Gazélec Ajaccio
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Full name
Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio
Nicknames
Le Gaz, Le Bistrot
Founded
1910
Ground
Stade Ange Casanova
Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Capacity
8,000
President
Olivier Miniconi
Coach
Thierry Laurey
League
Ligue 1
2014-15
Ligue 2, 2nd (promoted)
Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio, sometimes called GFC Ajaccio, is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec play in Ligue 1, the top tier of football in France.
History
They are best known for reaching the semi-finals of the 2011-12 Coupe de France, in which they hosted later home games at the larger Stade François Coty, home of AC Ajaccio.
On 15 May 2015, Gazélec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3:2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu.
It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years.
Their Stade Ange Casanova will double in size to hold 5,000 in Ligue 1.
Honours
• French Amateur Champions: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968.
• Corsican Champions: 1937, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1961.
• CFA Champions: 2003, 2011
Rivalries
The club has rivalries with the other two Corsican professional clubs: SC Bastia and AC Ajaccio with whom Gazélec contests the Ajaccio Derby. For many years Gazélec played in a lower division than their city rivals.
Players
Ghana and Marseille midfielder André Ayew has been named best African player in France's Ligue 1.
"The Ivory Coast international has signed a contract until June 2019."
"Zidane is one of the best footballers of all time, one of my idols. He had such elegance and grace, a wonderful touch and superb vision." (Ronaldinho)
He was an important part of the French team which won the 1998 World Cup.
Despite his powerful, aggressive style of play, he was also known to be a classy, studious figure off the pitch.
Tunisia international Aymen Abdennour has signed a one-year contract extension with French side AS Monaco.
Ivory Coast have leapt up the latest Fifa world rankings.
Frenchman LeRoy, 66, has managed five different African national teams since first taking charge of Cameroon in 1985.
Congratulations on an outstanding career - AU REVOIR
