LB Châteauroux

LB Châteauroux
Full name	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
Nickname(s)	La Berri; La Berrichonne;
Founded	1916
Ground	Stade Gaston Petit,; Châteauroux
Capacity	17,173
Chairman	Thierry Schoen
Manager	Benoît Cauet
League	Ligue 2
2019–20	Ligue 2, 15th
Website	Club website

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [lɑ beʁiʃɔn də ʃatoʁu]; commonly referred to as La Berrichonne or simply Châteauroux) is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1916. The team currently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club has played only one season in Ligue 1; the 1997–98 season.

In 2004, Châteauroux reached the final of the 2003–04 Coupe de France. The team was defeated 1–0 by Paris Saint-Germain, but still qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup because Paris Saint-Germain finished second in the first division. Châteauroux lost in the first round to Belgian club Club Brugge.

Châteauroux plays its home fixtures at the 17,173 capacity Stade Gaston Petit in front of crowds averaging between 6,000 and 7,000. Visitors are directed to one end of the Credit Agricole stand. The team strip is a deep red and blue with a vertical striped shirt and blue shorts. The club president was Michel Denisot and is currently Patrick Le Seyec. The current Manager is Nicolas Usaï who took over during the 2018–19 season. Châteauroux's kit manufacturer is Nike.

Chateauroux is one of the mainstays in Ligue 2 and have played a total of 39 seasons in the division which is 2 years short of the record amount of seasons played in Ligue 2 which is currently held by Racing Besançon and AS Cannes with 41 seasons.^[1]

Titles

Ligue 2: 1996-97
Championnat National: 2016–17

Players

Current squad

As of 11 February 2021.^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Julien Fabri
2	DF	CIV	Ibrahim Cissé (on loan from Nice)
3	DF	CMR	Yannick M'Boné (captain)
4	MF	COD	Rémi Mulumba
6	DF	FRA	Leandro Morante
7	MF	FRA	Amir Nouri
9	FW	FRA	Yanis Merdji
10	FW	FRA	Guevin Tormin
11	FW	TOG	Razak Boukari
12	DF	FRA	Nama Fofana
13	FW	CGO	Prince Ibara
14	FW	FRA	Alexis Gonçalves
15	MF	FRA	Romain Grange
16	GK	FRA	Rémi Pillot
17	MF	FRA	Issa Marega


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	FW	TOG	Gilles Sunu
19	MF	GNB	Opa Sanganté
20	DF	FRA	Alexandre Raineau
21	DF	CIV	Christopher Operi
22	FW	SEN	Philippe Paulin Keny
23	MF	FRA	Kalidou Sidibé
24	DF	COM	Chaker Alhadhur
25	FW	FRA	Ilyas Chouaref
26	MF	FRA	Baptiste Canelhas
27	MF	FRA	Léo Leroy
28	DF	GLP	Jérémy Cordoval
29	FW	FRA	Siriné Doucouré
30	GK	FRA	Wilfried Bedfian
40	GK	POL	Marcin Bułka

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	FRA	Andrew Jung (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)

Reserve team

As of 18 March 2019^[3]

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	FRA	Ismaël Lacroix
—	GK	FRA	Florent Rizzolo
—	DF	FRA	Durell Bilendo
—	DF	FRA	Mbemba Sylla
—	DF	FRA	Axel Dudoit
—	DF	FRA	Jules Youbicier
—	DF	FRA	Jardel Seco Gomes
—	DF	FRA	Junior Nga Ze
—	DF	FRA	François Mendy
—	DF	FRA	Ange-Yoan Bonny
—	MF	FRA	Lucas Triki


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	FRA	Yannick Padilla
—	MF	FRA	Ayoub Ezzaytouni
—	MF	BFA	Moïse Traoré
—	MF	FRA	Esteban Gonçalves
—	FW	FRA	Dorian Bounab
—	FW	FRA	Lucas Placide
—	FW	FRA	Ilyas Chouaref
—	FW	FRA	Bryan Adinany
—	FW	FRA	Baptiste Canelhas
—	FW	FRA	Nihad Chamoueni

Notable players

Managers

André Roder (1938–39)^[4]
Roger Cabanis (1943–46)
Gérard Woczniak (1946–52)
Charles Carville (1952–53)
Antonin Tichy (1953–54)
Jo Rabstejneck (?-?)
François Maestroni (?-?)
Albert Dubreucq (September 1957–58)
Maurice Lafont (1962–63)
Henri Burda (1963–65)
Léon Deladerrière (1965–67)
Robert Vicot (1967–70)
André Strappe (1970–71)
Gérard Woczniak and Ferrandis (1971–73)
Lucien Troupel (1973–80)
Hervé Revelli (1980–83)
Anton Nieroba (1983–85)
Philippe Leroux (1985 – February 1986)
Karim Ibrahim (February 1986-1986
Philippe Besset (1986–87)
Lionel Sachy (1987–88)
Alec Hrnic (1988–89)
Jacky Lemée (1989)
Andrzej Szarmach (1989–91)
Joachim Marx (1991 – October 1992)
Victor Zvunka (October 1992–98)
Florian Fontaine ( June 1998 – May 2005)
Didier Ollé-Nicole (2005 – March 2006)
Cédric Daury (March 2006–08)
Frédéric Zago (March 2007, Caretaker)
Christian Sarramagna (2008)
Dominique Bijotat (2008–09)
Jean-Pierre Papin (2009–10)
Didier Tholot (2010–13)
Jean-Louis Garcia (2013–14)
Pascal Gastien (2014–15)
Cédric Daury (2015–16)
Michel Estevan (2016–17)
Jean-Luc Vasseur (2017–18)
Nicolas Usaï (2018–)^[5]

References

^ http://www.ligue1.com/club/chateauroux
^ "Le groupe" (in French). berrichonne.net. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ "National 3" (in French). LB Châteauroux. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
^ "Châteauroux : Nicolas Usaï, nouvel entraîneur (off.)" (in French). footnational.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[1] ttp://www.ligue1.com/club/chateauroux

[2] "Le groupe" (in French). berrichonne.net. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[3] "National 3" (in French). LB Châteauroux. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

[4] "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2007.

[5] "Châteauroux : Nicolas Usaï, nouvel entraîneur (off.)" (in French). footnational.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

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