AF Virois

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Virois
Full nameAssociation Football Virois
Founded1962
GroundStade Pierre-Compte,
Vire Normandie
ChairmanChristophe Lécuyer
ManagerCédric Hoarau
League National 2
2022–23 National 3 Group J, 1st

Association Football Virois, known as AF Virois or Vire, is a French football club based in Vire Normandie, Calvados. It was founded in 1962. The club currently plays in the Championnat National 2, the fifth tier of the French football league system.

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History

The club was founded in 1962 from the merger between ES Vire and AC Vire.

On 7 January 2023, Virois, while playing in the fifth-tier of French football, competed against Ligue 1 side FC Nantes in Coupe de France, losing 0–2. [1] The same season the team won the 2022–23 Championnat National 3, Group J, winning promotion to the 2023–24 Championnat National 2. [2]

Current squad

As of 10 April 2024 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Keny Bertheaume
2 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Louis Pillitieri
3 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Nathan Illand
4 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Stanley Boucaud
5 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Anthony Ferron
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Dorian Charlier
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jordan Perrier
8 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Killian Corenthin
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Arthur Dallois
10 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Erwan Kawczynski
11 FW Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Anas Lambarette
14 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lucas Mézange
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Reda Lamrabette
16 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Louis Deschateaux
17 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Alban Bekombo
19 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Samuel N'Koua Biyoghe
21 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Florian Lefèvre
22 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Axel Flucher
23 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Melvin Bachelet
26 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Pierre Bourdin
27 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Luca Boudonnet
28 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Saël N'Zigou N'Zigou
30 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Maël Obe
34 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Lohann Ledos

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References

  1. Boris Letondeur; Olivier Duc (7 January 2023). "Football. Battu par le FC Nantes (0-2), Vire sort de la Coupe de France la tête haute" . Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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  3. "France - AF Virois". Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.