Full name | Kourou Football Club |
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Short name | KFC |
Founded | 2008 |
Ground | Stade Bois Chaudat Kourou |
Capacity | 4,000 |
League | Régional 3 |
2023–24 | winners (1st) |
Website | Club website |
The Kourou Football Club(KFC) is a Guianan football club based in Kourou. The club competes in the Ligue de Guyane, the top tier of Guianan football.
The club was founded in 2008, and play their home matches in the 4,000-capacity, Stade Bois Chaudat. [1]
The French Guiana national football team is the regional football team of the French overseas department and region of French Guiana, and is controlled by the Ligue de football de la Guyane, the local branch of the French Football Federation.
Sinnamary is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664.
The French Guiana Régional 1 is the highest tier of men's football in French Guiana. It was created in 1961 and is organized by the Ligue de Football de la Guyane. There are twelve participants in the league, with teams finishing in the two bottom spots being relegated to the Régional 2. The division is equivalent to the sixth tier of football in France, the Régional 1.
Association Sportive et Culturelle Le Geldar is a football club of French Guiana, playing in the town of Kourou. They play in the French Guianese first division, the French Guiana Championnat National.
The Coupe de Guyane is the top knockout tournament of the French Guiana football.
Articles related to the French overseas department of Guiana(Région Guyane) include:
French Guiana is an overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west and Brazil to the east and south, French Guiana covers a total area of 84,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi) and a land area of 83,534 km2 (32,253 sq mi), and is inhabited by 295,385 people.
Association football – commonly known as football, French: Association de football) – is a popular sport in French Guiana. The Ligue de Football de la Guyane – the region's national football governing body – runs the men's national team, organizes the annual Coupe Guyane tournament as well as administering the region's professional leagues the French Guiana Régional 1 and French Guiana Régional 2 divisions. As an overseas department of France and member of the French Football Federation, teams are eligible to participate in the Coupe de France. As members of Caribbean Football Union teams are eligible for the Caribbean Club Championship and the region's membership in CONCACAF allows teams to participate in that organizations club and national team competitions. French Guiana however is not a member of FIFA and is therefore ineligible to play in the World Cup.
The 2016–17 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This was the 100th season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
French Guianan cuisine or Guianan cuisine is a mixture of Creole, Bushinengue, and indigenous cuisines, supplemented by influences from the cuisines of more recent immigrant groups. Common ingredients include cassava, smoked fish, and smoked chicken. Creole restaurants may be found alongside Chinese restaurants in major cities such as Cayenne, Kourou and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
The Touloulou is the most famous of the typical characters and the queen of Guianan carnival.
The 2017 social unrest in French Guiana was a series of protests and strikes led by the "Collective of 500 Brothers" to highlight the issues of insecurity and infrastructure in French Guiana, France. It began on March 20, 2017 in Kourou, and spread all over French Guiana within a few days. Several international rocket and satellite launches were postponed, and March 28 saw the largest demonstration ever held in French Guiana.
The 2016–17 French Guiana Honor Division was the 56th season of the French Guiana Division d'Honneur, the top tier of football in French Guiana. The season began on 15 September 2016, with Remire taking a 3–0 win over Kouroucien. The final game of the regular season was on 19 March 2017 with Cayenne beating Grand Santi, 1–0.
The Rémire Sports and Cultural Club(French: Association Sportive et Culturelle Remire), or simply known as ASC Rémire or Rémire is a Guianan football club based in Remire-Montjoly. The club competes in the Ligue de Guyane, the top tier of French Guianan football.
The 2017–18 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This was the 101st season of the most major football cup in France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
The Tour of Guiana, formerly known as "Le Tour du Littoral", is an annual multiple stage bicycle race primarily held in Guiana every year, while also occasionally making passes through nearby countries. It takes place in nine stages, the tour connects the main cities of the department : Cayenne, Kourou, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
The 2018–19 Coupe de France preliminary rounds made up the qualifying competition to decide which teams took part in the main competition from round 7. This was the 102nd season of the main football cup competition of France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
The Coupe de France is a tournament in which all FFF affiliated teams can participate, including those from clubs from the overseas departments and territories. This is the list of overseas teams that played a match in the main competition.
Olympique de Cayenne is a Guianan football club based in Cayenne. The club competes in the Ligue de Guyane, the top tier of French Guianan football.
The 2019–20 French Guiana Régional 1 was the 59th season of the French Guiana Régional 1, the top division football competition in French Guiana. The season began on 16 August 2019, and was scheduled to end on 24 May 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on 9 March 2020 after the 15th round of matches.