Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, commonly known as AJ Auxerre or simply AJA, is a French professional football club based in Auxerre, France. The club was founded on 29 December 1905 and is well-known for its youth system and development of talent. The team currently competes in the upper tiers of French football. AJA's history is marked by their success in the 1990s under the management of Guy Roux, a period during which the club won its first Ligue 1 title in the 1995-96 season.