AS Nancy Lorraine
The team Association Sportive Nancy-Lorraine, sometimes referred to as ASNL or Les Chardons, was founded in 1967 and plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot in Tomblaine, where the total capacity is 20,087 spectators. Nancy currently plays in France's second highest competition, in which it has won the title five times in the past (1975, 1990, 1998, 2005 and 2016), with one national (1978) and one league (2006) cup in its collection of achievements.
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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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