Le Havre AC
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Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association or Havre Athletic Club, is a French football club founded in 1872 making it the oldest soccer club registered in France. Football began being played on a regular basis in 1894. Le Havre currently play in Ligue 2 of the French league and their home stadium is Stade Jules Deschaseaux.
The club is famous for its notable youth investment program which develops and nurtures young (often local) talent, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise. A vast amount of good young talent has went on to make an impact at international level including Ibrahim Ba, Jean-Alain Boumsong or Vikash Dhorasoo.
2005/06 player roster
Players out on loan
Honours
- [French Champion USFSA - Champion de France de football USFSA]
- * Winners (3): 1899, 1900, 1919
- French Division 2
- * Winners (4): 1938, 1959, 1985, 1991
- Coupe de France (French Cup)
- * Winners (1): 1959
Other honours
- Challenge international du Nord : 1900
- Coupe Nationale : 1918, 1919
- Vice-Champion de France D2 : 1950.
- Champion USFSA Normandie : 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1919.
- Champion DH Normandie : 1920, 1921, 1923, 1926.
- Finalist Coupe de France : 1920.
- Challenge des Champions : 1959.
Trivia
In 1899, Le Havre won the [USFSA] (Union des sociétés françaises de sports athlétiques) football championship, after winning both of its fixtures (a semifinal against Iris Club Lillois from the north, and the final against Club Français from Paris) by walkover [link]. They would defend the title the next year in more conventional fashion, beating Union Sportive Tourquennoise from Tourcoing 4-0 in their semifinal, and then Club Français 1-0 in the final.Notable former players
Vikash Dhorasoo (1993-98): player of France Squad for 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Michel Hidalgo (1952-54): French national football coach 1976–1984; won the 1984 European Football Championship
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External links
- [Official site] (in French)
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