AS Excelsior

AS Excelsior

Full name	Association Sportive de l'Excelsior
Nickname(s)	les Perícans
Founded	1940; 85 years ago (1940)
Ground	Stade Raphaël Babet Saint-Joseph, Réunion
Capacity	2,130
Chairman	Rock Bénard
Manager	Fares Bousdira
League	Réunion Premier League
2023	Champions
Home colours

Association Sportive de l'Excelsior is an association football club from Saint-Joseph, Réunion.^[citation needed]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at Stade Raphaël Babet, which has a maximum capacity of 2,130.

Achievements

• Réunion Premier League: 3

1974, 2023, 2024

• Coupe de la Réunion: 5

2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2024

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League: 1 appearance

2006 – Preliminary Round

The club in the French football structure

• French Cup: 7 appearances

1974–75, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–2018

Ties won

Year	Round	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
2009–10	Round 7	AS Excelsior	1–0	Quimper (4)
2015–16	Round 7	AS Excelsior	1–0 (a.e.t.)	AS Poissy (4)
2016–17	Round 7	Avoine OCC (5)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	AS Excelsior
2016–17	Round 8	AS Excelsior	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	FC Mulhouse (4)
2017–18	Round 7	Feignies Aulnoye FC (5)	1–3	AS Excelsior

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  REU Frederic Nativel 7 MF  REU Joselito Gonneville 9 FW  REU Salomon Kehi

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  MAD Jean Britton Mandilimana 20 FW  MAD Ruphin Menakely 24 FW  FRA Djardji Nadhoime — FW  ALG Mansour Boutabout