Annecy FC

Football Club d'Annecy was founded in May 1927. The first president of the club was Louis Monnet, who held the office until 1933 when he was replaced by Jean Chatenoud. The club turned professional in 1942 after winning the Lyonnais Division Honneur, but was forced to return to its former status as amateur a year later as professional football clubs were outlawed. As amateurs, Annecy won the league twice more in 1946–47 and 1947–48 before joining the Championnat de France amateur on its formation for 1948–49. Winning the Coupe de Lyonnais in 1953–54 was capped by finishing top of the Championnat's south-eastern section a year later. The team regained the Coupe de Lyonnais in 1958–59 and ended the 1959–60 campaign as the amateur champions of France. Chatenoud finally stepped down in 1970, after 37 years as president. The Championnat was dissolved after the 1970–71 season, and Annecy were subsequently accepted into the Division 3 Sud-Est.[2]

During their first season in the new league, Annecy were nearly promoted, but lost a play-off match to FC Martigues. The team competed in the division until 1973–74, when Annecy were relegated back to the Lyonnais Division Honneur. The team revived during the early 1980s, achieving promotion to the fourth level for 1980–81 before winning the championship in 1983–84. Another promotion in 1987–88 saw the club in the second tier for 1988–89, and prompted a change back to professionalism. Annecy's best season came in 1990–91, when the team finished ninth in the league and reached the last 16 of the Coupe de France. However, on relegation in 1992–93, Annecy fell as swiftly as they had emerged – the club was wound up on 16 October 1993, and therefore gave up its professional status along with its place in the third level.[2]

Annecy Football Club was formed on the same day as FC Annecy's demise, and took up a league place five tiers below that of the former team in the Rhône-Alpes Promotion Honneur Régional. The new club was promoted in its second season, and repeated this feat two years later. After nine years at the sixth level, the Rhône-Alpes Honneur Ligue, Annecy were relegated again in 2007–08. In 2013 the club regained the historic name FC Annecy, and in 2015 won the Rhône-Alpes Division Honneur, to gain access to the CFA 2. In 2016 the club were again promoted to the Championnat de France Amateur.[2]

Annecy were in top place in Group D of the 2019–20 Championnat National 2 by two points when the season was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and were therefore promoted to Championnat National.[3]

As of 4 February 2021.[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 Julien Perez 2 DF  FRA Matthieu Sans 3 DF  SEN Alhassane Sylla 4 DF  FRA Bissenty Mendy 5 MF  ALG Ahmed Kashi 6 MF  POR Steven Pinto-Borges 7 FW  SEN Omar Wade 8 DF  FRA Jonathan Goncalvés 9 FW  FRA Romain Spano 10 FW  FRA Anthony Le Tallec 11 MF  FRA Jean-Jacques Rocchi 12 DF  MAD Fabien Boyer 14 MF  FRA Nicolas Poulain 15 DF  SEN Cory Sene (on loan from Lens) 16 GK  FRA Lucas Mocio 17 FW  CIV Anderson Banvo 18 FW  FRA Migouel Alfarela

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  FRA Alexandre Fillon 20 DF  FRA Nicolas Garby 21 DF  FRA Romuald Marie 22 MF  FRA Roger Tamba M'Pinda 23 DF  FRA Maxence Chapuis 24 FW  FRA Yanis Bensaber 25 MF  FRA Godson Kyeremeh (on loan from Caen) 27 FW  FRA Jordan Adéoti 28 MF  COM Ahmed Mogni 30 GK  FRA Thibault Mailhos 33 FW  TUR Mehmet Gunes 34 DF  FRA Jonathan Ruque 35 DF   SUI Jérémy Mizrahi 36 DF  FRA Matéo Maillefaud 37 MF  FRA Maxime Bado 38 MF  FRA Madyen El Jaouhari 40 GK  FRA Paul Delecroix

Twenty-three men have managed Annecy in its two incarnations. Only one of these, the Yugoslav Georges Korac, has been a foreigner. The longest serving manager is Jean-Christian Lang, who managed the club for six years from 1981 to 1987.[2][5]

Name Nationality From To Lucien Leduc French 1951 1956 Lucien Leduc French 1957 1958 Stanislas Golinski French 1962 1964 André Grillon French 1964 1968 Léon Glovacki French 1968 1969 Stanislas Golinski French 1969 1971 Noël Gallo French 1971 1972 Jean-Claude Lavaud French 1972 1973 Claude Rey French 1973 1977 Laffont French 1977 1979 Canzio Capaldini French 1979 1981 Jean-Christian Lang French 1981 1987 Georges Korac Yugoslavian 1987 1989 Guy Stéphan French 1989 1992

Name Nationality From To Christian Coste French 1992 1994 Victor Mastroiani French 1994 1999 Jean-Yves Kerjean French 1999 2000 Alexandre Marinkov French 2000 2002 Franck Lebel French 2002 2003 Karim Fatmi French 2003 2004 Pascal Chavaroche French 2004 2005 Milé Dukic French 2005 2008 Alexandre Marinkov French 2008 2011 Michel Poinsignon French 2011 2016 Hélder Esteves French 2016 2019 Michel Poinsignon French 2019 2020 Rémi Dru French 2020

The club has won a variety of honours, all of them amateur. The most notable honour won by Annecy in either guise is the French amateur championship won by the club in 1959–60.[6]

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