Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's home stadium is the Stade René Gaillard in Niort, which has a capacity of 10,898, although in the last 20 years attendances have generally averaged below 5,000 per match due to the club's relatively small fan base. Chamois Niortais has traditionally played in an entirely blue home strip, although away strips regularly differ.
Djibril Konaté is a Malian association footballer who plays for Vendée Fontenay Foot. He usually plays as a right-back, but can also play as a centre-half and a defensive midfielder.
Vincent Durand is a French former football midfielder.
Roland Vieira is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Le Puy. In his playing career, he was a striker. Clubs he played for include Angers, Sion, Libourne, Chamois Niortais, Gazélec Ajaccio, and Romorantin.
The 2008–09 Championnat National was the 16th edition of the 3rd division league. Play commenced on 1 August 2008 and ended on 29 May 2009. Vannes OC, Tours FC, and Nîmes Olympique were promoted to Ligue 2, replacing Chamois Niortais, FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin, and FC Gueugnon who were relegated from Ligue 2.
Johan Gastien is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Clermont.
Simon Hébras is a French professional footballer currently playing for Stade Bordelais as a forward.
Carl Tourenne is a French former professional association footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Cheick Sidia Baldé is a Guinean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent all of his career in France, mostly with Balma SC.
Kévin Malcuit is a French professional footballer. He predominantly plays as a full-back. He is also capable of playing in a number of different positions, including as a winger and as an attacker.
The 2011–12 season is the 86th campaign in the history of the French association football club Chamois Niortais. It is their second consecutive season in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football, after an 11th-place finish in 2010–11. Former Niort midfielder Pascal Gastien remained as manager, having been appointed to the position in 2009. Niort finished as runners-up in the Championnat National, thereby earning promotion to Ligue 2 for the 2012–13 season after a four-year absence from the second tier of French football.
The 2008–09 season was the first season that Chamois Niortais returned to the Championnat National following their relegation from Ligue 2 at the end of the previous campaign. Denis Troch was hired as the new head coach, replacing Samuel Michel. Niort won only 9 of their 38 league matches and their total of 41 points saw the team finish 17th in the Championnat National, which meant relegation to the Championnat de France amateur for the first time in the club's history in the 2008–09 season.
The 2012–13 season was the 87th season in the history of the French football club Chamois Niortais. After finishing as runners-up in the Championnat National in the 2011–12 campaign, the team competed in Ligue 2, the second tier of the French football pyramid. The promotion meant a return to professional status for the club, which was lost following relegation to the Championnat de France amateur three years earlier.
Enagnon David Kiki is a Beninese professional footballer who plays for Liga I club FCSB and the Benin national team. A left-sided player, Kiki has played in both defence and midfield.
Zakaria Grich is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 side FC Ouest Tourangeau.
Anthony Rogie is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Wasquehal.
Virgile Piechocki is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 2 club Le Puy.
Goduine Koyalipou is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. A former youth international for France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.
Antoine Arthur Leautey is a French professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Amiens as a winger. He has also played senior football with Chamois Niortais and Boulogne, and passed through the youth systems at Caen and Paris Saint-Germain.
Dylan Fontani is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back.
