Canet Roussillon FC

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Canet Roussillon
Canet Roussillon FC logo.svg
Full nameCanet Roussillon Football Club
Founded1934
Ground Stade Saint-Michel  [ fr ]
Capacity3,400
ManagerFarid Fouzari
League National 3 Group B
2022–23 National 2 Group C, 13th
Website www.canetrfc.fr

Canet Roussillon Football Club is an association football club based in Canet-en-Roussillon, France. It was founded in 1934. The club currently plays in Championnat National 3

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History

The club was founded in 1934 as Club Olympique Perpignanais.[ citation needed ]

In the 2020–21 Coupe de France, Canet Roussillon pulled off an upset victory by beating Ligue 1 giants Marseille, advancing to the round of 16 after a 2–1 win. [1] They were eliminated in the quarter-final of the competition by Montpellier. [2]

In August 2021, Athlon CIF, an Australian fund, invested in Canet Roussillon, injecting €1.5 million into the club. This more than doubled the club's budget. [3]

Historical names

Current squad

As of 21 March 2019 [4]

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 France.svg  FRA Maxime Ferry
GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Thibault Cottes
GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Matthieu Nordt
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Andrea Aguilar
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Boris Mahon de Monaghan
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Sébastien Celina
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Pascal Vié
DF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Daouda Ba
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Malick Lopy
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Nicolas Staerck
DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lucas Waroquier
MF Flag of Niger.svg  NIG Chris Lybohy
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Jérémy Posteraro
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Marco-Olivier Pioka
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mathieu Castaing
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Naim Hamdi
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Laurent Carbonne
MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yacine Belhadj
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Damien Buxeda
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Mathieu Ferry
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Raphaël Pioton
FW Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Sabri Hattab
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Cyril Mansuy
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Jordi Delclos
FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Nordine Haizoun

Former players

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References

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  2. Ponroy, Xavier (20 April 2021). "Coupe de France : fin de l'aventure pour Canet-en-Roussillon, éliminé par Montpellier en quart de finale" [Coupe de France: end of the adventure for Canet-en-Roussillon, eliminated by Montpellier in the quarter-finals]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. "Australian fund invests in fourth-tier side Canet Roussillon". Get French Football News. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. "L'EQUIPE - NATIONALE 3" (in French). Canet Roussillon FC. Retrieved 21 March 2019.