Stade de Reims(French pronunciation:[staddəʁɛ̃s]) is a French professionalfootballclub based inReims.The club was formed in 1931 and plays inLigue 1,the top level ofFootball in France.Reims plays home matches at theStade Auguste Delauneand is managed byLuka Elsner.
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| Full name | Stade de Reims | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les rouges et blancs(The Red and Whites)[1] | ||
| Founded | 18 June 1931 | ||
| Ground | Stade Auguste-Delaune | ||
| Capacity | 21,029[2] | ||
| President | Jean-Pierre Caillot | ||
| Manager | Samba Diawara(caretaker) | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1, 9th of 18 | ||
| Website | stade-de-reims.com | ||
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Reims is one of themost successful clubsinFrench footballhistory having won sixLigue 1titles, twoCoupe de Francetrophies, and fiveTrophée des championstitles. The club has also performed well on European level having finished as runners-up in the1956and1959editions of theEuropean Cup,[3]and winning theLatin CupandCoppa delle Alpiin1953and 1977, respectively. However, since the 1980s, Reims have struggled to get back to their zenith. The club hovered betweenLigue 2and the Championnat National for over thirty years after their relegation from the top flight in1979.In 2012, they were promoted back toLigue 1,were relegated again in 2016, but returned two years later.
Reims is viewed as a legendary club within French football circles, not only due to its domestic and European accolades, but its contribution towards theFrance national teamthrough the 1940s and 1950s. They were largely responsible for the firstGolden Generationof French football with Reims playersRoger Marche,Raymond Kopa,Just Fontaine,Jean Vincent,Robert Jonquet,Armand Penverne,Dominique Colonna,andRoger Piantoniin the team that reached the semi-finals at the1958 FIFA World Cup(third place).
History
editStade de Reims was founded in 1910 under the nameSociété Sportive du Parc Pommeryunder the guidance of Marquis Melchior de Polignac, a Frenchman who later went on to serve on theInternational Olympic Committee.[4]The club adopted its current name on 18 June 1931.
Despite the country adopting professional football in 1932, Reims remained an amateur club until 1935 after the club won theChampionnat de France amateurunder the leadership ofScotsmanBilly Aitken.The club reached Division 1 for the first time in the1945–46 season,the first championship following the conclusion of World War II. During the same year, the club promoteddefenderRobert Jonquetto the senior team and signedRoger MarchefromOlympique de Charleville.Together, the two went on to become, arguably, the club's most famous players in its history.
Reims won its firstDivision 1championship in1949.Led by a talented backline of Marche, Jonquet, andArmand Penverne,as well as midfieldersAlbert BatteuxandMichel Leblond,and an underratedstrikertrio ofPierre Flamion,Pierre Sinibaldi,and Pierre Bini, Reims won the league by a single point over Lille. The following season, the club won theCoupe de FrancedefeatingRacing Paris2–1 inthe final.
After the season, managerHenri Roesslerdeparted the club and longtime player Batteux took the reins. The team's subsequent rise in the sport led to the signings ofRaymond KopaandRaoul Giraudo.In 1953, Reims won its second league titlewinning the leagueby four points. That same year, the club won theLatin Cupbecoming the first French football club to attain the honour. The victory was cited as a coup for France after the country finished three straight years as runners-up in the competition. After the 1954 season, Marche left to play for the Racing team in Paris. In 1955, Reimswon its third titlein six seasons. The championship led to the club's qualification for the newly createdEuropean Cup.
In the inaugural edition of the European Cup, Reims reachedthe finalwhere the team was defeated 4–3 by Spanish clubReal Madrid.Reims controlled the match from the outset scoring two goals in the first ten minutes. However, two first half goals byAlfredo Di StéfanoandHéctor Rialfor Madrid cancelled out Reims' early attacks. In the second half, Reims took the lead throughMichel Hidalgo,but within minutes, the match was levelled courtesy of a goal fromMarquitos.Real's winner in the 79th minute ended Reims' hopes of winning the first edition of the European Cup. In the following season, Reims lost prominent midfielder Kopa to Madrid, but still were able to recruitFrench internationalsJust Fontaine,Jean Vincent,Roger Piantoni,andDominique Colonnato the team. After early struggles, the additions paid off with the club winning its third title of the decade in the1957–58 season.The team also won the Coupe de France after beatingNîmes Olympique3–1 inthe final,thus achievingthe double.
In the1958–59 editionof the European Cup, Reims returned tothe finalto face, for the second time, Real Madrid. Aside from Kopa switching sides and the arrival of Fontaine, Colonna, Piantoni, and Vincent to Reims, the line-ups were nearly identical to the previous meeting. However, an undeterred Madrid, who had already won the competition three times, cruised through to a victory with a convincing 2–0 win. After the season, Penverne departed the club. The team was, however, boosted by the return of Kopa who, subsequently led the team to its fifth league title in 11 seasons in1960.
Following the season, Jonquet retired from international football and left Reims for Strasbourg. He was followed by Giraudo and Leblond. The departures failed to hinder Reims' performances domestically as the team won the league in1962.The championship capped an amazing career for Just Fontaine, who, subsequently, retired from football. In the ensuing season, which was longtime manager Albert Batteux's last, Reims finished runner-up toAS Monacoin the league and, the following season, shocked many by finishing 17th, which resulted in the club falling to the second division. The relegation led to the departures or retirements of many of the players who were a part of Reims' dynastic run in the 1950s; all except for Kopa who remained with Reims until 1967.
Reims returned to top-flight for the1966–67 seasonafter two seasons in the second division. However, the stint proved short with Reims finishing 19th. In 1970, the club returned to top-flight and remained in the league for nearly a decade. Reims' best performance in the league during its nine-year stint was finishing 5th in the1975–76 season.Reims were relegated in1979and didn't return to the first division of French football for 33 years. In the ensuing season in Division 2, Reims was limited financially and was forced to field a much younger team during the campaign.
Despite the return of former popular playerCarlos Bianchias manager during the mid-1980s, the club failed to return to Division 1. Reims did surprise many by reaching the semi-finals of the Coupe de France in back-to-back seasons in 1987 and 1988. As the years wore on, the club's financial situation began to take a turn for the worse and, in 1991, Reims was administratively relegated to Division 3 after its failure to find a buyer to help alleviate the club's debt, which had exceeded over ₣50 million. In October 1991, the club underwentliquidationand changed its name toStade de Reims Champagne FC.The club spent the 1991–92 season in Division 3 and were, surprisingly, declared ineligible to compete in the league ahead of its final league match in May 1992 after a judicial liquidation resulted in the stoppage of the club's activities. In the ensuing months, all aspects of the club (its records, trophies, etc.) were auctioned off. (Upon the club's re-introduction in 1992, a newFrench lawrestricting alcohol advertising banned their old logo, which included a bottle of wine on top of a football; the club had no formal logo until 1999, when the old club name was restored.)
Reims was reborn in July 1992 under the nameStade de Reims Champagne.The club began play in the Division d'Honneur and spent two seasons in the league before earning promotion to theChampionnat National.Reims spent the final years of the century playing in National and theChampionnat de France amateur.In November 1996, most of the club's items that were sold in the 1992 auction were re-acquired under the assistance of the Alain Afflelou retail chain. In July 1999, the club changed its name back toStade de Reimsand, after three years, were rewarded with professional status after earning promotion back toLigue 2.
The club's return to Ligue 2 in 2002 was brief. Reims finished bottom of the league. In the next season playing in National, Reims won the league returning to Ligue 2. The club spent the next five seasons playing in the second division failing to finish in the top half of the table in every campaign. In the2008–09season, Reims were relegated from Ligue 2 and, like its previous relegation, responded by returning to the league after one season in National after finishing 2nd. Reims finished Ligue 2 as 10th in 2010–11 season. In the2011–12season, Reims finally finished the league as runner-up and returned to Ligue 1 after 33 years.
On 14 May 2016, Reims were relegated toLigue 2after a four year stay in the top flight.[5]On 16 August 2016,Real Madridplayed a friendly against Reims to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the 1956European Cupfinal which both teams were involved in. Real Madrid won 5–3.[6]On 21 April 2018, Reims were promoted back toLigue 1after a two year absence finishing first and claiming the Ligue 2 title.[7]
In the2018–19season, Reims finished in 8th place, defeating championsParis Saint-Germain3–1 in the final game of the year.[8]In the2019–20season, Reims were ranked in the 6th place, to qualify to the2020–21 UEFA Europa League,and to play their first match in European competitions since 13 March 1963 againstFeyenoord,which ended 1–1 in the1962–63 European Cup.In the2020–21 Ligue 1season, Reims finished 14th on the table.[9]
Honours
edit| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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| Domestic | Ligue 1 | 6 | 1948–49,1952–53,1954–55,1957–58,1959–60,1961–62 |
| Trophée des Champions | 4 | 1955,1958,1960,1966 | |
| Coupe de France | 2 | 1949–50,1957–58 | |
| Ligue 2 | 1965–66,2017–18 | ||
| CFA 2 | 1998,2015–16 | ||
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 | 1990–91 | |
| Championnat National | 2003–04 | ||
| Championnat de France amateur | 1935 | ||
| Division d'Honneur Nord-Est | 1994 | ||
| International | Latin Cup | 1953[10] |
European record
edit| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1955–56 | European Cup | 1R |  AGF Aarhus
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2–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| QF |  Vörös Lobogó
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4–2 | 4–4 | 8–6 | ||
| SF |  Hibernian
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2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| Final |  Real Madrid
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3–4 | ||||
| 1958–59 | European Cup | PR |  Ards
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6–2 | 4–1 | 10–3 |
| 1R |  HPS
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4–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 | ||
| QF |  Standard Liège
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3–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
| SF |  Young Boys
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3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | ||
| Final | Real Madrid
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0–2 | ||||
| 1960–61 | European Cup | PR |  Jeunesse Esch
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6–1 | 5–0 | 11–1 |
| 1R |  Burnley
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3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | ||
| 1962–63 | European Cup | 1R |  Austria Wien
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5–0 | 2–3 | 7–3 |
| QF |  Feyenoord
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0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | 2QR | Servette
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| 3QR | Fehérvár
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— | 0–0(1–4p) | — | ||
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 3 February 2025[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Reserve team
edit- As of 21 August 2024[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules;some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
editBelow are the notable former players who have represented Stade de Reims inleagueand international competition since the club's foundation in 1910. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.
- Algeria
- France
Albert Batteux- Armand Penverne
- Bruno Rodzik
- Cédric Fauré
- Dominique Colonna
- Jacques Favre
- Jean Templin
- Jean Vincent
- Just Fontaine
- Léon Glovacki
- Lucien Muller
- Marcel Aubour
- Michel Leblond
- Pierre Flamion
- Pierre Sinibaldi
- Raoul Giraudo
- Raymond Kopa
- René Bliard
- René-Jean Jacquet
- Robert Jonquet
- Robert Siatka
- Roger Marche
- Roger Piantoni
- Simon Zimny
- Zimbabwe
Club officials
edit- Management[13]
- President: Jean-Pierre Caillot
- Association President: Didier Perrin
- Coaching[14]
- Manager:Samba Diawara
- Assistant manager: Alberto Escobar
- Goalkeeper coach: Thomas Trochut
- Match analyst: Adrien Mahy
- Performance manager: Nicolas Bouriette
- Sporting director: Pol-Édouard Caillot
- Physiotherapist: Romain Marteau, Yohann Bionne, Julien Vaur
*Coaching history
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References
edit- ^"#925 – Stade de Reims: les Rouges et Blancs"(in French). Footnickname. 18 November 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 6 March 2023.Retrieved8 January2023.
- ^"Stade Auguste Delaune | Stade de Reims".stade-de-reims.com.Archivedfrom the original on 15 September 2023.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^"European Cup final results since 1956".Reuters. 23 May 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 3 August 2019.Retrieved2 August2019.
- ^"Members of the International Olympic Committee since 1907".Olympic Museum. Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2010.Retrieved4 January2011.
- ^"Reims relegated despite thrashing OL".Ligue 1.14 May 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 27 September 2021.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^"Live Commentary: Real Madrid 5-3 Reims - as it happened".Sports Mole.16 August 2016.
- ^"Reims secure promotion with Ligue 2 title".ESPN.com.21 April 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 28 January 2021.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^"PSG stumble to finish with finale loss to Reims".www.espn.in.
- ^"Stade de Reims back in Europe after 57 years!".Ligue 1.3 August 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 26 September 2020.Retrieved7 August2020.
- ^"El gran minero: Entrevista con Raymond Kopa"[The great miner: Interview with Raymond Kopa] (in Spanish).UEFA.5 February 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 13 February 2017.Retrieved28 January2019.
En 1953, derrotamos al AC Milan por 3-0 en la final de la Copa Latina (antecesora de la Copa de Europa)
- ^"Les joueurs"[The players] (in French). Stade de Reims. 26 January 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2024.Retrieved1 July2020.
- ^"Liste Joueurs | Stade de Reims".stade-de-reims.com.Archivedfrom the original on 5 October 2024.Retrieved15 July2022.
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External links
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- Official website
- Stade de Reimson Soccerway
- Stade de Reimson ESPN (archived)
- Stade de Reimson UEFA