FC Auch Gers

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Auch
Full nameFootball Club Auch Gers
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
LocationAuch, France
Ground(s)Stade Jacques Fouroux (Capacity: 7,000)
League(s)Fédérale 1
2016–176th (Filed for bankruptcy. Professional club dissolved.)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.fcag-rugby.com

Football Club Auch Gers is a French

2008. Founded in 1891, the club plays at Stade Jacques Fouroux
(capacity 7,000); its players wear red and white.

Auch was founded in 1897. They were runners-up in the 2001

season they were promoted to the top league, defeating Bayonne
in the Pro D2 final.

However they were relegated back down to Pro D2 for the

Worcester
in the final.

At the end of the 2013–2014 season, the club was relegated to the amateur Fédérale 1. At the close of 2016–2017, bankruptcy was declared. The professional club was dissolved after financial rescue efforts failed. The lower level teams and school will remain, with an eye toward eventual reconstitution of the flagship pro team. The B team won the 2017 Nationale B championship.

Honours

Finals results

League Cup

Date Winner Runner-up Score Venue
2001 Montferrand FC Auch 34–24 France

European Shield

Date Winner Runner-up Score Venue
21 May 2005 FC Auch Worcester Warriors 23–10 Kassam Stadium, Oxford

Pro D2 winners

Date Winner Runner-up Score Venue
1947 FC Auch Chambéry 5–0 France
2004
FC Auch Bayonne 26–9 France
2007
FC Auch (Automatic promotion)

Current standings

Club dissolved at end of 2016–17 season.

Current squad

Club dissolved at end of 2016–17 season.

Former players

Current Internationals

Further reading

  • Mes saisons 1903–2003 : F.C. Auch : Auch en Gascogne et le rugby, cent ans d'amour-passion, de Roland Porterie, éd. Football club auscitain, 2003

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