Istres
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Full nameFootball Club Istres Ouest Provence
Founded1920 (1920)
GroundStade Parsemain,
Fos-sur-Mer
Capacity12,500
ChairmanBertrand Benoît
ManagerFabrice Huart
LeagueNational 3 Group A
2022–23National 3 Group D, 9th
WebsiteClub website

Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (French pronunciation: [istʁ]; commonly referred to as simply Istres) 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 amateur regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2.

In the 2004–05 season, the club reached Ligue 1 for the first time in their history but finished last and were immediately 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. They were joined by Laval and Arles Avignon. but on the 23 June, the DNCG ruled that AC Arles-Avignon would not be allowed to play in Ligue 2 despite their promotion from the Championnat National, due to irregularities in the club's financial accounts and management.[1] On 3 July, following an appeal, the DNCG reversed its decision reinstating Arles' Ligue 2 status.[2] The club got relegated from Ligue 2 in 2013–14 season after a 2–4 defeat to Dijon FCO,[3] but were readmitted because Luzenac were denied promotion because they had a inadequate stadium. But on the 11th of July 2014, the ruling against Valenciennes FC was revoked and FC Istres were relegated again.

In July 2015, the club was relegated to the 7th tier for financial reasons, but in 2018, they were promoted to the 2018-19 Championnat National 3.

Naming history

  • SS Istréenne (1920–1969)
  • Istres Sports (1969–1990)
  • FC Istres Ville Nouvelle (1990–2004)

Players

Current squad

Updated as of 17 May 2022. None of the players have a fixed/assigned shirt number by the club.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Jordan Gil
GK France FRA Julien Vanni
GK France FRA Tom Portelli
DF France FRA Alexandre Le Parmentier
DF France FRA Chris Combes
DF France FRA Djawad Dridi
DF France FRA Fabien Barrillon
DF France FRA Jordan Douhet
DF Algeria ALG Liassine Cadamuro
DF Algeria ALG Malik Ousfane
DF France FRA Tarik Bizou
DF France FRA Vincent Simondi
DF France FRA Walid Soudi
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Algeria ALG Farid Benramdane
MF France FRA Kévin Diaz
MF France FRA Luca Valls
MF France FRA Paul-Antoine Finidori
MF France FRA Sofiene Danabache
MF France FRA Téo Bouvier
MF France FRA Yanis Daoud
MF France FRA Yohan Zemoura
FW Netherlands NED Abdoul Sylla
FW France FRA Birame N'Diaye
FW France FRA David Gigliotti
FW France FRA Jonathan Béhé
FW France FRA Lahcen Tazi

Notable former players

For a list of former FC Istres players, see below

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.[4]

Honours

  • National
  • Méditerranée Division d'Honneur
    • Champions (2): 1982, 1990
  • Coupe de Provence
    • Champions (4): 1933, 1982, 1987, 1989

References

  1. "Les décisions du mardi 23 juin". Ligue de Football Professionel. lfp.fr. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. "Arles-Avignon repêché par la DNCG". L'Equipe. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
  3. Bergogne, Romain. "Auxerre respire, Istres relégué". L'equipe fr. (in French). L'equipe. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. foot-national.com (21 November 2012). "Istres - Arles-Avignon : A qui le derby de la Provence?". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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