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Gazélec Ajaccio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 11/2015


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

  • Khalid Boutaib