FC Istres

Istres
Full name	Football Club Istres Ouest Provence
Founded	1920; 104 years ago
Ground	Stade Parsemain, ; Fos-sur-Mer
Capacity	17,000
Chairman	Bertrand Benoît
Manager	José Pasqualetti
League	Ligue 2
2011–12	10th
Website	Club website

Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (French pronunciation: [istʁ]; commonly referred to as simply Istres) (Euronext: MLFCI) is a French association football club based in Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league following the 2008–09 season. Istres plays its home matches at the Stade Parsemain in Fos-sur-Mer, a commune in the Arrondissement of Istres. The team is managed by José Pasqualetti and captained by defender Gary Coulibaly.

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 colors. 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 regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2. In 2004, the club reached Ligue 1 but finished last and was relegated to Ligue 2 the following year. The club returned to Ligue 2 for the 2009–10 season after winning the Championnat National 2008–09.

Players

Current squad

As of 29 July 2012.^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	MF	FRA	Jordan Massengo
4	DF	FRA	Fabien Barrillon
7	FW	ALG	Yahia Chérif
8	MF	SEN	Ibrahima Ba
11	MF	FRA	Fouad Chafik
14	MF	FRA	Anthony Belmonte
15	FW	CIV	Guy Roland
16	GK	FRA	Clément Daoudou
17	FW	ALG	Nassim Akrour
21	DF	FRA	Alain Cantareil
22	MF	FRA	Florian Tardieu
23	FW	MAR	Oualid El Hamdaoui
24	DF	FRA	Damien Moulin
26	DF	FRA	Naguib Chakouri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	ALG	Farid Boulaya
28	DF	FRA	Joris Sainati
29	MF	FRA	Tommy Untereiner
30	GK	SVN	Denis Petrić
40	GK	FRA	Maxime Mannoni
—	GK	FRA	Romain Lejeune
—	DF	CIV	Mamadou Doumbia
—	DF	FRA	Yohan Bocognano
—	MF	FRA	Jérôme Leroy
—	MF	BRA	Rafael Assis
—	MF	FRA	Bagaliy Dabo
—	FW	FRA	Vincent Le Goff
—	FW	BRA	Matheus Alves

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	MLI	Idrissa Coulibaly (on loan to Lekhwiya)

Notable former players

For a list of former FC Istres players, see Category:FC Istres players.

Honours

National
- Champions (1): 2008–09
Méditerranée Division d'Honneur
- Champions (2): 1982, 1990
Coupe de Provence
- Champions (3): 1933, 1982, 1987, 1989

References

^ http://www.fcistres.com/effectif.php

External links

Official website Template:Fr icon

[1] ttp://www.fcistres.com/effectif.php

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