Stade Lavallois

The club was founded in 1902 by Joseph Germain, a passionate supporter of the sport of football. Émile Sinoir was installed as the club's first president. At that time, players were supplied with red tops and black shorts and matches were played at Senelle, a district of Laval. Laval's first official match was against nearby Rennes. In 1903, the club participated in the Breton championship for the first time, and the red and black strip was changed for a green and white combination. In 1918, the kit colour was changed again, to a bright orange strip. In 1930, the club began playing at the Stade Jean Yvinec, named in honour of a former player who died at the age of 26. By 1931, Laval had risen to the Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of French football. The club continued to rotate between the amateur leagues before finally winning the Division d'Honneur in 1964, which propelled the club to the Championnat de France amateur, France's highest division of amateur football.

The following season, Laval surprisingly won the league in its debut season. With the club heightening its ambitions, new aspirations came about and Laval named former club player and Breton Michel Le Milinaire manager. He was assisted by Henri Bisson. Together, the two made Laval into one of the best clubs in France. In 1976, Laval reached the top division of French football, thus becoming a professional team for the first time in the club's history. Despite being classed as outsiders, the club managed to stay in the top-flight division, even qualifying for the UEFA Cup in 1983 after finishing a commendable fifth in the league. In Laval's first season in Europe, it knocked Dynamo Kyiv out of the competition, before being knocked out by Austria Wien. This would prove to be the club's only European experience. In 1989, the club was relegated to the second division, after 13 years in the elite division. In 2005, Laval became a SASP (Société Anonyme Sportive Professionnelle), roughly equivalent to going on the stock exchange. In the 2005–06 season, the club was relegated to the Championnat National. Laval remained in the third division for two seasons before managing promotion back to Ligue 2 after the 2008–09 season.

• Championnat de France Amateurs:

• Runners-up (1): 1965

• Division d'Honneur (West):

• Champions (1): 1964

• Coupe Gambardella:

• Champions (1): 1984

As of 22 January 2021.[1]

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 Valentin Belon (on loan from Lens) 2 DF  FRA Antoine Cottereau 3 MF  FRA Abdoul Meité 4 DF  FRA Tom Duponchelle 5 DF  FRA Bira Dembélé 6 MF  FRA Mehdi Boudjemaa (on loan from Guingamp) 7 MF  FRA Mohamed Ouaddah 8 MF  FRA Youssouf Ndiaye 9 FW  FRA Dorian Caddy 10 FW  FRA Yohan Brun 11 FW  FRA Thomas Robinet 12 MF  FRA Alliou Dembélé 13 DF  FRA Maxence Carlier 14 MF  FRA Moussa Sao

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  SEN Jules Mendy 16 GK  FRA Alexis Sauvage 17 DF  FRA Yazid Ait Moujane 18 DF  FRA Ludovic Soares 19 DF  FRA Wessou Cissé 20 FW  FRA Sandy Nzuzi 21 MF  FRA Sabri Toufiqui 22 DF  FRA Jason Tré 23 FW  FRA Ludéric Etonde 24 MF  FRA Mohamed Sylla 25 DF  FRA Edson Seidou 26 FW  FRA Ervin Taha (on loan from Guingamp) 27 DF  FRA Pierrick Cros — GK  FRA Over Mandanda (on loan from Bordeaux)