FC Annecy

Football club based in Annecy, France

Football club

Annecy

Full name| Football Club d'Annecy
Founded| 1927; 95 years ago (1927)
Ground| Parc des Sports, Annecy
Capacity| 15,714[1]
Presidents| Michel Rousseaux
Stéphane Loison
Manager| Laurent Guyot
League| Ligue 2
2021–22| Championnat National, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Website| Club website

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Football Club d'Annecy is a French football club based in the town of Annecy in Haute-Savoie. The team plays its home matches at the Parc des Sports, where the club and its predecessor have been based since 1964. It currently competes in the Ligue 2.

Annecy Football Club was founded under its current name in 1993 as the reincarnation of the defunct Football Club d'Annecy. FC Annecy, formed in 1927, spent the majority of their history in regional amateur football. The club turned professional in 1942, but was compelled to return to amateurism a year later. When a national amateur league was formed for the 1948–49 season, Annecy became founder members. After eleven seasons, Annecy became the amateur champions of France at the end of the 1959–60 season, and after a short rise in the early 1970s shrank back into the obscurity that had characterised their early days.

The 1980s saw a sharp rise back up again, as FC Annecy won three promotions in nine years to reach France's second tier for the 1988–89 campaign. The club turned professional again following the first season in the division, and reached a peak in the 1990–91 season as the team performed well in both the Coupe de France and the league. After relegation in the 1992–93 season, the club capitulated in October 1993. Annecy Football Club was therefore established in its stead, taking up a league place five divisions below the third tier position that the former club had left. Though the new side won promotion twice within five years, Annecy then spent nine years in the sixth tier before meeting relegation again in the 2007–08 season.

Back-to-back promotions in 2015 and 2016, and a third promotion in six seasons in 2020, returned the club to the third tier Championnat National. In 2022, Annecy achieved promotion to Ligue 2.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Crest
* 3 Current squad
* 4 Managers
* 5 Honours
* 5.1 as Football Club d'Annecy
* 5.2 as Annecy FC
* 6 Notes
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## History[edit]

Football Club d'Annecy was founded in May 1927. The first president of the club was Louis Monnet, who held the office until 1933 when he was replaced by Jean Chatenoud. The club turned professional in 1942 after winning the Lyonnais Division Honneur, but was forced to return to its former status as amateur a year later as professional football clubs were outlawed. As amateurs, Annecy won the league twice more in 1946–47 and 1947–48 before joining the Championnat de France Amateur on its formation for 1948–49. Winning the Coupe de Lyonnais in 1953–54 was capped by finishing top of the Championnat's south-eastern section a year later. The team regained the Coupe de Lyonnais in 1958–59 and ended the 1959–60 campaign as the amateur champions of France. Chatenoud finally stepped down in 1970, after 37 years as president. The Championnat was dissolved after the 1970–71 season, and Annecy were subsequently accepted into the Division 3 Sud-Est.[2]

During their first season in the new league, Annecy were nearly promoted, but lost a play-off match to Martigues. The team competed in the division until 1973–74, when Annecy were relegated back to the Lyonnais Division Honneur. The team revived during the early 1980s, achieving promotion to the fourth level for 1980–81 before winning the championship in 1983–84. Another promotion in 1987–88 saw the club in the second tier for 1988–89, and prompted a change back to professionalism. Annecy's best season came in 1990–91, when the team finished ninth in the league and reached the last 16 of the Coupe de France. However, on relegation in 1992–93, Annecy fell as swiftly as they had emerged – the club was wound up on 16 October 1993, and therefore gave up its professional status along with its place in the third level.[2]

Annecy Football Club was formed on the same day as FC Annecy's demise, and took up a league place five tiers below that of the former team in the Rhône-Alpes Promotion Honneur Régional. The new club was promoted in its second season, and repeated this feat two years later. After nine years at the sixth level, the Rhône-Alpes Honneur Ligue, Annecy were relegated again in 2007–08. In 2013 the club regained the historic name FC Annecy, and in 2015 won the Rhône-Alpes Division Honneur, to gain access to the Championat de France Amateur 2. In 2016 the club were again promoted to the Championnat de France Amateur.[2]

Annecy were in top place in Group D of the 2019–20 Championnat National 2 by two points when the season was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were therefore promoted to Championnat National.[3]

In March 2021, Annecy were fined by the FFF for coaching irregularities. The club had been coached by Rémi Dru since the dismissal of Michael Poinsignon in December 2020, and in January 2021 had employed Jean-Yves Chay with the title of head coach. The FFF found that Rémi Dru was in fact performing the function of head coach, and fined the club €3,000 per match played under these circumstances.[4]

On 13 May 2022, Annecy beat Sedan 2–0, securing promotion to Ligue 2 as Championnat National runner-up.[5]

## Crest[edit]

* 2010–2022
FC Annecy

## Current squad[edit]

As of 16 August 2022.[6]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  FRA | Florian Escales
2  | DF |  FRA | Matthieu Sans
3  | DF |  FRA | Arnold Temanfo
4  | DF |  SEN | Bissenty Mendy
5  | MF |  ALG | Ahmed Kashi
6  | MF |  FRA | François Lajugie
7  | FW |  FRA | Ibrahima Baldé (on loan from Lens)
8  | DF |  FRA | Jonathan Goncalvés
9  | FW |  FRA | Romain Spano
10  | FW |  MTQ | Kévin Farade
11  | MF |  FRA | Jean-Jacques Rocchi
12  | FW |  FRA | Kévin Testud
13  | DF |  FRA | Gaby Jean
14  | DF |  FRA | Kévin Mouanga
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16  | GK |  FRA | Thomas Callens (on loan from Lorient)
17  | MF |  FRA | Vincent Pajot
18  | MF |  FRA | Madyen El Jaouhari
19  | MF |  FRA | Alexandre Fillon
20  | FW |  CIV | Moïse Sahi (on loan from Strasbourg)
22  | FW |  FRA | Clément Billemaz
23  | FW |  FRA | Alexy Bosetti
25  | DF |  FRA | Jonathan Ruque
26  | MF |  FRA | Alexandre Phliponeau
27  | FW |  FRA | Steve Shamal
28  | MF |  FRA | Melvin Sitti
29  | DF |  FRA | Maxime Bastian (on loan from Strasbourg)
30  | GK |  FRA | Tidiane Malbec
37  | MF |  FRA | Maxime Bado

## Managers[edit]

Twenty-three men have managed Annecy in its two incarnations. Only one of these, the Yugoslav Georges Korac, has been a foreigner. The longest serving manager is Jean-Christian Lang, who managed the club for six years from 1981 to 1987.[2][7]

| Name | Nationality | From | To

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Lucien Leduc |  French  | 1951 | 1956
Lucien Leduc |  French  | 1957 | 1958
Stanislas Golinski  |  French  | 1962 | 1964
André Grillon |  French  | 1964 | 1968
Léon Glovacki |  French  | 1968 | 1969
Stanislas Golinski  |  French  | 1969 | 1971
Noël Gallo  |  French  | 1971 | 1972
Jean-Claude Lavaud |  French  | 1972 | 1973
Claude Rey  |  French  | 1973 | 1977
Laffont  |  French  | 1977 | 1979
Canzio Capaldini  |  French  | 1979 | 1981
Jean-Christian Lang |  French  | 1981 | 1987
Georges Korac  |  Yugoslavian  | 1987 | 1989
Guy Stéphan |  French  | 1989 | 1992
Christian Coste |  French  | 1992 | 1994
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Victor Mastroiani  |  French  | 1994 | 1999
Jean-Yves Kerjean |  French  | 1999 | 2000
Alexandre Marinkov  |  French  | 2000 | 2002
Franck Lebel  |  French  | 2002 | 2003
Karim Fatmi  |  French  | 2003 | 2004
Pascal Chavaroche  |  French  | 2004 | 2005
Milé Dukic  |  French  | 2005 | 2008
Alexandre Marinkov  |  French  | 2008 | 2011
Michel Poinsignon  |  French  | 2011 | 2016
Hélder Esteves |  French  | 2016 | 2019
Michel Poinsignon  |  French  | 2019 | 2020
Rémi Dru  |  French  | 2020 | 2021
Jean-Yves Chay |  French  | 2021 | 2021[8]
Laurent Guyot |  French  | 2021[9] |

## Honours[edit]

The club has won a variety of honours, all of them amateur. The most notable honour won by Annecy in either guise is the French amateur championship won by the club in 1959–60.[10]

### as Football Club d'Annecy[edit]

Honour | Year(s)

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Championnat de France Amateur | champions | 1959–60
Championnat de France Amateur (South-East) | champions | 1954–55
Division 3 | runners-up | 1987–88 (South-East)
Division 4 | champions | 1983–84 (Group F)
Lyonnais Division Honneur[A] | champions | 1941–42, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1979–80
Rhône-Alpes Division d'Honneur Régionale[A] | champions | 2012–13
Rhône-Alpes Division d'Honneur[A] | champions | 2014–15
Coupe de Lyonnais / Coupe de Rhône-Alpes[A] | winners | 1953–54, 1958–59, 1979–80

### as Annecy FC[edit]

Honour | Year(s)

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Rhône-Alpes Honneur Régional Ligue[A] | champions | 1996–97
Rhône-Alpes Promotion Honneur Régional[A] | champions | 1994–95

## Notes[edit]

A. ^ The Ligue du Lyonnais, founded in 1920, changed its name in June 1980 to the Ligue Rhône-Alpes de Football and thus renamed its competitions accordingly.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Le Club – Infrastructures" (in French). Annecy F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
2. ^ a b c d "Le Club – Historique" (in French). Annecy F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
3. ^ "Le FC Annecy grimpe en National !" (in French). Le Dauphiné. 16 April 2020.
4. ^ "Lourde sanctioncontre le FC Annecy (National)!" (in French). actufoot.com. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
5. ^ Weulersse, Victor; Gegat, Antoine (13 May 2022). "Football. National : Annecy accède à la Ligue 2, Bastia-Borgo relégué… le résumé de la 34e journée" [Football. National: Annecy accesses Ligue 2, Bastia-Borgo relegated... the summary of the 34th matchday]. Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2022.
6. ^ "FC Annecy - National 1 - Saison 2020-2021" (in French). Annecy FC. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
7. ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
8. ^ "Annecy : changement de coach acté" (in French). foot-national.com. 18 May 2021.
9. ^ "Annecy : Laurent Guyot nommé entraineur (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 19 May 2021.
10. ^ "Le Club – Palmarès" (in French). Annecy F.C. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
11. ^ "80 ans d'Histoire : La Marche du Temps" (in French). Ligue Rhône-Alpes de Football. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

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