Wasquehal Football
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Full name | Entente Sportive de Wasquehal | ||
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Nickname(s) | ESW, les Wasquehaliennes | ||
Founded | 1924 | ||
Ground | Stadium Lille Metropole - Terrain n°1, Villeneuve-d'Ascq | ||
Capacity | 500 | ||
Chairman | Brahim Chikhi | ||
Manager | Mehdi Izeghouine | ||
League | Regional 1 Hauts-de-France | ||
2017-18 | National 3 Group I, 11th (relegated) | ||
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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
- France Championnat de France Amateur 2 champion (Group D) 2015
- France Division 3 runner-up 1997
- France Division 4 champion 1995
- France DH North champion 1988
- France League 2, 2001 - 13th position (all-time league high)