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 name	Union Sportive Orléans Loiret Football
Nickname(s)	USO Les Guêpes (The Wasps)
Founded	1976; 46 years ago (1976) 1889; 133 years ago (1889) as Arago Sport Orléanais
Ground	Stade de la Source, Orléans
Capacity	7,533
Manager	Xavier Collin
League	Championnat National
2021–22	Championnat National, 9th of 18
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

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

• Championnat National

Winners (1): 2013–14

• Championnat de France amateur

Winners (1): 2009–10 (Group D)

• Coupe de France

Runners-up (1): 1980

Players

Current squad

As of 3 August, 2022.[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 Vincent Viot 3 DF  GLP Steve Solvet 4 DF  FRA Stone Mambo 5 MF  SEN Ousseynou Ndiaye 8 DF  COD Brandon Agounon 9 FW  FRA Johanne Akassou 10 FW  FRA Adrian Dabasse 12 DF  FRA Adrien Pagerie 13 FW  MTQ Kévin Fortuné 14 DF  GLP Nicolas Saint-Ruf (vice-captain) 15 MF  FRA Loïc Goujon (captain) 17 MF  FRA Ahmad Allée

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FRA Grégory Berthier 20 MF  FRA Liamine Mokdad 22 DF  FRA Jimmy Halby-Touré 24 DF  FRA Clément Akpa (on loan from Auxerre) 25 MF  FRA Lucas Bretelle 27 FW  FRA Ibrahim Sangaré 28 FW  FRA Esteban Lepaul 30 GK  FRA Théo Vermot — DF  FRA Marvin Elimbi (on loan from Strasbourg) — FW  FRA Oumar Gassama — DF  FRA Modibo Camara

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

• Jacques Lemée (1977–88)
• Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (1989–91)
• Henri Atamaniuk (1991–92)
• Jacques Lemée (1994–97)
• Bruno Steck (2004–06)
• Yann Lachuer (2009–12)
• Olivier Frapolli (2012–16)
• Didier Olle-Nicolle (2016–20)
• Cyril Carrière (2020)[4][5]
• Claude Robin (2020–21)[6][7]
• Xavier Collin (2021–)[8]

References

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