Chambly
Full nameFootball Club Chambly Oise
Founded1989; 35 years ago (1989)
GroundStade Walter-Luzi
Capacity4,550
PresidentFulvio Luzi
ManagerStéphane Masala
LeagueNational 2 Group C
2022–23National 2 Group A, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

Football Club Chambly Oise, commonly known as Chambly, is a French professional football club based in Chambly in the Hauts-de-France region. Their home stadium is the Stade Walter-Luzi in the town, and they compete in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football, as of the 2022–23 season.

History

The club was founded in 1989 and previously played in Ligue 2, the second division of French football, after achieving promotion from the Championnat National in 2019. They were relegated back in 2021. They previously won promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2009–10 season. The club's emblem and kits take a heavy influence from Italian club Inter Milan.[citation needed]

On 1 February 2017, Chambly achieved a club milestone by drawing with French top-flight outfit Monaco 3–3 during regulation time in a Coupe de la Ligue match, before eventually losing 4–5 in extra time. On 1 March 2018, Chambly defeated Strasbourg 1–0 to reach the semi-finals of the Coupe de France for the first time ever. However, the club suffered a personal tragedy as Walter Luzi, the club's founder, died in a hospital on the same day.[1]

On 19 April 2019, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 2 for the first time in its history.[2] Due to the promotion, the club would play its league matches in the 2019–20 Ligue 2 season at two venues; fifteen matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson, and four at the Stade Sébastien Charléty, as the Stade des Marais did not meet the standards for Ligue 2 football.[3] The Stade des Marais was being upgraded to Ligue 2 standards, with a capacity of 3,000 envisioned.[4] However, construction was temporary halted in December 2020.[5]

After suffering relegation from Ligue 2 in 2021,[6] Chambly continued with a relegation from the Championnat National in 2022, returning to the Championnat National 2.[7] Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Fabien Valéri was appointed as head coach. It was the first time that Chambly began a season without a member of the Luzi family in the managerial position, with Bruno Luzi leaving the club earlier in the year.[8]

Current squad

As of 9 October 2022[9]

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 Cameroon CMR Jean-Loïc Nolla
4 DF Albania ALB Olsi Teqja
5 DF France FRA Randy Sindoussoulou
6 DF France FRA Lassana Diako
7 MF France FRA Christopher Baptista
8 MF Algeria ALG Abdelmalek Mokdad
9 FW France FRA Mamadou Diallo
10 MF Morocco MAR Driss Khalid
11 MF Togo TOG Guillaume Yenoussi
14 MF France FRA Enzo Lopes
15 MF France FRA Issiaka Karamoko
16 GK France FRA Raphael Marques
17 DF France FRA Axel Dauchy
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Lucas Valeri
19 MF France FRA Lassana Doucouré
20 DF Tunisia TUN Mohammed Amine Cherni
21 MF France FRA Noë Masevo Muanda
22 MF Benin BEN Melvyn Doremus
23 DF France FRA Hamidou Ba (captain)
27 DF France FRA Ivan Inzoudine
28 FW France FRA Anthony Payet
29 FW France FRA Niaki Sacko
30 GK France FRA Simon Pontdemé
— MF France FRA Yanis Hugon
— MF France FRA Joël Saki

References

  1. ^ "Modest Chambly make history on same night club founder dies". AS.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Chambly est promu en Ligue 2 (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ "HAUTS-DE-FRANCEOISEBEAUVAIS Promu en Ligue 2 sans stade aux normes, le FC Chambly arrache un accord pour jouer à Beauvais" (in French). francetvinfo.fr. 11 May 2019.
  4. ^ "La première phase des travaux du nouveau stade de Chambly est terminéehttps://les3villessoeurs.com/" (in French). Les 3 Villes Sœurs. 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Chambly : la construction du stade des Marais suspendue" [Chambly: the construction of the Stade des Marais has been suspended]. L'Observateur de Beauvais (in French). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Football : après deux saisons en Ligue 2, Chambly est relégué en National 1". France 3 Hauts-de-France (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Pourquoi Créteil, Chambly et Boulogne sont déjà relégués en National 2". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Un virage inédit pour le FC Chambly en National 2" [A new twist for FC Chambly in the National 2]. La Une - Courrier picard (in French). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Effectif" [Squad] (in French). FC Chambly Oise. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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