▁league ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 2 ▁seasons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁club ▁got ▁a ▁new ▁ground , ▁at ▁the ▁Henry ▁D auss y ▁Park , ▁allowing ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁club ▁got ▁its ▁first ▁professional ▁section , ▁later ▁abandoned ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁before ▁becoming ▁professional ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Since ▁the ▁early ▁days , ▁A AC ▁has ▁under g one ▁two ▁name ▁changes : ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁to ▁Sport ing ▁Club ▁d ' A mi ens , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁as ▁Am iens ▁Sport ing ▁Club . ▁Am iens ▁played ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁team ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁tier ▁of ▁French ▁football ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁after ▁finishing ▁ 3 rd ▁in ▁the ▁Champion nat ▁National . ▁Their ▁first ▁season ▁back ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁ever , ▁as ▁they ▁finished ▁run ners - up ▁and ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁top - t ier ▁Ligue ▁ 1 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁dram atic ▁promotion , ▁too , ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁have ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁promotion ▁places ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁last - g asp ▁winning ▁goal ▁in ▁the