Stade Lavallois

Full name	Stade Lavallois Mayenne
Nickname(s)	les Tangos
Founded	July 17, 1902
Ground	Stade Francis Le Basser Laval (Capacity: 18,739)
Chairman	Philippe Jan
Manager	Philippe Hinschberger
League	Ligue 2
2008-09	National, 2nd (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club, or Stade Lavallois, is a French football club, founded on July 17, 1902, The club is presided over by Philippe Jan, and coached by Philippe Hinschberger, the former Chamois Niortais manager. Their home stadium is the Stade Francis Le Basser.

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1902 after Joseph Germain, passionate by the new sport of football. Émile Sinoir became the club's first president. At that time, players were kitted in a red top and black shorts. 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 shed for a green and white outfit. In 1918 the kit colour was changed again, to a bright orange strip. 1930 saw the Lavallois get a new home, the Jean Yvinec stadium, named in honour of a former player who died at the age of 26. By 1931 they had risen to the Division d'Honneur , which they won title of in 1964, propelling them into the Championnat de France Amateurs, France's highest division of amateur football, which they won in 1965. In 1968 Michel Le Milinaire was named as the club's coach, with Henri Bisson as assistant. Together these two made Laval into one of the best clubs in France. By 1971 a fanclub The "Socios", had been set up, and in 1976 the club reached the top division, thanks in part to the direction of Henri Bisson, and the playing ability of Raymond Kéruzoré, and hence became a professional team for the first time in their 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 their first season in Europe, they put Dynamo Kiev out of the competition, before being knocked out by FK 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 the club became a SASP (Société anonyme sportive professionnelle), roughly equivalent to going on the stock exchange. In the 2005-6 season, the club was relegated to the Championnat National. Finishing fourth in the 2006-07 season, they stayed a second season in the Championnat National (third division). They eventually managed promotion after the 2008-09 season.

[edit] Honours

• Coupe de la Ligue Champions (2): 1982, 1984

• Championnat de France Amateurs Runners-Up (1): 1965

• Division d'Honneur (West) (1): 1964

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK John Bruel 2 DF Mickaël Buzare 3 DF Christophe Coue 4 MF Mathieu Puig 5 DF Jérémy Stinat 6 MF Anthony Gonçalves 7 MF Romain Hamouma 8 MF Didier Neumann 9 FW Ludovic Genest 10 MF Jérôme Lebouc 11 MF Fabien Lamatina 14 DF Joachim Ichane 15 MF Ulrich Le Pen

No. Position Player 16 GK Arnaud Balijon 18 FW Romain Jacuzzi 19 DF Pierre Talmont 20 MF Fabien Raddas 21 FW Martin Garot 22 FW Fabrice Do Marcolino 23 FW Antoine Grellier 24 MF Fabrice Levrat 25 MF Vincent Le Goff 26 DF Johann Chapuis 27 MF Emilien Lepéculier 28 MF Steve Haguy 30 GK Matthieu Pichot

[edit] Former players

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

• Hassan Yebda
• Patrick Delamontagne
• Jean-Luc Dogon
• Xavier Gravelaine
• Raymond Kéruzoré
• Erwin Kostedde
• Frank Lebœuf
• Claude Le Roy
• François Oman-Biyik
• Jean-Pierre Tempet
• Djimi Traoré
• Pedro Catalino Pedrucci
• Carl Thordarsson
• Francis Coquelin

[edit] Coaches

• André Sorel :1954-1958
• Robert Heuillard :1958-1963
• Jean Barré: 1963-1968
• Michel Le Millinaire : 1968-October 1992
• Bernard Maligorne : October 1992-1995
• Denis Troch : January 1995-1997
• Hervé Gauthier : 1997-2001
• Victor Zvunka : 2001-2003
• Francis Smerecki : 2003-January 2004
• Alex Dupont : January 2004-2004
• Denis Troch : 2004-2007
• Philippe Hinschberger : 2007-

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[edit] References

[edit] External links (in French)

• (French) Official club site
• (French) unofficial site
• (French) independent forum