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Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC

Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue
Full nameMarignane Gignac Côte Bleue Football Club
Nickname(s)The Aviators
Founded6 June 1924; 100 years ago (6 June 1924)
StadiumStade Saint-Exupéry
Capacity1,500
Coordinates43°25′03″N 5°12′39″E / 43.417447°N 5.210765°E / 43.417447; 5.210765
ChairmanMarc Vincendone, Michel Léonardi
ManagerBrahim Hemdani
LeagueChampionnat National 2
2023–24Championnat National, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.mgfc-foot.com/

Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue Football Club, also known as Marignane GCB, Marignane Gignac CB, Marignane Gignac, or Marignane, is a French football club based in Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône. Competing in the Championnat National 2, the fourth-tier of French football, the club plays its home matches at the Stade Saint-Exupéry. The club played only one season in Division 2; the 1965–66 season.

History

It was founded in 1924 as Union Sportive Marignanaise. In 2016, US Marignanaise merged with AS Gignac to form Marignane Gignac FC.[1] In July 2022, the club merged with FC Côte Bleue and became Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC (MGCB FC).

At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club achieved promotion from the Championnat National 2 to the Championnat National.[2] They suffered relegation at the conclusion of the 2023–24 Championnat National, finishing sixteenth.[3]

Current squad

As of 16 January 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Anthony Herbin
4 DF Ivory Coast CIV Ali Bamba
6 DF France FRA Loni Quenabio
7 FW France FRA Guillaume Bosca
8 MF France FRA Charif Benhamza
9 FW France FRA Karim Bouhmidi
10 FW Mali MLI Diawoye Diarra
11 DF France FRA Diaby Doucouré
12 FW France FRA Mehdi Nagui
13 FW France FRA Bissourou Touré
15 MF France FRA Maxence Renoud (on loan from Stade Lausanne Ouchy)
16 GK France FRA Léo Colin
17 DF Algeria ALG Abdelkrim Khechmar
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Ivory Coast CIV Dany Goprou
19 MF France FRA Youness Diatta
20 DF Mauritania MTN Houssen Abderrahmane
21 DF France FRA Émile Haegeli
22 MF Republic of the Congo CGO Randi Goteni
23 FW France FRA Malick Thiaw
24 MF France FRA Joris Mallet
25 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Osée Diampo Sengele
26 MF Comoros COM Salim Mramboini
28 MF France FRA Hugo Vien
29 MF France FRA Mansour Sy
30 GK Algeria ALG Cyril Boukhit

References

  1. ^ "Marignane : Fusion validée avec Gignac" (in French). foot-national.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Foot : Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue jouera en National l'an prochain". LaProvence.com (in French). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue relégué en Nationale 2". maritima.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "NATIONAL 2 - EFFECTIF 2022-2023" (in French). Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC. Retrieved 4 June 2023.