Luzenac AP

Luzenac AP
Full nameLuzenac Ariège Pyrénées
Founded1936 (1936)
GroundStade Paul Fédou, Luzenac
Capacity1,200
ChairmanJérôme Ducros
ManagerJohan Rini
LeagueRégional 1
2023–24Régional 1 Group B, 1st of 12 (lost promotion play-off)
Websiteluzenacap.com

Luzenac AP (French: Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées) is a French football club based in the commune of Luzenac, Ariège. It was founded in 1936. They play at the Stade Paul Fédou, which has a capacity of 1,600. The colours of the club are red and blue.

History

In the 2013–2014 season, the club competed in the Championnat National, the third highest level of French football. On 18 April 2014 the club clinched promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2014–15 season, in the hopes of becoming the smallest club to ever compete at the second level of French football.[1] However, the club was ruled to have an inadequate stadium, and so they were not allowed to compete in Ligue 2. They ended up being forced to release their first team players and to use their reserve team squad to play in the seventh tier for 2014-15.[2] However, in 2017, they were promoted to the 2017-18 Championnat National 3, only to be relegated after finishing bottom of their group.

Current squad

As of 28 December 2019. Note: The following players in this squad are either free agents or signed by other teams.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Adel Taïder
— GK France FRA Martin Imbert
— DF France FRA Benjamin Trillou
— DF France FRA Benjamin Sola
— DF France FRA Sébastien Abad
— DF France FRA Ousmane Berete
— DF France FRA Maxence Guastavino
— DF France FRA Assane Karaboualy
— DF France FRA Antoine Jouan
— DF France FRA Guy-Mel Lasme
— MF France FRA Anthony Cauderlier
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Cheick Oumar Traoré
— MF France FRA Alexandre Boceno
— MF France FRA Thomas Lafaille
— FW France FRA Sébastien Chinchilla
— FW France FRA Yacine Aouladchaib
— FW France FRA Quentin Villen
— FW France FRA Paul Pinelli
— FW France FRA Matthieu Chipot
— FW France FRA Colétin Nguala
— FW Mauritius MRI John Justin
— DF Martinique MTQ Christophe Lowinsky

Honours

  • Division 4 Group G championship : 1980
  • CFA2 Group E championship : 2005
  • Midi-Pyrénées DH championship : 1971, 1985, 2000
  • CFA Group C championship : 2009

References

  1. ^ "Luzenac en Ligue 2 !".
  2. ^ Holyman, Ian (11 September 2014). "Fabien Barthez admits defeat in Luzenac fight". ESPN FC. ESPN.
  3. ^ "Luzenac Ariège Pyrénées". www.luzenac-ap.fr. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.