FC Libourne

Football Club Libourne, formerly known as AS Libourne or Libourne Saint-Seurin-sur-L'Isle, is a French football team from the town of Libourne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. The club plays in the Regional 1 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the sixth tier of French football.[1]

Libourne
Full nameFootball Club Libourne
Nickname(s)The Pinguins
Founded1935 (1935)
GroundStade Jean-Antoine Moueix,
Libourne
Capacity8,500
ChairmanBernard Laydis
ManagerThierry Oleksiak
LeagueRegional 1 Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2017–18National 3 Group A, 12th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded by Georges Kany in 1935 as Football Club Libourne. The club then became omnisports in 1966 and thus changed its name to Association Sportive Libournaise or simply AS Libourne. Nearly three decades later, in 1998, the club merged with AS Saint-Seurin and became Football Club de Libourne Saint-Seurin-sur-L'Isle. However, in October 2009, this merger was undone: AS Libourne returned to its old name of Football Club Libourne and AS Saint-Seurin disappeared.[1]

The club, nicknamed the penguins, were promoted to Ligue 2 from Championnat National after the 2005–06 season, but relegation followed after finishing 19th in 2007–2008. The downfall continued and as of the 2013–14 season the club is playing in the DH Ligue d'Aquitaine after being champions of the DSR Ligue d'Aquitaine (seventh tier) in 2013.[1]

Name changes

  • Football Club Libourne (1935–1966)
  • Association Sportive Libournaise or AS Libourne (1966–1998)
  • Football Club de Libourne Saint-Seurin-sur-L'Isle (1998–2009)
  • Football Club Libourne (since 2009)

Current squad

As of November 2009

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

No. Position Player
GK Mesut Boz
GK Jean-Baptiste Daguet
GK Yoann Djidonou
DF Ahmed Berkouch
DF Fouad Dahmoume
DF Mathieu Didion
DF Daby Gueye
DF Giany Joinville
DF Mounir Soufiani
DF Terence Pinto
MF Farid Boughidah
MF Johann Chapron
MF Matthieu Chemin
MF Abdelhakim Elouaari
MF Nicolas Julian
MF Sébastien Ligoule
MF Jérôme Martin
FW Simon Adoue
FW Benjamin Dubois
FW Romain Dupuy
FW Colin Dalgarno
FW Soufiane El Ahouje
FW Junior Moukoko

Former coaches

Stéphane Ziani Jean-Marc Furlan

Former players of note

Mathieu Valbuena [2]

References

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