Auxerre
Full name	Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise
Nickname(s)	AJA
Founded	1905
Ground	Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps, Auxerre
Capacity	23,467
Chairman	Jean-Claude Hamel
Manager	Jean Fernandez
League	Ligue 1
2006-2007	Ligue 1, 8th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy. Its home ground is Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of the River Yonne (capacity 23,467, 22,000 seated). Auxerre are famous throughout Europe, their success at the highest level being unprecedented for a club from such a small town (under 40,000). With Nantes being relegated into Ligue 2 in 2007, Auxerre remain the only French team who have never been relegated.

After the 2004-05 season, Auxerre was forced to seek a new manager for the first time in over 40 years, as Guy Roux retired after having been manager since 1961. Roux saw the club rise through every division in French football, culminating in promotion to Ligue 1 in 1980, and the French championship in 1996.

Auxerre replaced Roux with Jacques Santini, a former France national team head coach who had also managed several top French clubs and had a brief stint at Tottenham Hotspur of England. Santini was sacked after only one season however, failing to guide Auxerre into Europe and was replaced by Jean Fernandez for the 2006-07 season.

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Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team, founded in 1905, playing in the town of Auxerre in Burgundy. Its home ground is Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps on the banks of ...

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