▁club ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁play ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 , ▁the ▁second ▁division ▁of ▁French ▁football . ▁The ▁club ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁de ▁la ▁Lic or ne ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁Ligue ▁ 1 ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁club ' s ▁ 1 1 6 - year ▁history , ▁where ▁they ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 3 th ▁place ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 1 ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Am iens ▁have ▁never ▁won ▁a ▁major ▁tro phy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Am iens ▁Ath l ét ic ▁Club ▁( A AC ) ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁Association ▁du ▁Ly c ée ▁d ' A mi ens , ▁French ▁school boy ▁champions ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁A AC ▁cr ushed ▁its ▁very ▁first ▁oppon ents , ▁Saint - Qu entin , ▁ 1 3 – 0 ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁its ▁creation . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁Comité ▁de ▁Pic ard ie ▁de ▁l ' U . S . F . S . A ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁then - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁A AC ▁( Hen ri - Fr éd éric ▁Pet it ). ▁A AC ▁domin ated ▁the ▁early ▁US F SA