1998
• Corsican champions: 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1994

Depending on sources, it is agreed that Ajaccio began playing in 1909-10. Their adopted colours are red and white stripes. Though they used to play in what was previously utilized as a sand dump, they decided to move to another, cleaner, safer stadium upon the insistence of Jean Lluis, father-in-law of club president Louis Baretti. The new stadium that was chosen held 5,000 spectators and was in use until 1969.

AC Ajaccio were elected Corsican champions on eight occasions, in 1920, 1921, 1934, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1955 and 1964, and are one of three big "island" teams, along with Gazélec Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the competition between the three being kept no secret. Spectators during the 1946 Corsican Cup final, held between A.C.A. and Sporting Bastia were handed umbrellas to shield themselves from the violence. Upon refusal of a penalty which would have been awarded to ACA, violence erupted between the fans, who used umbrellas both as cause and limitation of violence. This final was abandoned and replayed much later.

A.C.A. became a professional team in 1965 thanks to the ambitious assembly of a team by leaders of the club. They initially adopted the symbol of the polar bear, but this has since been dropped in favour of a more stylized logo.

For a complete list of AC Ajaccio players, see Category:AC Ajaccio players

• Dominique Baratelli
• Rolland Courbis
• François M'Pelé
• Dado Pršo
• Marius Trésor

pre-1955 Jean Pietri 1955-1957 : Félix Pironti 1957-1958 : Michel Brusseaux 1958-1959 : Jean Laune post. 1959 - ante. 1963 : Jean-Pierre Knayer 1963-1964 : Abderamane Azzouz 1964-1965 : Ernst Stojaspal 1965-1970 : Alberto Muro 1970-1971 : Louis Hon 1971-1972 : Antoine Cuissard 1972-1973 : André Mori 1973-1974 : Louis Hon

1974-1975 : Lulu Accorsi 1975-1976 : Alain Mistre 1976-1978 : François Paoli 1978-1979 : Mohammed Azzouz 1979-1992 : unknown 1992-2001 : Baptiste Gentili 2001-2003 : Rolland Courbis 2003-2004 : Dominique Bijotat 2004 : Olivier Pantaloni 2004-Jan 2006 : Rolland Courbis Feb 2006-May 2006 : José Pasqualetti Jun 2006- : Ruud Krol

No. Position Player 1 GK Frédéric Roux 4 DF Antônio Carlos 6 MF Rodrigo 7 MF Romain Rocchi 8 FW Renaud Connen 10 MF Edson 11 MF Mathieu Scarpelli 12 FW Jean-Jacques Mandrichi 13 FW Grégory Lacombe 15 DF Fabien Laurenti 16 GK Perica Radić 18 DF Nenad Džodić 19 MF Martin Kolar

No. Position Player 20 DF Alexandre Dujeux 21 MF Kamel Chafni 22 FW Seïd Khiter 23 MF Franklin Anzité 24 MF Yohan M'Vila 25 DF Xavier Collin 26 DF Anthony Baron 27 FW Dimitri Lesueur 30 GK Laurent Bernardi 33 MF Jean Baptiste Pierazzi 34 MF Vincent Scotté 40 GK Yann Bergougnoux

No. Position Player 17 MF Djamel Abdoun (on loan to Manchester City)

Certain players, such as Chafni, Abdoun and Anzite have dual-nationality, but for the sake of the lists the priority is given to the chosen country of the player.

• 10 Edson Marcelo de Faria
• 17 Djamel Abdoun
• 21 Kamel Chafni
• 22 Seid Khiter
• 23 Franklin Anzite

• Place in top tier: 6th (1971)
• Goals scored in season: 59 (1968)
• Goals conceded in season: 40 (2005)
• Record number of matches: 141 (René Le Lamer)
• Goals: Étienne Sansonetti (58)
• Home score: 8-2 vs. Aix (1968).
• Away score: 4-1 vs. Bastia (1971)

• (French) Official website
• (French) Fan Site

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