FC Istres
Full name | Football Club Istres Ouest Provence | |||
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Founded | 1920 | |||
Ground | Stade Parsemain, Fos-sur-Mer | |||
Capacity | 12,500 | |||
Chairman | Bertrand Benoît | |||
Manager | Fabrice Huart | |||
League | National 3 Group A | |||
2022–23 | National 3 Group D, 9th | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (French pronunciation: [istʁ]; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the Arrondissement of Istres.
History
FC Istres was founded in 1920 by Édouard Guizonnier as SS Istréenne. In 1969, SS Istréenne was merged into the more general sports club Istres Sports, who chose to keep Istréenne's distinctive purple and black colours. In 1977 the club made young entrepreneur Michel Aviet the club's president and ex-Yugoslav goalkeeper Georges Korac the club's manager. During the Aviet-Korac years, the club advanced from France's lower amateur regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2.
In the
In July 2015, the club was relegated to the 7th tier for financial reasons, but in 2018, they were promoted to the
Naming history
- SS Istréenne (1920–1969)
- Istres Sports (1969–1990)
- FC Istres Ville Nouvelle (1990–2004)
Players
Current squad
Updated as of 17 May 2022. None of the players have a fixed/assigned shirt number by the club.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
For a list of former FC Istres players, see below
Rivalries
The club has two major rivalries. First is with neighbours
Honours
- National
- Champions (1): 2008–09
- Méditerranée Division d'Honneur
- Champions (2): 1982, 1990
- Coupe de Provence
- Champions (4): 1933, 1982, 1987, 1989
References
- ^ "Les décisions du mardi 23 juin". Ligue de Football Professionel. lfp.fr. 23 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ^ "Arles-Avignon repêché par la DNCG". L'Equipe. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Bergogne, Romain. "Auxerre respire, Istres relégué". L'equipe fr. (in French). L'equipe. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ foot-national.com (21 November 2012). "Istres - Arles-Avignon : A qui le derby de la Provence?". foot-national.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
- Official website (in French)