US Granville

Union Sportive Granville, commonly referred to as US Granville or simply Granville, is a French football club based in Granville in the Lower Normandy region.

US Granville
Full nameL'Union Sportive Granville
Founded1918
GroundStade Louis Dior,
Granville
Capacity3,200
ChairmanBenjamin Bahu
ManagerSylvain Didot
LeagueNational 2 Group C
2022–23National 2 Group A, 10th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club was founded in 1918 and currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth division of French football, after most recently achieving promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2013–14 season.[1] Granville share a partnership with nearby professional club SM Caen.[2]

In season 2015–16 they had a fantastic run in the Coupe de France, eventually losing in the quarter finals:

RoundH/AOpponent (tier)Score
Round 1N/AByeN/A
Round 2N/AByeN/A
Round 3AEtoile S Thury Harcourt (10)0-8
Round 4HAF Virois (6)3-1 (AET)
Round 5AUS Ouviere Normande Mondeville (6)0-1 (AET)
Round 6AAS Cherbourg Football (6)1-3
Round 7HSU Dives (6)2-0
Round 8AAF Saint-Nazaire (6)0-2
Round of 64HStade Lavallois (2)2-1
Round of 32HSarreguemines FC (5)3-1
Round of 16HBourg-Péronnas (2)1-0 (AET)
QuarterfinalsHOlympique de Marseille (1)0-1

In 2018, Granville beat Girondins de Bordeaux 2-1 in extra time, on 32e of Coupe de France.

Current squad
As of 20 January 2022[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
1 GK Cameroon CMR Stéphane Moussima
3 DF France FRA Anthony Barbier
4 MF France FRA Tony Théault
5 DF France FRA Yoan Benyahya
6 DF France FRA Franck Héry
7 MF Ivory Coast CIV Jérémi Kimmakon
9 FW France FRA Arthur Dallois
10 FW France FRA Rémy Fombertasse
15 FW Guadeloupe GLP Livio Nabab
17 DF Guadeloupe GLP Jérémy Fahrasmane
18 MF France FRA Sofiane Hamard
19 FW Canada CAN Tyler Attardo (on loan from Fernández Vial)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF France FRA Guillaume Buon
21 DF France FRA Alexis Castets
22 FW France FRA Loïc Gagnon
23 MF Central African Republic CAF Ralph Kottoy
24 FW Ivory Coast CIV Alex Guèhi
26 FW France FRA Maxime Miriezolo
27 DF Guinea GUI Abel Behma
28 MF France FRA Théo Chauvin
29 DF France FRA Martin Legrand
30 GK France FRA Paul Reulet
33 MF France FRA Achille Degan
37 MF France FRA Jordan Blondel

References
  1. "Mais qui es-tu Granville ?". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. "Le club". Union Sportive Granville. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  3. "L'Effectif National 2" (in French). US Granville. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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