Canet Roussillon FC

Canet Roussillon Football Club is an association football club based in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. It was founded in 1934. The club currently plays in Championnat National 3

Canet Roussillon
Full nameCanet Roussillon Football Club
Founded1934
GroundStade Saint-Michel
Capacity3,400
ManagerFarid Fouzari
LeagueNational 3 Group B
2022–23National 2 Group C, 13th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1934 as Club Olympique Perpignanais.

In the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Canet Roussillon pulled off an upset victory by beating Ligue 1 giants Marseille, advancing to the round of 16 after a 2–1 win.[1] They were eliminated in the quarter-final of the competition by Montpellier.[2]

In August 2021, Athlon CIF, an Australian fund, invested in Canet Roussillon, injecting €1.5 million into the club. This more than doubled the club's budget.[3]

Historical names

  • Club Olympique Perpignanais (1934–1949)
  • Stade Olympique Perpignanais (1949–1952)
  • Perpignan Football Club (1952–1997)
  • Sporting Perpignan Roussillon (1997–2001)
  • Perpignan Football Catalan (2001–2002)
  • Perpignan Canet Football Club (2002–2014)

Current squad

As of 21 March 2019[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Maxime Ferry
— GK France FRA Thibault Cottes
— GK France FRA Matthieu Nordt
— DF France FRA Andrea Aguilar
— DF France FRA Boris Mahon de Monaghan
— DF France FRA Sébastien Celina
— DF France FRA Pascal Vié
— DF Senegal SEN Daouda Ba
— DF France FRA Malick Lopy
— DF France FRA Nicolas Staerck
— DF France FRA Lucas Waroquier
— MF Niger NIG Chris Lybohy
— MF France FRA Jérémy Posteraro
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Marco-Olivier Pioka
— MF France FRA Mathieu Castaing
— MF France FRA Naim Hamdi
— MF France FRA Laurent Carbonne
— MF France FRA Yacine Belhadj
— FW France FRA Damien Buxeda
— FW France FRA Mathieu Ferry
— FW France FRA Raphaël Pioton
— FW Algeria ALG Sabri Hattab
— FW France FRA Cyril Mansuy
— FW France FRA Jordi Delclos
— FW France FRA Nordine Haizoun

Former players

References

  1. "Marseille Humiliated by Canet in Coupe de France". beIN SPORTS. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. Ponroy, Xavier (20 April 2021). "Coupe de France : fin de l'aventure pour Canet-en-Roussillon, éliminé par Montpellier en quart de finale" [Coupe de France: end of the adventure for Canet-en-Roussillon, eliminated by Montpellier in the quarter-finals]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Australian fund invests in fourth-tier side Canet Roussillon". Get French Football News. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. "L'EQUIPE - NATIONALE 3" (in French). Canet Roussillon FC. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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