 | |||
| Full name | US Pontet Grand Avignon 84 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 | ||
| Ground | Stade de Montbord | ||
| Chairman | Jihad Meroueh | ||
| Manager | Mohamed Chaouch | ||
| League | Regional 1, Mediterranée | ||
| 2018–19 | National 3 Group D, 12th (relegated) | ||
US Pontet Grand Avignon 84 (previously Union Sportive Le Pontet Football) is a football club based in Le Pontet, Vaucluse, France. They play at the Stade de Montbord in Le Pontet.
The club was formed in 1980 under the name of Olympique Pontétien. It was not until 1984 that they changed their name to Union Sportive Le Pontet Football. In May 2017 the club voted to rename US Pontet Grand Avignon 84. [1]
Avignon is the prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the commune had a population of 93,671 as of the census results of 2017, with about 16,000 living in the ancient town centre enclosed by its medieval walls. It is France's 35th largest metropolitan area according to INSEE with 337,039 inhabitants (2020), and France's 13th largest urban unit with 459,533 inhabitants (2020). Its urban area was the fastest-growing in France from 1999 until 2010 with an increase of 76% of its population and an area increase of 136%. The Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Avignon, a cooperation structure of 16 communes, had 197,102 inhabitants in 2022.
The arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 17 communes. Its population is 214,340 (2016), and its area is 369.7 km2 (142.7 sq mi).
Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French football. The football club forms part of an omnisports club that is also known for its handball team.
Noël Tosi is a French football coach and former player. He is currently the manager of Africa Sports. As a player, he played for minor clubs in France. His first job as a coach was Deauville in 1986. Tosi previously coached the Congo national team. He was sworn in as coach in September 2006 after coaching the Mauritania national team, and French Ligue 2 teams FC Gueugnon and US Créteil-Lusitanos previously. Tosi was charged with improving Congo, and perhaps getting them to the African Cup of Nations.
Union Sportive du Littoral de Dunkerque is a football club based in Dunkirk, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Ligue 2, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in the 2022–23 season. The club colours are white and blue, and home matches are played at the Stade Marcel-Tribut.
Athlétic Club Arlésien is a French association football club originally based in Arles. The club was founded in 1912 as a result of a merger and was formerly known as Athlétic Club Arles, but in 2010, moved to the nearby commune of Avignon and adopted the name of AC Arles-Avignon. Athlétic Club Arlésien last played at a professional capacity in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth division in French football; it previously gained four promotions in five seasons to reach Ligue 1 in 2010. They were later relegated after one season.
Le Pontet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
The 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 60th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2005. The race started in Le Pontet and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team.
Maurice Junior Dalé is a French professional footballer of who plays as a striker for ES Fosséenne.
Grand Avignon is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Avignon. It is located in the Vaucluse and the Gard departments, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Occitanie regions, southern France. It was created in December 2000. Its area is 302.6 km2. Its population was 197,102 in 2022, of which 91,729 in Avignon proper.
The canton of Avignon-Nord is a French former administrative division in the department of Vaucluse and region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had 35,229 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
Johann Carrasso is a French football player who is without club since being released by Stade de Reims in summer 2019. He is the younger brother of former France national football team goalkeeper and Bordeaux legend Cédric Carrasso.
Union Sportive Entraigues XIII are a rugby league team based in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue in the region of Vaucluse in the south-west of France. They play in the Elite Two Championship the second tier of rugby league in France. Their home ground is the Stade Georges Mauro.
Entente Sportive Avignon Basket is a French former basketball club that was based in Avignon. Thereafter, it became the Athletic Union Avignon-Le Pontet Basket, which is the leading club in the city, and becoming in 2014, Grand Avignon Sorgues Basket.
Fawzi Ouaamar is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pau FC.
Saifoudine Sanali is a Comorian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the French club us le pontet grand avignon.
Union Royale Sportive Lixhe Visé, commonly known as URSL Visé, is a Belgian professional football club based in Visé, Liège Province. The club play their home games at Stade de la Cité de l'Oie. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kits, are white, red and blue. Formed in 1927 as a merger between to local clubs, the club has spent most of its existence in the provincial tiers.the club changed ownership with Phoenix All Stars Football Academy taking 50 percent shares in 2023.
Dax Gamarde basket 40 is a French professional basketball team.
Fabrice Guzel is a footballer who plays as a defender for FC Plan-les-Ouates.
Union Sportive Avignon Le Pontet 84 Rugby was a rugby union team representing the neighbouring cities of Avignon and Le Pontet, Vaucluse, France. It was the product of the 1998 fusion of Jeunesse Sportive Avignonaise and US Le Pontet Rugby. It went bankrupt in 2020, and was succeeded in the market by a new entity, simply called Avignon Le Pontet Rugby.
