FC Gueugnon
Full name | Football Club Gueugnonnais | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les Forgerons (The Blacksmiths) [1] | ||
Founded | 1940 | ||
Ground | Stade Jean Laville, Gueugnon | ||
Capacity | 14,753 | ||
Chairman | Bernard Canard | ||
Manager | Philippe Correia | ||
League | National 3 Group J | ||
2022–23 | National 3 Group E, 9th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon [ɡøɲɔ̃]) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city.
The club has spent majority of its history in the second and third tiers of French football, with short spells in the top flight. It has had success at national level, most notably winning the
The club faced bankruptcy in 2011 and subsequently reformed in the sixth tier; since then it has aimed to climb back up the league pyramid.
History
Football Club de Gueugnon was founded in 1940. Upon the club's creation, it earned the nickname Les Forgerons (The Blacksmiths), due to having strong support from the commune's local steelworks area. The club won the
The 1980s steel crisis forced the club to turn professional, and after several seasons of struggles to prevent relegation, the tide turned in 1991 when Gueugnon reached the semi-finals of the
In 2000, Gueugnon shocked French football supporters around the country after winning the
At the beginning of the season 2009–10, former French international Tony Vairelles joined the club and, subsequently, became the club's main investor.[2] On 27 October 2009, his father, Guy Vairelles, became Gueugnon's new chairman.
The club continued to play in the
Rivalries
Most Gueugnon supporters consider
Montceau are Gueugnon's historic rivals with both club being separated by less than 16 kilometres (9.9 mi). Gueugnon's rivalry with Montceau stems from the early 80s, in which the latter chairman Gérard Clayeux attempted by pry away several of Gueugnon's top players by offering to increase their wages. The resulting outcry led to the town, club, and support of Gueugnon developing a hatred towards their nearby foes. Gueugnon have a remarkable record against its rivals. The club has never lost a league game against Montceau, however, due to the club's not being in the same league for 20 years, the record has become skewed. On 20 October 2009, Gueugnon and Montceau faced off against each other in the Coupe de France. Montceau were surprise winners defeating Gueugnon 3–1, thus beating Gueugnon for the first ever time in an official competition.
Louhans-Cuiseaux have always been one of Gueugnon's rivals. Not only because the two clubs are relatively close to each other or because they have been in the same division for a long period of time, but also because Gueugnon sent Louhans down by holding them 1–1 on the last day of the Ligue 2 season in 1984–85. Since the 2008–09 season, the two clubs regularly met due to each playing in the Championnat National.
Crest
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(1995–2000)
Players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Gueugnon in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1940. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club.
For a complete list of Gueugnon players, see Category:FC Gueugnon players
- Jean Acédo
- François Bandera
- Jean Claude Berthommier
- Éric Boniface
- Florian Boucansaud
- Jean-Louis Collaudin
- Jose Duch
- Éric Durand
- Roland Gransart
- Franck Jurietti
- Philippe Montanier
- Casimir Nowotarski
- Vincent Stropoli
- Antoine Trivino
- Richard Trivino
- Nadir Belhadj
- Madjid Bougherra
- Nicolas Esceth-N'Zi
- Amara Traoré
Honours
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Champions: 1999–2000
- Ligue 2
- Champions: 1978–79
- Championnat de France amateur
- Champions: 1946–47, 1951–52[5]
- Ligue de Bourgogne
- Champions: 1945–46, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1956–57
- DH Bourgogne
- Champions: 2012–13
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2000–01 | UEFA Cup
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1R | Iraklis Thessaloniki | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Managers
Managerial history
- Emile Daniel (1967–74)[6]
- Casimir Nowotarski (1974–86)
- Guy Briet (1986 – January 88)
- Georges Bernard (January 1988-88)
- Jean-Yves Chay (1988–90)
- Marcel Husson (1990–91)
- Roland Gransart (1991–98)
- Alex Dupont (1998-00)
- René Le Lamer (2000 – 1 February)
- Georges Bernard (February 2001-01)
- Noël Tosi (2001–02)
- Albert Cartier (2002 – 4 February)
- Georges Bernard (February 2004)
- Thierry Froger (February 2004–05)
- Victor Zvunka (2005–07)
- Alain Ravera (2007 – 7 October)
- Alex Dupont (2007–08)
- Hubert Fournier & René Le Lamer (2008 – 8 December)
- René Le Lamer (January 2009–10)
- Serge Romano (2010–2011)
- Philippe Correia (2012–present)
References
- ^ "#650 – FC Gueugnon : les Forgerons" (in French). Footnickname. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "FFF". www.fff.fr. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- Agence France Presse. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Communiqué de la Commission" (in French). French Football Federation. 14 April 2011. Archived from the original on 26 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ The Championnat de France amateur titles won during this period are different from the current version of the league.
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF.
External links
- Official website (archived 25 February 2007)