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| Full name | Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football | ||
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| Nickname(s) | USO Les Guêpes (The Wasps) | ||
| Founded | 1976 1889 as Arago Sport Orléanais | ||
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Stade de la Source, Orléans | ||
| Capacity | 7,533 | ||
| Chairman | Philippe Boutron | ||
| Manager | Karim Mokeddem | ||
| League | Championnat National | ||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National, 10th of 18 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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
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.
Honours
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Championnat National
- Winners (1): 2013–14
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Championnat de France amateur
- Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)
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Coupe de France
- Runners-up (1): 1980
Players
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
- As of 12 January 2021 [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
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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Jacques Lemée (1977–88) -
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (1989–91)
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Henri Atamaniuk (1991–92)
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Jacques Lemée (1994–97)
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Bruno Steck (2004–06)
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Yann Lachuer (2009–12)
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Olivier Frapolli (2012–16)
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Didier Olle-Nicolle (2016–20)
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Cyril Carrière (2020)
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Claude Robin (2020–21)
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Xavier Collin (2021–22)
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Nicolas Usaï (2022–23)
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Bernard Casoni (2023–)
References
- ^ "Effectif Pro USO 2020/2021". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Attribution des numéros de maillots pour la saison 20-21". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
- ^ "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
- ^ "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.
- ^ "National. Claude Robin n'entraînera pas l'US Orléans la saison prochaine" (in French). footamateur.fr. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Orléans : Xavier Collin est le nouvel entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.ocm. 31 May 2021.
External links
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