USJA Carquefou

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Carquefou

Full name

Union Sportive de la Jeanne d’Arc
de Carquefou

Nickname(s)

Les Verts et Blancs (The Green and Whites)

Founded

1942^[1]

Ground

Stade de la Tournière, Carquefou^[1]
(Capacity 3,500^[1])

Chairman

Michel Auray^[2]

Manager

Denis Renaud^[3]

League

CFA 2 Group G





Home colours





Away colours

USJA Carquefou are a French football team currently playing in the Round G of Championnat de France Amateurs 2 based in Carquefou, Loire-Atlantique.

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1942 as merger of two local clubs, Union Sportive de Carquefou and Jeanne d'Arc de Carquefou, the latter being a sports team whose football section was founded three years earlier.

During the 2007–2008 season, Carquefou are playing a very successful Coupe de France campaign, reaching the quarter-finals in the competition after having defeated Olympique Marseille in the round of 16 despite the club's amateur status.^[4]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S.J.A. Carquefou F. (French). Football en France. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
^ Organigramme Administratif (French). USJA Carquefou Football. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
^ La fiche de Carquefou-Marseille (French). L'Equipe (2008-03-19). Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
^ "Football. Carquefou, c'est fou !", L'Humanitè. Retrieved on 2008-03-21. (French)

[edit] External links

Official club website (French)

Championnat de France Amateurs 2 — Groupe G • 2007-08 Clubs

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