Full name | Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt |
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Founded | 18 May 1943 |
Location | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
Chairman | Jean-Pierre Epars |
Colours | Orange and Gray |
Website | www |
Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt or A.C.B.B. is a French sports club based in the suburbs of Paris in the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt. The club offers a variety of sports, but is primarily known for cycling, rugby union, judo, figure skating, and swimming. In all sports combined, Boulogne-Billancourt has produced 28 Olympic medalists, 42 World champions, and 67 European champions, if you take into account the sports club predecessor, which comprised seven local sports clubs in the area. The last Olympic medalist was Larbi Benboudaoud, who captured the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt was founded on 18 March 1943 by Peter Klemann as a result of mergers between seven different sports club located in Boulogne-Billancourt. Under the leadership of the mayor, at the time, Yves Colmar, he urged the following clubs; L'Association Cycliste de Boulogne-Billancourt, U.S.S.O.B., Les Amis de la Boule Ferrée, La Jeunesse Sportive, Lou Païs Athlétic Club, Le Rowing Club de Boulogne, and Les Sauveteurs Marinier to merge in order to form a single entity in the city. As a result, the club was formed and initially began with only 350 members.
In 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt celebrated its 20th anniversary and increased its membership to over 6,000 athletes, who played under 28 branches of sport, which included ice hockey, which had been added two years prior. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain, the club was honored with being the best sporting club in Europe and second-best in the world, following three alumnus capturing of two gold medals and one silver. At the start of the new millennium, the club had over 34 branches of sport and increased their membership to over 9,000. [1]
Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt's cycling section of the club originally began in 1924 under L'Association Cycliste de Boulogne-Billancourt. The cycling section of the club is celebrated as the club's most influential section and is touted as one of the best in France and in the world as the club regularly trains riders from various countries such as England, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Scotland, and Estonia. The section has produced numerous cycling champions, which include Pierre Adam, André Darrigade, Jean Stablinski, Bernard Thévenet, Stephen Roche, to name a few. One of the most notable cyclists that emerged from the club was Jacques Anquetil who became the first cyclist in the history of the sport to win the Tour de France five times. Anquetil also won two Giro d'Italia, one Vuelta a España, and captured two medals in Olympic competition.
Prior to 1975 the club limited the number of foreign riders who could join. [2] However, in 1975, the club changed their policy and started their very own Foreign Legion, which was composed of international cyclists. [3] The club provided the new riders with bikes, clothes, and accommodation and expenses leaving the rider with the job of training and winning races. [3] Notable international cyclists that started with the club include Stephen Roche, Phil Anderson, Robert Millar, Paul Kimmage, Sean Yates, Allan Peiper, Seamus Elliott, Jacques Boyer, Graham Jones, Jaan Kirsipuu, John Herety, Matthew Stephens (cyclist) and Paul Sherwen . [3]
Full name | Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt |
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Nickname(s) | ACBB |
Founded | 1943 |
Stadium | Stade Alphonse Le Gallo Stade Marcel Bec Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean |
Capacity | Le Gallo: 3,000 (500 seated) |
Manager | Quentin Thoreau |
League | Régional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group D |
2022–23 | Régional 2, Paris-Île-de-France, Group D, 9th of 12th [4] |
Website | Club website |
AC Boulogne-Billancourt also have an amateur football club based at Boulogne-Billancourt. They played in many grounds but the first squad played at Stade Alphonse Le Gallo, managed by Quentin Thoreau and competes in the Régional 2, the seventh level of French football league system. [5]
At the end of the 2018–19 Championnat National 2, ACBB were relegated to National 3. [6]
On March 6, 2020, the club could no longer play its matches because of the Covid-19 pandemic which affects all French competitions, on April 28, 2020, the Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announces the end of sports competitions in France, as a result the ACBB is relegated to Régional 1.
The 2021–22 season is considered like the worst season for AC Boulogne-Billancourt due to poor results performances, without be able to perform a win for 2021, who resulted as a sackment of the manager, despite the recruitment of a new manager, the club cannot afford to win. On May 14, 2022, ACBB were relegated to Régional 2 after a 0–2 loss against CO Vincennes. [7]
For their 2022–23 season, despite starting by a 8–3 away win against Sucy-en-Brie, ACBB will down in the next fixtures, falling in the relegation because of poor results. However, ACBB won many league matches in 2023 and escape from a terrible relegation to Régional 3 by finished 9th, with three points above Francoville. [8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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This section is a list of ACBB seasons.
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Season | League | Group | Level | Results | Coupe de France | Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France | ||||||||
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P | W | D | L | F | A | Diff. | Pts | Pos | ||||||
2014–15 ↑ | CFA 2 | Group C | 5 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 73 | 1st | - | DNP |
2015–16 | CFA | Group A | 4 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 68 | 10th | R6 | |
2016–17 | CFA | Group B | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 49 | 4th | - | ||
2017–18 | National 2 | Group D | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 34 | 13th | - | ||
2018–19 ↓ | National 2 | Group C | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 29 | 15th | - | ||
2019–20 ↓ | National 3 - Paris-IDF | - | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 29 | -21 | 7 | 14th | - | |
2020–21 | Régional 1 - Paris-IDF | Group B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 14th | - | - |
2021–22 [7] ↓ | Régional 1 - Paris-IDF | Group B | 6 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 44 | -26 | 13 | 14th | R4 | SF |
2022–23 [8] | Régional 2 - Paris-IDF | Group B | 7 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 44 | -5 | 22 | 9th | R2 | - |
Stade Alphonse Le Gallo is located at Rue de Sèvres, Boulogne-Billancourt, this is the one of four grounds of AC Boulogne-Billancourt. This ground serves for training and matches.
Due to a high number of squads (including Veterans, Youth sector, Women and Young Women), AC Boulogne-Billancourt has three more basements such as Marcel Bec, Meudon ; Pré Saint-Jean, Saint-Cloud and Stade du Parc Billancourt, Boulogne-Billancourt. [15]
The ground is connected with RATP bus line, 467 at Stade and remotely with other bus lines 52 72 126 160 175 260 at Rhin-et-Danube. The ground is also remotely connected with the Paris Métro station, Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud with line ,
Complexe sportif de Marcel Bec is located at Meudon, Due to high amount of senior and youth sector teams played on Saturdays/Sundays, AC Boulogne-Billancourt played these matches at Complexe Sportif de Marcel Bec, this ground is splitted with other Hauts-de-Seine association football sides.
For the 2023-24 season, due to the renovation of Stade Yves du Manoir, RC France moved at Stade Alphonse Le Gallo, many of ACBB matches were relocated at Marcel Bec during RCF matches at Le Gallo.
Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean is located at Saint-Cloud, Due to high amount of senior and young sector teams, AC Boulogne-Billancourt played some matches at Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean.
Stade du Parc Billancourt is located at Boulogne-Billancourt. This ground is only for Critérium matches and training, this ground is unused otherwise.
AC Boulogne-Billancourt has also a Youth Sector composed of high amount of Under-18, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15 and Under-14 teams, the number of teams is variable according the seasons.
AC Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the best Development team, many players pass through the academy/youth sector for achieve high experience before their departure for other French or European teams.
ACBB Under-18s is an under-18 team of AC Boulogne-Billancourt. Two squads are engaged for the 2023–24 season. [15]
ACBB Under-16s is an under-16 team of the club. Four teams are engaged for the 2023–24 season. [15]
The first squad has previously playing for the Championnat National U17, consisting of under-17 players prior suffering a relegation to U16 Régional 1 at the end of the 2021–22 season.
ACBB Under-14s is an under-14 team at the club. Six teams are engaged for the 2023–24 season. [15]
ACBB's Academy is the academy of AC Boulogne-Billancourt, consisting of Under-13s to Under-6s teams, completing the Critérium, Plateaux or Challenges organized by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France or District des Hauts-de-Seine.
AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operate a women's football team including their women's academy, created in the mid-2010s, completing in the Régional 3, Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France Féminine hosted by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France, Coupe de France Féminine hosted by Fédération Française de Football, ACBB Women also completes Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine due to lack of teams. [15]
In 2022, ACBB Women who completes the Régional 3, Paris-Île-de-France reach Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine final against FC Rueil-Malmaison Women 2 who completes the Départemental 1 but lost 0–1. [16] They reitered their run in 2023, when they faced another Départemental 1 squad, GPSO 92 Issy 3 in a 4–3 win granting the women's first trophy. [17]
AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operates a women's development academy with Under-18s, Under-15s, Under-13s, Under-11s and 8-a-side. [15]
Other primary sports Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt are relatively strong at are notably judo, kayaking, figure skating, swimming, rugby, and association football.
In judo, the club has produced gold medalists in Cécile Nowak and Catherine Fleury, who both won golds in their respective weight classes at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Nowak had previously been a World champion after winning gold at the 1991 World Judo Championships. Pascal Tayot won a silver medal in his weight class, also at the 1992 Olympics, and later won gold the following year at the 1993 Mediterranean Games. Larbi Benboudaoud was the last medalist in the club's judo section after winning the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
In kayaking, the club is notable for having produced World champion Bernard Brégeon who won a gold medal at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the K-2 10000 metres event. Brégeon later earned bronze and silver at the 1985 and 1986 events, respectively. The club achieved success at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles when Brégeon obtained the silver medal following his performance in the K-2 1000 metres. Brégeon also won the bronze in the K-2 500 metres event. Also at the Olympics, Didier Vavasseur captured the bronze medal in the K-4 1000 metres event.
In swimming, the club hasn't produced many medals, but have sent the likes of David Holderbach, Lionel Poirot, and Frédéric Lefèvre to various Olympic Games ranging from the 1988 Games to 1996. One of the club's notable swimmers was Yann de Frabique, who, though didn't perform well on the Olympic stage, won eight medals in three Summer Universiade Games.
In figure skating, Alain Calmat is one of the more notable skaters who originated from the club. Calmat won over 25 medals, which includes five golds at the French Figure Skating Championships, three golds at the European Figure Skating Championships, and one gold at the World Figure Skating Championship. Calmat also won a silver medal at the 1964 Winter Olympics, held in Innsbruck, Austria. Other notable skaters that began their careers at the club include Alain Giletti, an early rival of Calmat, who won over 20 medals, 16 of them gold, Patrick Péra, who succeeded Calmat and Giletti, who won two bronze medals, one each at the 1968 Winter Olympics and the 1972 Games, and Surya Bonaly, who won over 20 medals while active.
In team sports, Boulogne-Billancourt is hardly relevant, excluding the ice hockey team, which has won the Ligue Magnus three times and has also won the prestigious Spengler Cup on three occasions. In rugby, the team is currently playing in Fédérale 2, the fourth division of French rugby. Notable players who have played rugby with the team include Nick Mallett, who currently manages the Italy rugby union national team, Michel Tachdjian, and Abdelatif Benazzi.
In football, the club has struggled with regards to senior football, but has performed well in youth often reaching the final rounds of the Coupe Gambardella. The club unofficially serves as a feeder club to Paris Saint-Germain who often recruit young players from the club. Currently, 16-year-olds Jason Bli and Ilan Boccara are highly sought-after recruits who currently play for Paris Saint-Germain after joining the club from Boulogne-Billancourt. It can also be described the other way around as youth players who are often rejected by Paris Saint-Germain often are recruited by Boulogne-Billancourt. Boulogne-Billancourt regularly send their players to the prestigious Clairefontaine academy.
Notable players that started their careers at the club include Hatem Ben Arfa, who is a French international and currently plays for Paris Saint Germain, Issiar Dia, who is a Senegalese international, Barkley Miguel Panzo who plays for the Angola National team, Loïc Damour, Tripy Makonda, and Ishak Belfodil, who play professionally for Strasbourg, PSG, and Olympique Lyonnais, respectively.
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