US Orléans

Orléans
Full nameUnion Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)USO
Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
1889; 135 years ago (1889) as Arago Sport Orléanais
GroundStade de la Source,
Orléans
Capacity7,533
ChairmanCyril Courtin
ManagerHervé Della Maggiore
LeagueChampionnat National
2023–24Championnat National, 10th of 18
Websitehttps://orleansloiretfoot.com/

Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football (pronounced [ynjɔ̃ spɔʁtiv ɔʁleɑ̃]; commonly referred to as US Orléans or simply Orléans) is a French association football club based in Orléans. The club was founded in 1976 and currently play in Championnat National after being relegated from the prematurely-ended 2019–20 Ligue 2. Orléans plays its home matches at the Stade de la Source located within the city.

History

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The club was originally called Arago Sport Orléanais and founded as the football section of a general sports club in the city. In 1976, the club adopted its current name and turned professional in 1980. The club is based at the modern 5,000 capacity all-seated Stade de la Source. The club's record attendance was 11,680 against AS Monaco in 1989 and its colours are red and yellow.

Recent history

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In the 2013–14 Championnat National season Orléans finished as champions, returning to the second tier for the first time since 1991–92 season.

In the 2014–15 season, they were relegated back to the Championnat National, only to be promoted back to the Ligue 2 the following season. The 2016–17 season saw Orléans finish 18th, whilst they finished 12th in the 2017–18 season. They finished 8th in the 2018–19 season.

Honours

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Players

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Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Pierre Patron
3 DF Comoros COM Ahmed Soilihi
5 DF Mali MLI Nadjib Cissé
6 MF France FRA Tony Njiké
7 FW Central African Republic CTA Vénuste Baboula
8 MF France FRA Noah Cadiou (captain)
10 FW Mali MLI Mamadou Camara
11 FW France FRA Isaac Tshipamba
12 FW The Gambia GAM Yankuba Jarju
17 FW Madagascar MAD Noah Adekalom
18 MF Guadeloupe GLP Jordan Leborgne
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF France FRA Jason Tré
20 DF France FRA Yanis Dede-Lhomme
21 DF Benin BEN Yohan Roche
22 DF France FRA Samuel Loric
23 FW France FRA Yassin Fortuné
25 DF France FRA Nohim Chibani
26 MF France FRA Kapo Sylva
27 DF France FRA Théo Pionnier-Bertrand
29 MF France FRA Noah Vandenbossche
30 GK France FRA Kayne Bonnevie
- FW Gabon GAB Alan Do Marcolino (on loan from Rennais)

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Owen Matimbou
DF France FRA Naïm Ighbane
DF France FRA Ernest Nsengo
DF France FRA Benjamin Bassong
DF France FRA Hugo Collela
FW France FRA Omar Benyounes
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Victor Boron
MF France FRA Djibril Bohanne
FW France FRA Jules Varvat
FW France FRA Sofiane Belkheir
FW France FRA Steevy Nogbou

Notable players

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Below are the notable former players who have represented Orléans in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1976. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or have represented their respective national team during their stint at the club or after the player's departure.

Managers

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References

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  1. ^ "Effectif Pro USO 2020/2021". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Attribution des numéros de maillots pour la saison 20-21". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
  4. ^ "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ "National. Claude Robin n'entraînera pas l'US Orléans la saison prochaine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Orléans : Xavier Collin est le nouvel entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.ocm. 31 May 2021.
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