GFC Ajaccio

Gazelec Football Club Ajaccio (Corsican: Gazelec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazelec Ajaccio or simply Gazelec (French: [ɡazelɛk]), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazelec play in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of football in France.

History

The club was founded in 1960 as result of the merger of two small Ajaccio clubs, Football Club Ajaccien (commonly known as FC Ajaccio), founded in 1930 and Gazelec Corse Club, founded in 1910.

Gazelec reached the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Coupe de France, while playing in the third-tier Championnat National. They hosted home games in the later rounds at the larger Stade Francois Coty, home of AC Ajaccio.

On 15 May 2015, Gazelec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3–2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu. It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years. Gazelec Ajaccio started off the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season as one of the smallest teams to compete in the division's history. They were instantly relegated, in 19th place. In June 2019, the club went back down to the third tier after a play-off loss to Le Mans. They were relegated again at the end of the truncated 2019–20 Championnat National season, after being in the relegation places when the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they suffered administrative relegation to Championnat National 3 for financial reasons.

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