AJ Auxerre
The club, whose history dates back to 1905 and which is simply called AJA among fans, was founded by a certain Abbé Deschamps under the name of Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise. The stadium, which can seat up to 18 541 spectators, is also named after him. AJ Auxerre won the top French competition in 1996, and the second league in the 1979/1980 season. It has also won the national cup four times (1994, 1996, 2003 and 2005) and dominated the Intertoto Cup in Europe twice (1997 and 2006).
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OGC Nice
They are called Les Aiglons (the eagles) or Le Gym. They have an eagle in their emblem and the second nickname is an abbreviation, which you will understand when we give the full official name of the club. It is Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur. The club colours are red, black and white. At home they play in jerseys with vertical red and black stripes and white shorts.
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