Any self respecting geographer/geologist will know about the Amorican Peninsular. Its in north west France, sort of hooked up to South-west England, with some geological similarities.
Here I am, three days without a blog, near Guingamp FC (13th in Ligue 2), watching the local team play Ajaccio, (8th) from Corsica in an entertaining 1-1 draw. My immediate interest is in local Guingamp. Here is their potted history, a club known as Les Costamoricans:
1912: Foundation of the club.1922: First match @ Stade de Montbareil. 1976 an amateur club: First promotion to Division 3 as a professional club. 1977: First promotion to Div 2: 1984: Adoption of professional status. 1990: First match @ Stade de Roudourou which holds around 19,000. 1994: Second promotion to Ligue 2 1995: First promotion to Ligue 1 1996: Winner of the Intertoto Cup and first appearance in Europe. 1997: Runner-up Coupe de France. 2000: Second promotion to Ligue 1. 2004: Relegation from Ligue 1. 2009: Winner of the Cope de France (best local rivals Rennes 2-1) and second appearance in Europe. 2010: Relegation from Ligue 2. 2011: Promotion to Ligue 2. 2013: Promotion to Ligue 1. 2014: Winner of the Coupe de France and third appearance in the UEFA Europa Ligue. 2019: Runner up in the Coupe de la Ligue. 2019: Relegated to Ligue 2, where I found them.
The club plays in the highest of French Leagues related to the towns population (a commune of 7,000)!
Players from the past include Didier Drogba (226 apps for Chelsea and 100 goals), Florent Malouda and their former president is Noel Le Graet. French Football Federation President. Laurent Koscielny also played from 2010-19 255 apps 44 goals.
Squad players come from: Brazil, Guadelope, Haiti, Comoros Islands, Senegal, Mali, Cameroon and Malagasy...+ 20/28 from France. Here we are:
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