US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole
Full name | Union Sportive Quevillaise-Rouen Métropole | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les rouges et jaunes (The red and yellows) | ||
Short name | USQRM, QRM | ||
Founded | 1902 | ||
Ground | Stade Robert Diochon | ||
Capacity | 8,372[1] | ||
Chairman | Michel Mallet | ||
Manager | Jean-Louis Garcia | ||
League | Ligue 2 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 2, 11th of 20 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Union Sportive Quevillaise-Rouen Métropole, known as US Quevilly-Rouen, US Quevilly, QRM, Quevilly-Rouen, or simply Quevilly, is a football club based in Le Petit-Quevilly in the Métropole Rouen Normandie, France. The club plays in Ligue 2 and hosts its home matches at the Stade Robert Diochon, which has a capacity of 8,372.
Founded in 1902, the team reached the
At the request of local government, Quevilly joined with historic rivals FC Rouen to form US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole in 2015, with Quevilly providing the president, manager and most players while playing at Rouen's stadium and using their red colour instead of Quevilly's yellow and black. Both teams continue to exist independently, and Rouen ended its collaboration in 2018.
History
Foundation, first cup final and decline
The club was founded as US Quevilly in 1902 by Amable Lozai and Jules Manneville, two former members of a hiking club whose president had refused to purchase a football. In two years' time, the team had 104 players and Lozai bought its first pitch for half a
In 1919, after the end of the war, Quevilly joined the nascent
Quevilly won France's amateur championship in 1954, 1955 and 1958. The following year, co-founder and chairman Lozai died, with his widow Micheline inheriting the team. In 1970, the FFF expanded
Refoundation and second cup final
In January 1979, local man Robert Beauchamp refounded US Quevilly but failed in a bid to have the team restored to the second division, instead being placed in the fourth division of the department of
In the
Union and promotions
In April 2015, US Quevilly joined with
The new team won Group A of the
Promotion back to Ligue 2 was secured on 28 April 2021, after other results ensured the club a top-two finish in the 2020–21 Championnat National behind SC Bastia and at the expense of Villefranche.[13]
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Manager | Jean-Louis Garcia |
Assistant Managers | Alain Wathelet William Louiron |
Goalkeeper Coach | David Moulin |
Fitness Coach | Simon Lucq Théo Freulard |
Video Analyst | Clément Marie |
Doctor | Thibault Mariasiewiez |
Physio | Matthieu Hedouin |
Team Manager | Laurent Saint-Martin |
Squad
- As of 29 January 2024[14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Honours
National
- Finalist of Coupe de France in 1927, 2012
- Semi-finalist of Coupe de France: 1968, 2010
- Champion de France Amateur: 1954, 1955, 1958, 1967
- Champion du Groupe Ouest: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1966, 1967
- Champion du Groupe Nord: 1958, 1963, 1964, 1969
- Champion du Groupe A: 2011
- Champion de France Amateur Runner-up: 1959, 1963
- Division 3
- Finalist: 1973
- Champion du Groupe Ouest: 1973
- Youth
- Coupe Gambardella
- Champion: 1967
- Runner-up: 1960
References
- ^ "Stade Robert-Diochon" (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Mladenovic, Igor (28 April 2012). "A brief history of French Cup finalists US Quevilly". World Soccer. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Coupe de France round-up". Sky Sports. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Coupe de France : Quevilly bat Boulogne et va en demi-finale" [Coupe de France: Quevilly beat Boulogne and go to the semi-finals]. Le Monde (in French). 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "PSG end Quevilly's run". Sky Sports. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Marseille boss backs coach Deschamps despite cup exit". Bangkok Post. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Amateurs Quevilly shock Ligue 1 side Rennes to reach French Cup final". Bangkok Post. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Lyon ease past Quevilly to win French Cup". UEFA. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Meunier, Didier (20 April 2015). "Football : l'US Quevilly et le FC Rouen s'associent pour devenir le Quevilly Rouen Métropole" [Football: US Quevilly and FC Rouen join to become Quevilly Rouen Métropole] (in French). France 3. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Football, transferts : premiers départs du Quevilly Rouen Métropole, promu en National" [Football, transfers: first departures from Quevilly Rouen Métropole, promoted to the National] (in French). Tendance Ouest. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Bonhommet, Maxime (24 September 2017). "QRM quitte Le Mans avec « une belle prestation »" [QRM leave Le Mans with "a beautiful benefit"] (in French). Ma Ligue 2. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Massin, Fabien (20 November 2017). "Trois ans après le rapprochement, le FC Rouen claque la porte de Quevilly Rouen Métropole" [Three years after the agreement, FC Rouen slam the door on Quevilly Rouen Métropole] (in French). Actu.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Le SC Bastia et QRM (national) officiellement promus en Ligue 2" [SC Bastia and QRM (National) officially promoted to Ligue 2]. L'Équipe (in French). 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Effectif & staff" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. Retrieved 16 July 2021.