US Orléans

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.

Orléans
Full nameUnion Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)USO
Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded1972 (1972)
1889 (1889) as Arago Sport Orléanais
GroundStade de la Source,
Orléans
Capacity7,533
ManagerClaude Robin
LeagueNational
2019–20Ligue 2, 20th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

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
Winners (1): 2013–14
Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)
Runners-up (1): 1980

Players

Current squad
As of 12 January 2021.[1][2]

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 Théo Vermot
2 DF  FRA Sofyane Bouzamoucha
5 DF  FRA Djessine Seba
6 DF  NIG Hervé Lybohy
7 FW  FRA Gaëtan Perrin
8 MF  MLI Ismaël Keïta
10 MF  MAR Amine Talal
11 MF  FRA Tidiane Keita
12 DF  FRA Arnaud Luzayadio
13 MF  FRA Driss Khalid (on loan from Amiens SC)
14 DF  FRA Nicolas Saint-Ruf
15 MF  FRA Loïc Goujon
17 MF  FRA Bryan Teixeira (on loan from Clermont)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  FRA Carnejy Antoine
19 DF  FRA Alex Marchadier
20 MF  FRA Liamine Mokdad
22 MF  FRA Karim Coulibaly
23 DF  FRA Florian Lapis
24 MF  FRA Yohan Demoncy
25 FW  FRA Moussa Seydi
26 FW  FRA Hicham Benkaid
27 FW  SEN Issa Soumaré
28 DF  MTN Abdoulkader Thiam
29 DF  HAI Stéphane Lambese
30 GK  FRA Franck L'Hostis
40 GK  FRA Ludovic Le Pennec

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Salah Bouzrara (on loan to Saint-Pryvé)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  FRA Owen Matimbou
— DF  FRA Naïm Ighbane
— DF  FRA Ernest Nsengo
— DF  FRA Benjamin Bassong Ngue
— DF  FRA Hugo Collela
— FW  FRA Omar Benyounes
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Victor Boron
— MF  FRA Djibril Bohanne
— FW  FRA Jules Varvat
— FW  FRA Sofiane Belkheir
— FW  FRA Steevy Nogbou

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

References
  1. "Effectif Pro USO 2020/2021". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Attribution des numéros de maillots pour la saison 20-21". US Orléans Official Site. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "EQUIPE NATIONAL 3" (in French). US Orléans.
  4. "Orléans - Carrière : "On a tout à gagner"" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 February 2020.
  5. "Orléans : Le club se sépare de ses entraîneurs (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
  6. "National. Claude Robin est le nouvel entraîneur de l'US Orléans" (in French). footamateur.fr. 5 June 2020.
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