Iris Club de Croix

Iris Club de Croix
Full name Iris Club de Croix
Founded 1952 (1952)
Ground Stade Henri Seigneur,
Croix
Capacity 2,000
Chairman Patrice Weynants
Manager Giuseppe Bianco
League National 2 Group D
2017–18 National 2 Group C, 9th

Iris Club de Croix, commonly referred to as IC Croix, is a French association football club based in Croix in the Nord department in the north of France. The club was formed in 1952 through a merger of two clubs from the town. For the first half-century of existence, the club played football at district level, but a series of promotions in the second half of the first decade of the 21st century elevated it to the national leagues. As of the 2018–19 season it competes in Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of football in France, and the highest it has attained in its history.

History

The club was formed in 1952 through a merger of two local teams, Amical de Croix and Celtic de Croix, and played in the Nord district divisions of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Ligue. Between 2006 and 2009 the club won four successive promotions, from the top district division (1er Division) to the top division of the Nord-Pas-de Calais Ligue (Division d'Honneur, the sixth level of football in France).[1]

In 2011 the club won a league and cup double, finishing at the top of the Division d'Honneur, and winning the Nord Pas-de-Calais League Cup, gaining promotion to the Championnat de France Amateur 2 for the 2012–13 season.[1]

In November 2012, the club merged with another local club, Stade de Croix. The following season, the club finished top of group B of CFA2, gaining promotion to CFA, and were overall champions of the division. In the 2015–16 season the club finished in 2nd place in CFA Group A, the highest league finishing position it has achieved to date.[1]

Stadium

The club play at Stade Henri Seigneur, which has a capacity of 2,000.[2]

Current squad

As of 05 October 2018[3]

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

No. Position Player
France GK Alexis Bockstal
France GK Clément Pétrel
France GK Romain vanherreweghe
France DF Alexandre Carvalho
France DF Pierre Derville
France DF Mamadou Dia
France DF Kandanso Tamanate
France DF Alexis Zmijak
France DF Thomas Decottignies
France MF Thomas De Parmentier
France MF Emmanuel Debordeaux
No. Position Player
France MF Amaury Dos Santos
France MF Pierre Grebaut
France MF Brian Obino
France MF Samuel Robail
France MF Nadir Guenoun
France MF Fares Hassani
France MF Mathieu Robail
France FW Samuel Betina
France FW Sofiane Mihoubi
France FW Ryad Habbas

Honours

  • Champion, Promotion d'Honneur Régionale (Level 9), Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 2007
  • Champion, Promotion d'Honneur (Level 8), Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 2008
  • Champion, Division d'Honneur Régionale (Level 7), Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 2009
  • Champion, Division d'Honneur (Level 6), Nord-Pas-de-Calais: 2010
  • Champion, Championnat de France Amateur 2: 2014

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Historique" (in French). IC Croix official site. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Stade Henri Seigneur" (in French). Ville de Croix. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Seniors A - National 2" (in French). Iris Club de Croix. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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