AS Magenta
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AS Magenta is a New Caledonian football team playing at the top level. It is based in Nouméa. Their home stadium is Stade Numa-Daly Magenta.
History
Originally called the Nickel Nouméa Sports Association (Nouméa ASLN), the club experienced its first period of glory in the late 1960s and 1970s. Winner of the
Under the new name of A.S. Magenta, the club gradually returned to the forefront of the New Caledonian football scene in the early 1990s. Cup finalist in 1991, the team won again in 1996, followed by a series of six straight wins between 2000 and 2005, making it the most successful team in the competition.
AS Magenta won the Championship in 2003, 2004 and 2005. ASM was also champion of The Overseas Football Cup by beating A.S. Pirae in 2003 (2–2 in the first leg, 2–2 then the second leg, 4–3 after penalty shootout). AS Magenta season in the 2005 season, in addition to winning the cup and the championship of New Caledonia, reached the final of the
The 2006 season is much less successful for AS Magenta. In addition to being eliminated before the finals of the OFC Champions League, the club also failed to win the title of champion of New Caledonia for the first time in four years, on top of failing to win the New Caledonia Cup for the first time since 1999.
In the 2007 season, under the coaching of former footballer André Bodji, the team won the championship three years in a row. Following the 2010 win, the team played in the 2010–11 Coupe de France, becoming the first New Caledonian club to pass the seventh round of the preliminary phase, before being beaten in the eighth round by Paris FC (4–0).
In November 2014, the club won for the ninth time the New Caledonia Cup, after beating rivals A.S. Lössi 3–1, ensuring its place in the seventh round in the Coupe de France.[1]
Honours
- New Caledonia Division Honneur: 12
- New Caledonia Cup: 16
- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018
- 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010, 2014, 2016,
- Pacific French Territories Cup: 2
- 2002–03, 2004–05
The club in the French football structure
- Coupe de France : 7 appearances
- 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14
Current squad
Squad for 2020 OFC Champions League
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
Position | Name |
Coach | Alain Moizan |
Physiotherapist | John Wadrobert |
Doctor | Stéphane Campana |
Media Manager | Pascal Uichi |
Performance in OFC competitions
- OFC Champions League: 5 appearances
- Best: Final 2019
- 2010: 3° in Group A
- 2011: 3° in Group B
- 2017: Semi-finals
- 2018: Group Stage
- 2019: Final
- Oceania Club Championship: 2 appearances
- 2004–05: 2nd Place – Lost against Sydney FC2 – 0 (stage 4 of 4)
- 2006: First Round – Group B – 4th place – 3 pts (stage 2 of 4)
References
- ^ "Nouvelle Caledonie 1ere". November 2, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2014.