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ES Wasquehal
File:ES Wasquehal Badge.png
Full nameEntente Sportive de Wasquehal
Nickname(s)ESW, les Wasquehaliennes
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
GroundStadium Lille Metropole - Terrain n°1,
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Capacity500
ChairmanBrahim Chikhi
ManagerMehdi Izeghouine
LeagueRegional 1 Hauts-de-France
2017-18National 3 Group I, 11th (relegated)

Entente Sportive de Wasquehal (ES Wasquehal) is a French football club based in Wasquehal.

History

ES Wasquehal was founded in 1924 as L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal. It received its current name in 1945, when it merged with L'Association Sportive de Wasquehal.

Recent years

The team currently plays in Regional 1 Hauts-de-France, having been relegated in successive seasons from CFA in 2017 and National 3 in 2018. The team had played Ligue 2 from 1998 to 2003, having become a professional club in 1997.

Stadium

The team plays home matches at a minor pitch at the Stadium Lille Metropole in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In recent years they played at the main stadium but following their relegation from the French National League local rivals Lille OSC have been left as the sole tenants.

Achievements