En Avant Guingamp

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football team, seeEn Avant Guingamp (women).

En Avant Guingamp(Breton:War-raok Gwengamp,English:Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to asEA Guingamp,EAG,or simplyGuingamp(French:[ɡɛ̃ɡɑ̃]), is a French professionalfootballclub based in thecommuneofGuingamp,in France'sBrittanyregion. The club was founded in 1912 and play inLigue 2,the second tier ofFrench football.The club has appeared in theLigue 1,the top flight of French football, for 13 seasons, and is known for its relative success given Guingamp's small population of only 7,000 people.

Guingamp

Full name	En Avant Guingamp
Nickname(s)	Les Guingampais Les Costarmoricains(TheCostamoricans) Les Rouge et Noir(The Red and Blacks) L'En-Avant
Short name	EAG
Founded	1912(1912)
Ground	Stade de Roudourou
Capacity	19,033
President	Frédéric Legrand
Head coach	Sylvain Ripoll
League	Ligue 2
2023–24	Ligue 2, 9th of 20
Website	https://www.eaguingamp.com
Home colours Away colours Third colours

En Avant Guingamp active departments
Football (men's)	Football (women's)

Guingamp are one of only two clubs who have won theCoupe de Francewhile not being in the first division, doing so in 2009, by defeatingRennes,2–1. They won the same competition in 2014, again with a victory against Rennes, 2–0.

History

Having been an amateur club for a long time, playing in the regional leagues, the club got promoted three times under the presidency ofNoël Le Graët,who took over in 1972. In 1976, Guingamp reached the Third Division (now calledChampionnat National), and the next season they were promoted to the Second Division (now calledLigue 2), where they stayed until 1993. The club became fully professional in 1984, and in 1990 theStade de Roudourouwas opened, with Guingamp hostingParis Saint-Germainin the inaugural match.

The club's first major honour was winning theCoupe de Francein 2009, the second team in history not fromLigue 1to win the competition.The team defeatedBretonrivalsRennes2–1 inthe final.Also, in 2014, En Avant de Guingamp beatStade Rennais F.C.2–0 at the Stade de France. Aside from two years of Coupe de France triumph, the club's only other major feat was winning the1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup.

The club has played in the French top flight before, having gained promotion only three times:1995,2000and2013.Their longest stay in the top flight was between 2013 and 2019. Following the2012–13 season,the club was relegated back to Ligue 2 at the conclusion of the 2018–19 season finishing in 20th place.

Aside from winning the Coupe de France, Guingamp is known for having served as a springboard for prominent players that includeDidier Drogba,Florent Malouda,Fabrice Abriel,andVincent Candela.Managers such asGuy Lacombe,Francis Smerecki,andErick Mombaertsalso used the club as springboards during the infancy of their coaching careers. Guingamp is presided over by Bertrand Desplat. The former president,Noël Le Graët,is president of theFrench Football Federation.The club has awomen's teamwho play in theDivision 1 Féminine,and a reserve team in theCFA2.

In the 2018–19 season, Guingamp reached theCoupe de la liguefinal againstRC Strasbourg.Guingamp lost the final losing 4–1 on penalties after the match ended goalless during 120 minutes of play.

On 12 May 2019, Guingamp were relegated toLigue 2ending a six-year stay in the top division after drawing 1–1 with rivalsStade Rennais F.C.

Timeline

• 1912: Foundation of the club.
• 1922: First match at Stade de Montbareil.
• 1929: First promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
• 1949: Second promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
• 1974: Third promotion to the Division d'Honneur.
• 1976: First promotion to Division 3.
• 1977: First promotion toDivision 2.
• 1984: Adoption of professional status.
• 1990: First match at Stade de Roudourou.
• 1994: Second promotion toLigue 2.
• 1995: First promotion toLigue 1.
• 1996: Winner of theIntertoto Cupand first appearance inEurope.
• 1997: Runner-up of theCoupe de France.
• 2000: Second promotion toLigue 1.
• 2004: Relegation fromLigue 1.
• 2009: Winner of theCoupe de Franceand second appearance inEurope.
• 2010: Relegation fromLigue 2.
• 2011: Promotion toLigue 2.
• 2013: Promotion toLigue 1.
• 2014: Winner of theCoupe de Franceand third appearance in theUEFA Europa League.
• 2019: Finished runner up in theCoupe de la liguefinal.
• 2019: Relegated toLigue 2.

League timeline

Stadium

Guingamp plays its home matches at theStade de Roudourouin the city. It is unusual for a commune of 7,280 inhabitants to have a professional football club, let alone one that plays in the first tier. Also the stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators, roughly 2.5 times the commune's population.

Players

Current squad

First team

As of 22 August, 2024.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GLP	Teddy Bartouche
2	DF	FRA	Lucas Maronnier
4	MF	FRA	Dylan Louiserre
5	MF	RSA	Lebogang Phiri
6	DF	FRA	Lenny Vallier
7	DF	SEN	Donatien Gomis
8	MF	FRA	Kalidou Sidibé
9	FW	MTQ	Brighton Labeau
10	MF	FRA	Mehdi Merghem
11	FW	SEN	Amadou Sagna
12	DF	SEN	Abdallah Ndour
16	GK	FRA	Enzo Basilio
17	FW	FRA	Jacques Siwe

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	DF	FRA	Sohaib Nair
19	FW	FRA	Sabri Guendouz
20	MF	FRA	Hugo Picard
22	DF	FRA	Alpha Sissoko
23	MF	FRA	Taylor Luvambo
24	DF	FRA	Pierre Lemonnier
26	DF	FRA	Matthis Riou
27	MF	MAR	Rayan Touzghar
28	FW	NEP	Sabitra Bhandari
29	FW	SEN	Junior Mendes
30	GK	MTN	Babacar Niasse
33	FW	CTA	Tieri Godame
40	GK	FRA	Noah Marec

Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Guingamp inleagueand international competition since the club's foundation in 1912. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of Guingamp players, seeCategory:En Avant Guingamp players

• Ghislain Anselmini
• Yannick Baret
• Christian Bassila
• Jimmy Briand
• Stéphane Carnot
• Fabrice Colleau
• Charles-Édouard Coridon
• Moumouni Dagano
• Thierry Debès
• Sylvain Deplace
• Yves Deroff
• Mustapha Diallo
• Didier Drogba
• Felipe
• Romain Ferrier
• Fabrice Fiorèse
• Jérôme Foulon
• Hubert Fournier
• Thibault Giresse
• Auriol Guillaume
• Stéphane Guivarc'h
• Laurent Guyot
• Laurent Hervé
• Angelo Hugues
• Yann Jouffre
• Marek Jóźwiak
• Raymond Keruzoré
• Anthony Knockaert
• Bakary Koné
• Laurent Koscielny
• Blaise Kouassi
• Nicolas Laspalles
• Ronan Le Crom
• Arnaud Le Lan
• Christophe Le Roux
• Richard Lecomte
• Florent Malouda
• Lionel Mathis
• Claude Michel
• Gheorghe Mihali
• Mouritala Ogunbiyi
• Yohann Rivière
• Bertrand Robert
• Lionel Rouxel
• Yvon Schmitt
• Harlington Shereni
• Milovan Sikimić
• Richard Soumah
• Guy Stéphan
• Andrzej Szarmach
• Abdelhafid Tasfaout
• Stéphane Trévisan

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
1996	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Group 12	FK Zemun	1–0		1st
			FF Jaro	0–0
			Dinamo Bucharest	2–1
			Kolkheti Poti	3–1
		SF	KAMAZ	0–2	4–0(aet)	4–2
		Finals	Rotor Volgograd	1–2	1–0	2–21
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1R	Internazionale	0–3	1–1	1–4
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	3R	1. FC Brno	2–1	2–4(aet)	4–5
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	PO	Hamburg	1–5	1–3	2–8
2014–15	UEFA Europa League	Group K	Fiorentina	0–3	1–2	2nd
			PAOK	2–0	2–1
			Dinamo Minsk	0–0	2–0
		R32	Dynamo Kyiv	2–1	1–3	3–4

Notes

¹Guingamp won the Final on away goals.

• 1R:First round
• 3R:Third round
• PO:Play-off round
• SF:Semi-finals

Ownership

Club hierarchy

As of 24 September 2019

Position	Name
President	Bertrand Desplat
Vice-President	Frédéric Legrand
Association President	Jean-Paul Briand
Head coach	Stéphane Dumont
Assistant head coach	Benjamin Genton
Goalkeeper coach	Anthony Corre
Fitness coach	Benjamin LeBrun
Video analyst	Lucas Massello-Heuzé
Doctor	Miguel Rosinet
Physiotherapist	Quentin Beauvallet Charly Pradeau
Intendant	Arnaud Le Briand

Managerial history

• Jean Prouff(1955–56)
• Claude Pérard (1977–78)
• René Cédolin(1978–81)
• Raymond Kéruzoré(1981–86)
• Jean-Noël Huck(1986)
• Yvan Le Quéré (1987–88)
• Jean-Paul Rabier(1988–89)
• Erick Mombaerts(1989–90)
• Alain De Martigny(1990–93)
• Yvon Schmitt (1993)
• Francis Smerecki(1 July 1993 – 15 February 1999)
• Guy Lacombe(3 February 1999 – 30 June 2002)
• Bertrand Marchand(1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004)

• Yvon Pouliquen(1 July 2004 – 19 September 2005)
• Alain Ravera (25 September 2005 – 15 May 2006)
• Patrick Rémy(20 May 2006 – 3 October 2007)
• Victor Zvunka(3 October 2007 – 28 May 2010)
• Jocelyn Gourvennec(1 July 2010 – 27 May 2016)
• Antoine Kombouaré(30 May 2016 – 6 November 2018)
• Jocelyn Gourvennec(8 November 2018 – 24 May 2019)
• Patrice Lair(29 May 2019 – 23 September 2019)
• Sylvain Didot(24 September 2019 – 30 August 2020)
• Mehmed Baždarević(30 August 2020 – 1 February 2021)
• Frédéric Bompard(1 February 2021 – 25 May 2021)
• Stéphane Dumont(27 May 2021 – 2024)
• Sylvain Ripoll(2024–Present)

Honours

Domestic

• Coupe de France
  • Winners(2):2008–09,2013–14
  • Runners-up(1):1996–97
• Coupe de la Ligue
  • Runners-up(1):2018–19
• Trophée des Champions
  • Runners-up(2):2009,2014
• Ligue 2
  • Runners-up(3):1994–95,1999–2000,2012–13
• Championnat National
  • Winners(1):1993–94
• Coupe de Bretagne
  • Winners(2): 1975, 1979
  • Runners-up(2): 1947, 1952
• Championnat de l'Ouest
  • Winners(2): 1976, 1984

Europe

• Intertoto Cup
  • Winners(1):1996

External links

• Official website(in French)