{"title":"Le Havre","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe Havre AC 2026\/27 home and away jerseys. Name and number printing available.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"maillot-le-havre-2026-27-domicile","title":"Le Havre 2026\/27 Home Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003eLe Havre. A club born from an English parish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHAC wears sky blue and navy in a city facing the English Channel and the Seine estuary. Two shades of blue that arrived from England and stayed in Normandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFounded by the English, anchored in Seine-Maritime\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe multi-sports club was founded on October 20, 1884, at the initiative of Jeffery Edward Orlebar, pastor of the British Episcopal Church in Le Havre. The football section opened ten years later, in 1894. The club long claimed 1872: historians have never found any documentary evidence for this date. The nickname, however, has stuck. \"The Dean.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe club's lore suggests that the sky blue and navy are a compromise between former students of Cambridge and Oxford. This story comes from a 1948 book signed by a club president, with no archival evidence to support it. The English heritage can be heard elsewhere: the Le Havre supporters' anthem uses the melody of God Save the King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Stade Jules-Deschaseaux served as home for a long time, until its final season in 2012. On July 12, 2012, the Stade Océane was inaugurated with a gala match against Lille. Twenty-five thousand seats, the largest football stadium in Normandy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe club has been training players since 1984 on the Rue de la Cavée Verte. Vikash Dhorasoo, Jean-Alain Boumsong, Steve Mandanda, Ibrahim Ba: four paths that started from the same Le Havre training ground, all leading to the French national team.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eIn Le Havre, football arrived by sea and never left.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eA home kit in the colors of a club that has never left its port.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Footify","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":41622776774714,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":41622777364538,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":41622777397306,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":41622777430074,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":41622777462842,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/1831\/0714\/files\/maillot-le-havre-2026-27-domicile-blanc.jpg?v=1788138419"},{"product_id":"maillot-le-havre-2026-27-exterieur","title":"Le Havre 2026\/27 Away Jersey","description":"\u003cp\u003eHAC away from Le Havre. An old habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHAC traveled early on. From the very first championships, the Norman club went to the Paris region to claim its titles, and it has never stopped heading south for its biggest encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChampion in Paris, winner in Colombes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e1899. The USFSA opened its championship to provincial clubs. Le Havre was crowned without having played the final: the Club Français refused to face them, deeming the opponent unrepresentative. The federation ruled in favor of the Normans. The following year, all doubt was dispelled on the pitch: 1-0 against that same Club Français, on May 6, 1900, in Bécon-les-Bruyères.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay 3, 1959, Stade de Colombes. Coupe de France final against Sochaux, 2-2 after extra time. Replay required. On May 18, at the same venue, Le Havre won 3-0. No second-division club had ever won the tournament before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs for the Norman derby, it has changed addresses. For a long time, the opponent was FC Rouen: a rivalry of territory, port, and commerce. Stade Malherbe de Caen took over starting in the 1990s. In 1991-1992, the two Norman clubs finished the season within two points of each other: Caen fifth and qualified for Europe, Le Havre seventh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe club's name also circulates through its players. Paul Pogba honed his skills at Le Havre before leaving for Manchester in 2009. Riyad Mahrez launched his professional career there before moving to England. HAC has been exporting talent for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eAlmost all of HAC's major milestones bear the name of a city other than Le Havre.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eBécon-les-Bruyères, Colombes: two names of Parisian suburbs inscribed in the record books of a Norman club.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Footify","offers":[{"title":"S","offer_id":41622778118202,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"M","offer_id":41622778380346,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"L","offer_id":41622778413114,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":41622778445882,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"XXL","offer_id":41622778478650,"sku":null,"price":59.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/1831\/0714\/files\/maillot-le-havre-2026-27-exterieur-blanc.jpg?v=1788138419"}],"url":"https:\/\/myfootify.com\/en\/collections\/le-havre.oembed","provider":"My Footify","version":"1.0","type":"link"}