AJ Auxerre — season around 1995/96

Overview

• Club: Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise (AJ Auxerre)
• Head coach: Guy Roux (long-serving manager and club legend)
• Home ground: Stade l'Abbé-Deschamps (traditional home of Auxerre)
• Club colours: predominantly white with blue trim

1995–96 season summary

• Auxerre enjoyed one of the high points in the club’s history in the mid‑1990s under Guy Roux.
• The club won the French Division 1 title in 1995–96, earning qualification for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League.
• The team combined a strong youth academy tradition with experienced professionals, a hallmark of Auxerre under Roux.

Notable players (examples from the mid‑1990s squad)

• Lionel Charbonnier (goalkeeper)
• Bernard Diomède (winger/forward)
• Alain Goma (defender)
• Sabri Lamouchi (midfielder)
• Lilian Laslandes (forward)
• Christophe Cocard (midfielder)

Legacy

• Guy Roux’s management and Auxerre’s robust youth development were central to the club’s success in the 1990s.
• The 1995–96 league title remains one of the club’s greatest achievements and cemented Auxerre’s status in French football at the time.

If you need a full squad list with appearances and goals, match results from that season, or details about cup runs and European fixtures, I can provide those season-by‑season statistics and lineups in a follow-up response.