US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole

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Quevilly-Rouen
Full nameUnion Sportive Quevillaise-Rouen Métropole
Nickname(s)Les rouges et jaunes (The red and yellows)
Short nameUSQRM, QRM
Founded1902; 122 years ago (1902)
GroundStade Robert Diochon
Capacity8,372[1]
ChairmanMichel Mallet
ManagerJean-Louis Garcia
LeagueLigue 2
2022–23Ligue 2, 11th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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

1927 and its performances in cup and amateur competitions saw it invited to Division 2 in 1970. It was relegated two years later for not being able to afford lighting, being dissolved and re-entering in the tenth tier in 1978. The team reached a cup semi-final in 2010 and a final in 2012
, and returned to the second tier in 2017–18 and 2021–present.

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

SM Caen, and adopted yellow and black as their colours. The pitch was taken in 1910 to build a quarry but a local man named Albert Lebas gave the club part of his land for the Stade Porte-de-Diane, which opened in 1912. Several Quevilly players were killed in World War I.[2]

In 1919, after the end of the war, Quevilly joined the nascent

final where they lost 3–0 to Marseille at the Stade Olympique in Colombes. It was the first such final to be attended by a President of France, namely Gaston Doumergue. The team became dominant in Normandy in the 1930s as Le Havre and Rouen turned professional and played in national leagues. In October 1944, shortly after the Normandy landings, Quevilly played a match against the British Royal Marines for the benefit of player Henri Mallet who had lost his arm in the conflict.[2]

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

Paris Saint-Germain. Michel Tron-Lozai, grandson of the founder, was unable to afford the lighting to permit the team to stay in the division, resulting in a return to amateur football in 1972.[2]

Refoundation and second cup final

Quevilly (yellow and black) playing against Cherbourg in July 2010

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

Sedan. In the 2009–10 edition, the now fourth-tier team won 1–0 against Ligue 1 club Rennes in the last 16 with a goal from Gregory Beaugrard,[3] followed by a 3–1 home win over another top-flight team Boulogne in the quarter-finals.[4] The run ended in the semi-finals against PSG on 14 April 2010 at Caen's Stade Michel d'Ornano, Mevlüt Erdinç scoring the only goal for the Parisians.[5]

In the

2001.[7] Lyon won the final, with a first-half goal by Lisandro López.[8]

Union and promotions

In April 2015, US Quevilly joined with

Championnat de France Amateur for the 2015–16 season. The collaboration was initiated by the Métropole Rouen Normandie, who provided €200,000 of its €1.5 million budget, with the aim of promotion to the Championnat National within two years and Ligue 2 within three to five. As Quevilly was ranked two divisions higher than Rouen, it provided the president, manager and most players, while playing at Rouen's Stade Robert Diochon; both clubs continued to exist independently. The team initially played home games in Rouen's red with trim of Quevilly's yellow, and the inverse away from home.[9]

The new team won Group A of the

Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans due to works on the Stade Robert Diochin,[11] the team were relegated back. Rouen ended its involvement in the team in June 2018.[12]

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
Manager France Jean-Louis Garcia
Assistant Managers France Alain Wathelet
France William Louiron
Goalkeeper Coach France David Moulin
Fitness Coach France Simon Lucq
France Théo Freulard
Video Analyst France Clément Marie
Doctor France Thibault Mariasiewiez
Physio France Matthieu Hedouin
Team Manager France 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Benjamin Leroy
4 MF France FRA Balthazar Pierret
5 DF France FRA Till Cissokho
6 DF France FRA Antoine Batisse
7 DF France FRA Jason Pendant
8 MF France FRA Noah Cadiou
9 FW Senegal SEN Sambou Soumano (on loan from Lorient)
10 MF France FRA Alexandre Bonnet
12 MF France FRA Garland Gbelle
14 FW Gabon GAB Alan Do Marcolino (on loan from Rennes)
15 DF Cape Verde CPV Steven Fortès
16 GK France FRA Kayne Bonnevie
17 MF Burkina Faso BFA Gustavo Sangaré
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Mali MLI Kalifa Coulibaly
20 DF Mali MLI Nadjib Cissé
21 DF Benin BEN Yohan Roche
22 DF France FRA Samuel Loric
23 FW France FRA Logan Delaurier-Chaubet (on loan from Bordeaux)
30 GK France FRA Arsène Courel
31 MF France FRA Denis-Will Poha (on loan from Sion)
34 DF France FRA Théo Pionnier
35 FW France FRA Robin Legendre
58 DF France FRA Alpha Sissoko
77 FW Senegal SEN Pape Ousmane Sakho
90 FW Mauritania MTN Pape Ndiaga Yade (on loan from Metz)
93 FW France FRA Mamadou Camara

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF France FRA Damon Bansais (at Avranches until 30 June 2024)
— FW Central African Republic CAF Vénuste Baboula (at Versailles until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW France FRA Isaac Tshipamba (at Avranches until 30 June 2024)

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

References

  1. ^ "Stade Robert-Diochon" (in French). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mladenovic, Igor (28 April 2012). "A brief history of French Cup finalists US Quevilly". World Soccer. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Coupe de France round-up". Sky Sports. 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "PSG end Quevilly's run". Sky Sports. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Marseille boss backs coach Deschamps despite cup exit". Bangkok Post. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Amateurs Quevilly shock Ligue 1 side Rennes to reach French Cup final". Bangkok Post. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Lyon ease past Quevilly to win French Cup". UEFA. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Effectif & staff" (in French). US Quevilly-Rouen. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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