AS Cannes
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| Full name | Association Sportive de Cannes Football |
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| Nickname(s) | Les Dragons Rouges (The Red Dragons) |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Ground |
Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Cannes |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| Chairman | Ziad Fakhri |
| Manager | Jean-Marc Pilorget |
| League | Division Honneur Méditerranée (6th tier) |
| Website | Club home page |
Association Sportive de Cannes Football (French pronunciation: [a.sɔ.sja.sjɔ̃ spɔrtɪv də kan]; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Cannes plays its home matches at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin, located within the city. The team is managed by Jean-Marc Pilorget and captained by defender Vincent Di Bartoloméo.
Despite playing football on the French Riviera, a popular and relaxing tourist destination, Cannes have had a lackluster existence. The club was one of the founding members of the first division of French football and finished runners-up in the league's inaugural season. The club's highest honour to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1932. Cannes last played in Ligue 1 in the 1997–98 season and are currently serving the longest stint of any club in the National division, having been in the league since the 2001–02 season. The club has most notably served as a springboard for several prominent French football players such as Zinedine Zidane, Patrick Vieira, Johan Micoud, Gaël Clichy, Sébastien Frey and Jonathan Zebina.
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