GOAL FC
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| Full name | Grand Ouest Association Lyonnaise Football Club |
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| Founded | 2000 (as Monts d'Or) 2020 (as GOAL FC) |
| Ground | Stade Ludovic Giuly, Chasselay |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Chairman | Jocelyn Fontanel Olivier Delorme |
| Manager | Fabien Pujo |
| League | National 2 Group A |
| 2023–24 | Championnat National, 14th of 18 (relegated) |
| Website | Club website |
Grand Ouest Association Lyonnaise Football Club (short: GOAL FC, or Goal FC) is a French association football club founded in 2000. They competes in the Championnat National from 2023–24 after achieving promotion from Championnat National 2 in 2022–23.
History
The club took its current name in 2020 when Monts d'Or Azergues Foot merged with smaller amateur clubs Tassin FC, Champagne Sport FC and Futsal Saône Monts d'Or.[1][2] They are based in the towns of Chasselay, Anse, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, and Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and their main home stadium is the Stade Ludovic Giuly in Chasselay, named after France international Ludovic Giuly.
On 4 January 2014, the team beat Istres of Ligue 2 in a penalty shootout in the last 32 of the Coupe de France.[3]
On 4 June 2023, GOAL FC secure promotion to Championnat National from 2023–24 for the first time in history after defeat Stade Bordelais 3-1 in Final day at Matchweek 34 and champions of Championnat National 2 Group D.
Honours
- Championnat National 2
- Winner (1): 2022–23
Current squad
- As of the 2020–21 season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ "Mont d'Or Anse : Une énorme fusion pour créer le plus gros club français ?" (in French). foot-national.com. 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Goal FC, la naissance officielle du plus grand club de France" (in French). footamateur.fr. 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Coupe de France: Ligue 1 side Lorient stunned by lowly Yzeure". Sky Sports News. 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Goal FC". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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