Avranches

Pierre Chayriguès, coach from 1952 to 1955

Football arrived in Avranches in the mid-19th century, due to an influx of British immigrants who brought their customs and lifestyle to the area. In 1895, Paul Lebedel and Auguste Desclos, with approval from Henri Goujon, formed the Association Sportive du Collège d'Avranches. The club had several sections of sport, which included gymnastics, fencing and shooting, but the club specialized in football. The ASCA recruited most of their players from students who attended the university and players who lived nearby. The club endured difficulties following a match against Stade Rennais Université, now Stade Rennais F.C., after the external players arrived home too late following the match. This caused a significant outrage from their parents and guardians and, eventually, the ASCA were forced to abandon signing players from outside the university. Due to this, a man named Alexandre Legrand concluded that the people outside the university should form their own club. After discussions, the club was formed in April 1897 as L’Union Sportive Avranches'. Due to his input, Legrand was inserted as the club's treasurer. The club competed mainly against local colleges in Avranches and played their first official match against AS du Collège de Vire.

Chairmen

Présidents of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel

Rang	Nom	Période
1	Marcel Barbé	1897–1907
2	Victor Poisnel	1907–1914
3	Armand Lebreton	1917–1940
4	Alexandre Legrand	1940–1943
5	Eugène Dodier	1943–1944
6	Henri Barbé	1944–1945
7	Docteur Gendrot	1945–1960
8	Albert Nativelle	1960–1970

Rang	Nom	Période
9	Claude Masson	1970–1973
10	Docteur Gendrot	1973–1975
11	Albert Nativelle	1975–1976
12	Rémi Guérin	1976–1981
13	Thierry Lecardonel	1981–1985
14	Gérard Antoine	1985–1988
15	Philippe Dupré	1988–1990
16	Gilbert Guérin	Depuis 1990

Current state

The club's performance during the 20th century was mostly muted with the club often hovering in between the 7th, 6th, 5th, and 4th divisions until reaching the Championnat National during its inaugural season in 1993–94. The competition, at the time, involved two geographical areas and was mostly the top amateur clubs. The club won its first match, a 2–0 victory over AS Cherbourg, and went undefeated in their first nine matches. However, the club soon hit a slide and ended up finishing 9th. They remained in National for another three years before suffering relegation to the CFA, where they lasted only one year falling down to CFA 2 in 1998–99. After 10 years in CFA 2, the club finally returned to the CFA after their 2nd-place finish.

Team kit

The club's kit are manufactured by the English sporting goods company Umbro.

Notable coaches

Managers of l'US Avranches Mont-Saint-Michel

Rang	Nom	Période
1	Jean Lhermitte	1947–?
2	Pierre Chayriguès	1952–1955
3	Lucien Vallaeys	1966–1970
4	Gilles Hidrio	1970–1972
5	Luis Borgo	1972–1973
6	Adolphe Mamberta	1974–1978
7	Roland Beatrix	1978–1981
8	Pierre Leresteux	1981–1986
9	Bernard Maccio	1986–1997

Rang	Nom	Période
10	Bernard Maligorne	1997–1999
11	Gilles Guillot	1999–2000
12	Yann Ruel	2000–2001
13	Bernard Maccio	2001–2002
14	Richard Lecour	2002
15	Christophe Point	2002–2005
16	Jean-Noël Le Buzullier	2005–2007
17	Živko Slijepčević	2008–2010
15	Stéphane Mottin	2010–

France National	04/19 17:30	30	Avranches v Chateauroux	-	View
France National	04/26 17:30	31	Villefranche v Avranches	-	View
France National	05/03 17:30	32	Avranches v Nancy	-	View
France National	05/10 19:00	33	Cholet v Avranches	-	View
France National	05/17 17:30	34	Avranches v Niort	-	View

Avranches

Wikipedia - US Avranches

History

Chairmen

Current state

Team kit

Notable coaches