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	William Longuet
League	CFA Group A
2009-10	TBD
Home colours Away colours

La Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy are a French football club based in Drancy, a suburbia of Paris. The club was founded in 1903. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur, the 4th division of French football.

Contents 1 Current status 2 Coupe de France success 3 Current squad 4 External links

[edit] 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 their region and the following year won their 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 they had reached the 5th 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 requirements and expectations. A year later, they won the league and were accepted into CFA 2 and proceeded to win their group after just one year in the league and were accepting into the Championnat de France amateur.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Current squad

As of November 2009.

No. Position Player GK Nathan Gavant GK Mickaël Vigin DF Samba Baby DF Djamel Boudjema DF Karim Chahboune DF Macire Cissoko DF Jérôme Fleury DF Foued Louahab DF Brice Mélinard DF Ralph Noncent DF Salim Sadi DF Kadafi Soihili DF Abrahim Tounkara DF Abou Yatassaye MF Rabah Ait-Atmane MF Fouad Ben-Najah MF Jesse Cambrone MF Raphaël Dakouri

No. Position Player MF Silly Diakité MF Wondé Diarra MF Mehdi Djeradi MF Jimmy Hamme MF Malik Hebbar MF Karim Herouat MF Dautel Mekody MF Sébastien Pihourd FW Ladji Bakayoko FW Rani Bekka FW Cyril De Sousa FW Henry Gbizié FW Cédric Moukouri FW Arnaud Savin FW Mohamed Ali Shatrit FW Baba Touré FW Sofiane Tiah

[edit] External links

• Official club website (French)

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