FC Istres

Istres
Full name Football Club Istres Ouest Provence
Founded 1920 (1920)
Ground Stade Parsemain,
Fos-sur-Mer
Ground Capacity 17,000
Chairman Bertrand Benoît
Manager Bruno Savry
League Division d'Honneur (Mediterranean group)
Website Club home page

Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (French pronunciation: [istʁ]; commonly referred to as simply Istres) (Euronext: MLFCI) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the Arrondissement of Istres.

History

FC Istres was founded in 1920 by Édouard Guizonnier as SS Istréenne. In 1969, SS Istréenne was merged into the more general sports club Istres Sports, who chose to keep Istréenne's distinctive purple and black colours. In 1977 the club made young entrepreneur Michel Aviet the club's president and ex-Yugoslav goalkeeper Georges Korac the club's manager. During the Aviet-Korac years, the club advanced from France's lower regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2.

In 2004, the club reached Ligue 1 but finished last and was relegated to Ligue 2 the following year. The club returned to Ligue 2 for the 2009–10 season after winning the Championnat National 2008–09. The club got relegated from Ligue 2 in 2013–14 season after a 2–4 defeat to Dijon FCO.[1]

In July 2015 the club was relegated the 6th tier for financial reasons.

Naming history

Players

Current squad

As of 24 June 2015.[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 France GK Olivier Blondel
2 France DF Raphaël Romey
4 France DF Wilfried Rother
5 Senegal MF Birane Ba
6 Mali DF Mansour Assoumani
7 Czech Republic MF Mario Lička
10 Benin FW Daniel Gbaguidi
11 Algeria MF Farid Boulaya
12 Guinea DF Mohamed Laya Conte
13 France DF Khaled Kehiha
14 France MF Anthony Belmonte
15 Algeria FW Brahim Ben Daoud
16 France GK Romain Lejeune
18 Gabon FW Fabrice Do Marcolino
No. Position Player
19 France FW Cédric Bétrémieux
20 France DF François Marque
21 France MF Sofiane Dridi
22 France DF Grégory Sofikitis
23 France DF Michaël Bosqui
24 Guinea FW Bangaly Soumah
25 Gabon DF Merlin Tandjigora
26 France MF Benjamin Mas
27 Burkina Faso FW Louckmane Ouédraogo
28 Guinea FW Mohamed Lamine Camara
29 France DF Enzo Peritore
30 France GK Jordan Gil
32 France MF Akim Zedadka
33 France FW Maxime Lambert


Notable former players

For a list of former FC Istres players, see Category:FC Istres players.

Rivalries

The club has two major rivalries. First is with neighbours FC Martigues, with many encounters over the years. The second is the Provence derby against AC Arles-Avignon.[3]

Honours

References

External links

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