US Lusitanos Saint-Maur

Union Sportive Luistanos Saint-Maur or US Lusitanos Saint-Maur is a French football club based in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. The club was founded in 1966 by Portuguese immigrants who worked in a factory in the town. They play their games at the Stade Adolphe-Chéron. They have twice reached the Championnat National, the third level of French football, and in 2002 they reached the round of 16 in the Coupe de France.

Not to be confused with FC Lusitanos.
US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
Full nameUnion Sportive Lusitanos Saint-Maur
Nickname(s)Les Lusitanos
Founded1966
GroundStade Adolphe-Chéron,
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
Capacity3,500
ChairmanArthur Machado
ManagerAdérito Moreira
LeagueNational 2
2019–20National 2 Group A, 8th
WebsiteClub website

As of the 2017–18 season, the club plays in Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French football.

History

US Lusitanos Saint-Maur was founded in 1966 by José Lebre, amongst the Portuguese immigrant community in the town of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. Initially the club consisted entirely of first generation Portuguese, but before long it needed to recruit second generation immigrants with French nationality in order to expand.

In 1975 Armand Lopes, one of the sponsors of the club, took over and set goals for the club to rise up to the national leagues within five years. This took longer than planned, but they arrived in the newly formed National 3 in 1993, as champions of the Division d'Honneur in the Paris region. They gained promotion to National 2 the following season, and two seasons later reached Championnat National the highest amateur division in the country.

After finishing fourth at the first attempt, the club moved up and down between the Championnat National and Championnat de France Amateur, as National 2 had now become. In the 2001–02 season, back in the Championnat National, they reached the last 16 of the Coupe de France, beating Ligue 1 side Girondins de Bordeaux in the round of 32.

They suffered another relegation back to the CFA in 2002, and due to a failed merger with US Créteil-Lusitanos and failure to properly register the team, they were administratively relegated to the Division Supérieure Régionale of the Paris region, effectively level seven of French football. They remained in regional football for more than a decade. In 2012 Arthur Machado was elected as president, restructuring the club.[1]

The club gained promotion again to Championnat de France Amateur 2 (level 5) in 2015 and to the CFA in 2016.

Current squad

As at 22 February 2018.[2]

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

No. Position Player
GK Revelino Anastase
GK Mickaël Ponzio
GK Tony Sébastiao
DF Alexandre de Oliveira Maia
DF Lucas
DF Tom Gaxotte-Fergon
DF Barros Rafael Moreno
DF Allan Ramos
DF Mathieu Rangoly
DF João Tiago Ribeiro da Fonseca
DF Valter João Tavares Viegas
MF João Barros Monteiro
MF Kévin Diaz
No. Position Player
MF Nathan Diyangi Konda
MF Rui Monteiro
MF Jonathan Ribadeira
MF Joël Saki
MF Airton Silva Nascimento
MF Yohan Taisson
FW Edilberto Cordeiro
FW Kisley
FW Brett Julian Mbalanda
FW Jérémy Meunier
FW Jony Ramos
FW Leonel Ucha

References
  1. "50 anos de História" (in French). US Lusitanos Saint-Maur Official Site. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "Lusitanos St Maur US" (in French). scoresway.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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