ASJ Soyaux Charente (''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's

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club founded in

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and based in

Soyaux Soyaux ( or ) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Bruno Périer (born 1966), former professional footballer Sights * Sentier botanique de Soyaux See ...

, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relegation to

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in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons, winning promotion back to the top flight each time. It also successfully appealed attempts by DNCG to relegate the club due to failed administrative reviews of its finances in both 2021 and 2022.

History

The club was founded in 1968 as ''AS Soyaux''. In 1982, the club changed its name to ''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''.

Honours

* D1 Féminine Champion: 1984

Players

Current squad

Former notable players

* Sylvie Bailly * Natacha Brandy * Martine Chapuzet * Hawa Cissoko * Bernadette Constantin * Nora Coton-Pélagie * Fernanda Da Mota *

Corinne Diacre Corinne Catherine Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. She played her entire club career with Soyaux in the Division 1. She was also an international player with the ...

* Sylvie Dizier * Valérie Dodille * Émilie Dos Santos *

Candie Herbert Candie Monique Nadine Herbert (born 4 June 1977 in Seclin) is a French former footballer who played as a striker for ASJ Soyaux and FCF Hénin-Beaumont in the Division 1 Féminine. Herbert was a member of the France women's national football te ...

* Catherine Mercadier * Ophélie Meilleroux *

Fiona O'Sullivan Fiona Julia O'Sullivan (born 17 September 1986) is a former footballer who played as a striker for clubs in the United States, Sweden, France, Germany and for English FA WSL team Notts County. Born and raised in the United States to an Irish f ...

* Françoise Paulhac * Corinne Petit * Florence Rimbault * Sylvie Rousseau *

Rebecca Spencer Rebecca Leigh "Becky" Spencer (born 22 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FA WSL club Tottenham Hotspur and the Jamaica women's national team. After coming through the ranks at Arsenal, she had spent sh ...

* Nathalie Tarade * Nicole Turcot

Controversy

In October 2021,

Samantha Johnson Samantha Martel Johnson (born June 10, 1991) is an American soccer defender. She has previously played for National Women's Soccer League clubs Chicago Red Stars and Utah Royals FC and for Australian W-League clubs Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC ...

, player of ASJ Soyaux, expressed her dissatisfaction to media with the club following the poor working conditions she allegedly experienced during her time at Soyaux. She had been with the club for less than three months, signing in July 2021.

References

External links

Official website
Women's football clubs in France Association football clubs established in 1968 1968 establishments in France Division 1 Féminine clubs Angoulême Sport in Charente Football clubs in Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-footyclub-stub