Le Havre AC
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| Full name | Le Havre Athletic Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
Le club doyen (The Dean Club), Les Ciel et Marine (The Sky-and-Navy) |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Ground |
Stade Océane, Le Havre |
| Capacity | 25,178 |
| Chairman | Vincent Volpe |
| Manager | Oswald Tanchot |
| League | Ligue 2 |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2, 4th |
| Website | Club home page |
Le Havre Athletic Club (French pronunciation: [lə avʁ]; commonly referred to as Le Havre) is a French association football club based in Le Havre, Normandy. The club was founded as an athletics and rugby club in 1872. Le Havre plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football, and plays its home matches at the Stade Océane.
Le Havre made its football debut in France's first-ever championship in 1899 and, on its debut, became the first French club outside of Paris to win the league. The club won the league the following season in 1900. Le Havre has yet to win the current first division of French football, Ligue 1, but has participated in the league 24 times; its last stint being during the 2008–09 season. The club's highest honour to date was winning the Coupe de France in 1959. Le Havre is captained by defender Steven Fortès. The main rivalries are "Derby Normand" with SM Caen and an always heated clash with Lens, located in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
It was in 1872 that a group of British residents formed Le Havre Athlétique, which played a hybrid form of football, a cross between rugby and association football, called "combination". Association football began being played on a regular basis in 1894.
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