Bourges Foot 18

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Bourges
Bourges Foot 18 logo.png
Founded18 May 2021;3 years ago (18 May 2021)
Ground Stade Jacques Rimbault
Capacity7,500
Owner Sadio Mané
Co-presidentsOlivier Rigolet
Cheikh Sylla
Head Coach Laurent Di Bernardo
League National 2 Group B
2022–23 National 2 Group D,
8th of 16
Website Club website

Bourges Foot 18 is a football club located in Bourges, France. It was created as a result of the merger between Bourges Foot and Bourges 18 in 2021.

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History

In July 2020, the merger of the two most significant football clubs in Bourges, Bourges 18 and Bourges Foot, was proposed by mayor Yann Galut. The merger was agreed in principle between the two clubs in September 2020. [1]

Details of the merger were confirmed in April 2021, when the membership of the two constituent clubs voted to approve it. Presidents of the merged clubs would become co-presidents of the new club, called Bourges Foot 18. The club would field its first team in Championnat National 2 (where both constituent teams had last played) and a second team in Championnat National 3. The women's first team would play in Régional 1 Feminine. The club colours would be red and white. [2]

On 5 May 2021, the club confirmed Laurent Di Bernardo, former coach of Bourges Foot, as its head coach. [3]

On 25 October 2023, Bourges was bought by Senegalese international footballer Sadio Mané. [4]

Squad

As of 7 July 2022 [5] [6]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Cheikh Thioub
GK Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Mouhammadou Lamine Diene
GK Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Pape Diatta Ndiaye
GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Xavier Renard
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Andrea Marques
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Brice Héréson
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Bruno Sambo
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Cachito Wanduka
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Christopher Shiashia
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Dorian Samba N'Doudi
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Elyas El Atalati
DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Kabba Sambou
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lorenzo Diaz
DF Flag of Mauritania.svg  MTN Lassana Cissé
MF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Brian Chevreuil
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibou Khole Faye
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jérémie Hardouin
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Killian Sanson
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mohamed Boutayebi
MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Pape Amath Cissé
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Alioune Sylla
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Banfa Diakité
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Ibrahima Keita
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Jordan Debal
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Julien Farnabe
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Edwin Maanane
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Landing Sagna
FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Mohamed Waliou Ndoye
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Samuel Betina
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Arslane Guedioura

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