AJ Auxerre

The club Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise was founded in 1905, by the abbot Ernest Abbé Deschamps. The club success, becoming a force in the Catholic league F.G.S.P.F. In 1908, the club even reached the F.G.S.P.F. French Championship final, losing 8–1 however. At the end of the First World War, the club was expelled from its ground. Father Deschamps acquired several pieces of land along the Yonne on the Vaux road, which later formed the Abbé Deschamps Stadium. Auxerre made its first steps in Division 1 on 24 July 1980 against Bastia in Toulon. Auxerre lost the match 2–0. On 20 November 1980, Andrzej Szarmach signed for Auxerre having received consent from the Polish Football Association. He started two days later at home against Lyon and scored the first of his ninety-four goals in Division 1. AJA's first season in Division 1 was remarkable for two particular performances: on 13 December 1980, at Parc des Princes against Paris Saint-Germain (3–2), and then on 7 April 1981, at Stade Marcel-Saupin against Nantes for a 1–0 win, notable as Nantes had not lost a home game for five years and 92 games (between 15 April 1976 and 7 April 1981). In the next two seasons, AJA finished fifteenth and eighth respectively. During the 1983–84 season, AJA climbed for the first time onto the podium in finishing third. Patrice Garande finished top scorer with twenty-one goals. A few weeks later, Garande won the gold medal at the Olympics in Los Angeles with the French Olympic football team…

Domestic

League

Ligue 1 Champions: 1995–96 Ligue 2 Winners: 1979–80, 2023–24 Division d'Honneur (Burgundy) Winners: 1970 FGSPF Championnat Runners-up: 1909 FGSPF Burgundy Championnat Champions: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

Cups

Coupe de France Winners: 1993–94, 1995–96, 2002–03, 2004–05 Runners-up: 1978–79, 2014–15

International

UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners: 1997, 2006 (joint winner) Runners-up: 2000 Coppa delle Alpi Champions: 1985, 1987