Gazélec Ajaccio

Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (Corsican: Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (French: [ɡazelɛk]), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of football in France.

GFC Ajaccio
Full nameGazélec Football Club Ajaccio
Nickname(s)Le Gaz (The Gas)
Le Bistrot (The Bistro)
I diavuli rossi (The Reds Devils)
Les Gaziers (The Gasmen)
Founded1910 (1910)
GroundStade Ange Casanova
Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud)
Capacity8,000
PresidentFrancois Tagliaglioli
Coach David Ducourtioux
LeagueNational 2 Group B
2019–2017th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

Gazélec reached the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Coupe de France, while playing in the third-tier Championnat National. They hosted home games in the later rounds at the larger Stade François Coty, home of AC Ajaccio.[1]

On 15 May 2015, Gazélec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3–2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu. It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years. Gazelec Ajaccio started off the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season as one of the smallest teams to compete in the division's history.[2] They were instantly relegated, in 19th place.[3] In June 2019, the club went back down to the third tier after a play-off loss to Le Mans.[4] They were relegated again at the end of the truncated 2019–20 Championnat National season, after being in the relegation places when the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Honours
  • Corsican Championship
    • Champions: 1937, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1961

Rivalries

The club has rivalries with the other two Corsican professional clubs: SC Bastia and AC Ajaccio, the latter one playing the Ajaccio Derby with Gazélec. For many years, Gazélec played in a lower division than their city rivals. The side also has rivalry with another smaller club on the island, FC Bastia-Borgo.[6][7][8][9]

Players

Current squad

As of 1 January 2021[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  FRA Arnaud Balijon
3 DF  FRA Alexandre Durimel
4 DF  FRA Rodéric Filippi
6 DF  FRA Grégoire Pineau
7 FW  GUI Ismaël Camara
8 MF  FRA Matthieu Guerbert
9 FW  FRA Maxime Pélican
10 FW  BEL David Pollet
11 MF  FRA Ludovic Gamboa
14 DF  FRA Jean-Pierre Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  FRA David Graziani
17 DF  POR Alexandre Gameiro
20 MF  FRA Charly Pereira-Lage
21 DF  FRA Malick Lopy
22 DF  FRA Sonny Duflos
23 MF  FRA Clément Goguey
28 FW  FRA Maxime Penneteau (on loan from Reims)
29 MF  FRA Lucas Daury
30 GK  FRA Thibault Cottes
31 MF  FRA Christian Gyeboaho

Managers
  • 1960–1961: Fernand Berthon
  • 1961–1971: Pierre Cahuzac
  • 1971–1976: Guy Calléja
  • 1976–1978: Jean Luciano
  • 1978–1979: Jacques Berthommier
  • 1979–1980: Paul Orsatti
  • 1980–1982: Guy Calléja
  • 1982–1988: Guy Calléja

References
  1. "Football : Lyon en finale de la Coupe" [Football: Lyon in the Cup final]. Le Figaro (in French). Reuters. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  2. "French Ligue 1: Gazelec Ajaccio complete fairytale rise from obscurity to win promotion". The Daily Telegraph. AFP. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Lorient 1–0 Gazélec Ajaccio" (in French). Football 365. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. "France: Fodé Camara et Gazelec descendent en National 1, le Mans monte en Ligue 2 !" [France: Fodé Camara and Gazélec relegated to National 1, Le Mans promoted to Ligue 2!] (in French). Firawa Sport. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  5. "National : Il y aura deux promus et quatre relégués affirme Noël Le Graët" (in French). foot-national.com. 29 April 2020.
  6. Métairie, Romain (22 May 2018). "Les tristes dérapages du football corse" [The sad moments of lawlessness in French football]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. "Ligue 2 : Brest accroché, le Gazélec remporte le derby d'Ajaccio" [Ligue 2: Brest held, Gazélec win the Ajaccio derby] (in French). France Info. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. O'Keefe, Chris (22 November 2015). "Corsican derby falls foul of bad weather". Sports Mole. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  9. "Derby della Corsica a porte chiuse: Ajaccio dietro la neo-promossa Bastia" [Corsica Derby behind closed doors: Ajaccio against newly promoted Bastia] (in Italian). Derby Derby Derby. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  10. "Le Groupe Professionnel". gfca-foot.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. "Ajaccio GFC : Ciccolini nommé entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 June 2019.
  12. "Gazélec Ajaccio : François Ciccolini n'est plus l'entraîneur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 May 2020.
  13. "Gazelec : David Ducourtioux nommé entraîneur !" (in French). foot-national.com. 25 May 2020.



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