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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SM Caen
The full name of the club is Stade Malherbe Caen, also called SMC for short. Their club colours are blue and red. Their home stadium is the Stade Michel d'Ornano, which has a total capacity of 20,453 seats. It is named after a local former politician.
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