Club Sportif Avionnais or simply CS Avion is a French professional football club founded in 1922. They are based in Avion, Pas-de-Calais and are currently competing in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2 Group B, the fifth tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stade François-Blin, which has a capacity of 4,800 spectators. They are a regular participant in the Coupe de France, often appearing in the stages where the professional clubs enter.

History

Club Sportif Avionnais was founded in 1922. The club's great success came early in their existence. During the 1950s, as an amateur club, they reached the Coupe de France Round of 64 and Round of 32 on several occasions. In league play, the club has only made it as far as the Championnat de France Amateurs, their last appearance being during the 2004–05 season, in which they were relegated after four consecutive seasons there. Following their quick relegation from CFA 2, they were relocated to the Division d'Honneur de Nord-Pas-de-Calais. After two seasons there, they achieved promotion back to CFA 2 for the 2008–09 season.

They had a remarkable run during the 2007–08 Coupe de France, where they made it all the way to the Round of 64 before being eliminated by Ligue 1 club and lesser rivals Lille OSC. The club also operates a successful youth team, which is usually composed of young players that have been rejected or released from bigger Nord-Pas-de-Calais clubs, such as RC Lens and Lille. They appear often in the Coupe Gambardella reaching as far as the quarterfinals during the 2005–06 season.

Current squad

As of Tue Mar 02, 2011

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
No. Pos. Nation Player — GK FRA Grégory Crombez — GK FRA Romain Lorandi — GK FRA Mallory Bochu — GK FRA Jérôme Lambenne — DF MAD Pascal Razakanantenaina — DF MAD Lalaina Nomenjanahary — DF FRA Maxime Deleau — DF FRA Romain Dubreucq — DF FRA Jérôme Eickmayer — DF SEN Laurent Mendy — DF FRA Johan Dumesic — DF FRA Alexis Blicq — MF FRA Mathieu Moulin — MF MAD Dimitri Carlos Zozimar — MF FRA Jordan StrappeNo. Pos. Nation Player — MF FRA Thomas Bodart — MF BRA Alessandro Furtado — MF FRA Aymen Djedidi — MF FRA Franck Roszak — MF CIV Hermann Kouadio — MF CIV Saïb Ouattara — MF CIV Ali Keita — MF FRA Hamza Trasim — MF FRA Bruno Custos — FW CPV Emelson Brito Do Rosario — FW FRA Pierrick Capelle — FW COD Alain Massamba — FW FRA Sofiane Hadjal — FW FRA Nahim Malim
—GKFRAGrégory Crombez
—GKFRARomain Lorandi
—GKFRAMallory Bochu
—GKFRAJérôme Lambenne
—DFMADPascal Razakanantenaina
—DFMADLalaina Nomenjanahary
—DFFRAMaxime Deleau
—DFFRARomain Dubreucq
—DFFRAJérôme Eickmayer
—DFSENLaurent Mendy
—DFFRAJohan Dumesic
—DFFRAAlexis Blicq
—MFFRAMathieu Moulin
—MFMADDimitri Carlos Zozimar
—MFFRAJordan Strappe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
—MFFRAThomas Bodart
—MFBRAAlessandro Furtado
—MFFRAAymen Djedidi
—MFFRAFranck Roszak
—MFCIVHermann Kouadio
—MFCIVSaïb Ouattara
—MFCIVAli Keita
—MFFRAHamza Trasim
—MFFRABruno Custos
—FWCPVEmelson Brito Do Rosario
—FWFRAPierrick Capelle
—FWCODAlain Massamba
—FWFRASofiane Hadjal
—FWFRANahim Malim

Former players

Honours

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