Pays de Cassel
Full nameUnion Sportive du Pays de Cassel
Founded2018
PresidentJean-Jacques Vaesken
LeagueNational 3 Group G
2022–23Régional 1 Hauts-de-France, Group C, 1st (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

Union Sportive du Pays de Cassel is a football club based in Arnèke in the Nord department of France.[1][2] As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football, after winning promotion in 2023.[3]

History

US Pays de Cassel was founded in 2018 after the merger of four smaller local clubs: Hardifort, Noordpenne-Zuytpeene, Bavinchove-Cassel and Arnèke.[4][5]

On 14 January 2023, Pays de Cassel eliminated Championnat National 2 (fourth-tier) side Wasquehal in the round of 64 of the 2022–23 Coupe de France following a penalty shoot-out.[6][7] This set up an encounter with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the following round, played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens as Pays de Cassel's stadium did not meet the criteria to hold the game.[8][9] At the time, Pays de Cassel had an annual budget of €150,000 while PSG's was €800 million; the two clubs were worth €400,000 and €3.2 billion, respectively.[10] PSG won 7–0, with five goals from Kylian Mbappé.[11]

Squad

As of 23 January 2023[12]

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 Elio Clausi
— GK France FRA Romain Samson
— DF France FRA Arthur Bogdanski
— DF France FRA Hugo Dubreucq
— DF France FRA Kévin Rudent
— DF France FRA Dimitri Santrain
— DF France FRA Alexis Zmijak (captain)
— MF France FRA Clément Bogdanski
— MF France FRA Clément Boudjema
— MF France FRA Nicolas Bruneel
— MF France FRA Charles Delcourt
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Julien Denaes
— MF France FRA Mathias Dron
— MF France FRA Baptiste Leclerc
— MF France FRA Corentin Rapaille
— MF France FRA Lucas Thoor
— FW Republic of the Congo CGO Robin Itoua
— FW France FRA Ayrance Leganase
— FW France FRA Isaac Loukou
— FW France FRA Keba Sané
— FW France FRA Elio Secq
— FW France FRA Mathieu Valdher

References

  1. ↑ "Coupe de France : L'US Pays de Cassel défie l'ogre PSG". MYTF1 (in French). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. ↑ Penet, Joel (2023-01-21). "US Pays de Cassel : la communication, un élément phare de l'organisation". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. ↑ "National 3. Plusieurs arrivées à Pays de Cassel" (in French). Foot Amateur. 19 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "US Pays de Cassel (R1) - PSG : 11 choses que vous ne savez pas sur ce match historique". Le Quotidien du Sport (in French). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  5. ↑ "La increíble historia del equipo de sexta división que buscará dar un batacazo ante el poderoso PSG". Infobae (in Spanish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  6. ↑ "PSG to play 6th-tier side in French Cup". theScore.com. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Coupe de France : à la découverte de Pays de Cassel, ce club de 6e division qui s'est qualifié pour un 16e de finale contre le PSG". Franceinfo (in French). 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  8. ↑ "Coupe de France: Sixth-division village club set to take on PSG superstars". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  9. ↑ "Les amateurs de Cassel, club de 6e division, affrontent le PSG en Coupe de Franc ce lundi soir". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  10. ↑ "Coupe de France : "Le gardien est pâtissier, le défenseur banquier..." 4 choses à savoir sur l'US Pays de Cassel, 6e division, qui défie le PSG". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  11. ↑ "Mbappe scores five as PSG hit seven in French Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  12. ↑ "Séniors A - R1" (in French). US Pays de Cassel. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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