Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant
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| Full name | Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant | ||
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| Founded | 1907 | ||
| Ground | Stade de la Ville en Bois, Châteaubriant[1] | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| President | Joseph Viol[2] | ||
| Joint managers | Florian Plantard Daouda Leye | ||
| League | National 3 Group B | ||
| 2017–18 | National 3 Group B, 10th | ||
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Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant is a French association football club based in the commune of Châteaubriant, Loire-Atlantique. As of the 2017–18 season the men's team competes in the National 3, the fifth tier of French football. The club plays their home matches at the Stade de la Ville en Bois, which has a capacity of 3,000.[3]
History
Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant was founded in 1907, and the football section appeared around 1920. Originally the club also had gymnastics and tennis sections, but these are no longer active.[4]
The football team has played in regional leagues for the vast majority of its existence, with varying levels of success. Châteaubriant won the Division d'Honneur (DH) Ouest in 1958 but declined promotion to the next tier, allowing Stade Brestois 29 to be promoted in their place.[4] This was to be their only league title until 1991, when the club won the DH Atlantique, thereby gaining promotion to Division 4, the equivalent of the current CFA. In 1993, as part of the restructuring of the French league system, the club was moved to the newly formed National 3, the fifth tier of the pyramid. Relegation back to the regional divisions followed in 1997.[5]
The 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons saw Châteaubriant achieve successive promotions, winning the DH Atlantique and then the CFA2 Group A, to return to the fourth level of French football for the first time in over 20 years.[4][5]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Division d'Honneur Ouest: 1957–58
- Division d'Honneur Atlantique: 1990–91, 2003–04, 2013–14
- Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group A: 2014–15
References
- ^ "Terrains - Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant". FFF.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Staff - Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant". FFF.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b "France - Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "1907-2017 : 110 ans d'histoire des Voltigeurs Châteaubriant". voltigeurs.fr. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Châteaubriant". footballenfrance.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Championnat de France Amateur - l'Effectif 2016–2017". voltigeurs.fr. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Football - club: Châteaubriant". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2 March 2017.