JA Drancy

Full name	Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy
Founded	1903
Ground	Stade Charles Sage Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis
Capacity	2,500
Chairman	Melaye Alain
Manager	Philippe Lemaître
League	National 3 Group G
2022–23	National 3 Group L, 3rd
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

La Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy are a French football club based in Drancy, a suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1903. As of the 2020–21 season, the club plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth division of French football.

Current status

Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy have achieved numerous honors in the amateur section of French football in the 21st century resulting in the club reaching the Championnat de France amateur for the 2009-10 season. In 2003, the club won the Ligue d'Excellence of its region and, the following year, won its region's Ligue d'Promotion. The next year, the club achieved promotion again, winning the Division d'Honneur Régionale and followed this up with another promotion run, this time winning the Division Supérieure Régionale meaning Drancy had reached the 6th division of French football, the Division d'Honneur. In 2007, the club finished 2nd achieving promotion to the CFA 2, however they were relegated back down after they failed to meet the league's financial requirements and expectations. A year later, Drancy won the league and were accepted into CFA 2 and proceeded to win its group after just one year in the league and were accepting into the Championnat de France amateur.

In 2018, Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy were promoted to Championnat National for the first time in the club's history after finishing first in the Championnat National 2.^[1] After just one season they were relegated back to National 2 on 3 May 2019.^[2] A further relegation to National 3 followed when the 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Coupe de France success

Despite the club's amateur status, they have played well in France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. From 2003 to 2007, Drancy reached as far as the 8th round, where Ligue 1 clubs enter. In 2006, they reached the Round of 32 before losing to professional club Metz. Twice consecutively, in 2011 and 2012, Drancy reached Round of 16.

Current squad

As of 15 April 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 1 GK  FRA Clément Lume 2 DF  FRA Gustave Akueson 3 DF  COM Abdallah Imamo 4 MF  FRA Souleymane Coulibaly 6 MF  FRA Mamadou Magassouba 7 MF  FRA Aziz Dahchour 8 MF  FRA Bakari Camara 9 MF  CMR Serge Bando N'Gambé 10 MF  LIE Guillaume Khous 12 MF  FRA Nianankoro Doumbia 14 FW  FRA Benjamin Gomel (on loan from Lens) 15 DF  FRA Bakary Sissoko (on loan from Troyes) 16 GK  FRA Didier Desprez (on loan from Lens) 17 DF  FRA Djessy Basimba

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  FRA Mamadou Danfa 19 FW  CIV Anderson Banvo 20 DF  FRA Ousmane Samba 21 DF  FRA Martin Ekani 22 MF  FRA Abderrahmane Sanogo 23 FW  FRA Marvin Diop 24 DF  FRA Cédric Jean-Etienne 25 MF  FRA Bilal El Hajjam 26 FW  FRA Dramane Koné 27 FW  FRA Aboubakar Koné 28 DF  FRA Clement Cabaton 29 FW  ALG Hakeem Achour 30 GK  FRA Sébastien Mpeck Makendi 32 MF  FRA Maguette Diongue