AS Nancy

The Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine, abbreviated AS Nancy or ASNL, is a French football club from the city of Nancy in Lorraine.

History

It was founded in 1910 as a U.S. Frontières ( German: Sports Union frontier ); the name alludes to the boundary layer, in the French city of Nancy ( in German at that time also Nancy ) was the German Alsace -Lorraine. 1928 was renamed to AS Lorraine. Soon after the bankruptcy of the hitherto dominant local rivals FC Nancy ASL took its final name in (1967). The club colors are red and white. The League team plays at the Stade Marcel -Picot with a capacity of 20,090 seats.

In the season 2006/ 07, the AS had made international attention. As a League Cup winner is the team qualified for the UEFA Cup. There they first switched from Schalke 04 (0:1 and 3:1), before Nancy finished the group stage second behind Blackburn Rovers. In the Round of Shakhtar Donetsk finished by 1:1 and 1:0 further ambitions of ASN. 2008/09 ASNL again played in the UEFA Cup, but resigned from the group stage.

Club president is Jacques Rousselot; league team will again care since October 2013 by Pablo Correa, who had coached the team 2002-2011. (November 2013) The illustrated in the two most recent club crest motto of the ASN, whose players are often referred to as " thistles " means reads, translated: "Who rubs it, will stand it."

League membership

In the top division (Division 1 since 2002 Ligue 1 named ) AS Nancy was represented late: 1970-1974, 1975-1987, 1990-1992, 1996/97, from 1998 to 2000 and from 2005 to 2013.

Achievements

• French Champion: None, so far best result was Table 4 Rank (1976 /77 and 2007/ 08)
• French Cup Winners: 1978
• League Cup Winners: 2006
• UEFA Cup: Sixteenth Finalist 2007

Coach

For the association substantial former players

• Tony Cascarino
• Raúl Castronovo
• Issiar Dia
• Pape Diakhaté

• Benjamin Gavanon
• Mustapha Hadji
• Roger Lemerre
• Michel Platini

• Tony Vairelles
• Grégory Wimbée
• Moncef Zerka

Fanscene

In Nancy, there are four fan groups that participate in the atmosphere in the stadium. Firstly, the ASNL F @ ns Connexion, which finds its place in the Tribune Philippe Schuth next to the away section. On the other hand, the Group Section Nord-est has settled in the curve. The two groups La Clique and Red Sharks share the area on the Tribune Piantoni in block 29 and 30. Furthermore, there's in Nancy since 1998, a friendship with the fans of the 1st FC Saarbrücken, which was originally set up by the two groups Snipers Nancy 95 and the 1.FCS Supporters Club 95. In France, in addition, there are some contacts to Brigade Sud from Nice. The arch enemies include the fans of local rivals FC Metz and FC Sochaux.