Le Club Omnisports des Ulis is a French

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club founded in 1977. They are based in

Les Ulis Les Ulis () is a commune in the Essonne department located in the southwestern suburbs (banlieue) of Paris, France. It is from the centre of Paris. Location Les Ulis is a new town located in the Île-de-France, in the south-west of the Par ...

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, the fifth tier of the

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. They play at the Stade Salinier, named after Jean-Marc Salinier, a local

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from the area, in Les Ulis. CO Les Ulis is primarily known for being the club where France national team members

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and

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began their careers. The club has also developed emerging youth prospects, such as

Anthony Martial Anthony Jordan Martial (; born 5 December 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team. After playing youth football for Les Ulis, Martial began his pr ...

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and Sega Keita.

History

CO Les Ulis was formed relatively late, primarily due to the

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also coming into existence late. Both the city and the club formed in 1977 with the commune coming into existence in February and the club being formed in May. After only 8 years of existence, the club had already developed eight sections of sport, which had over 1,000 members associated with

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being the most popular in the club. By 2005, these numbers rose to over 36 sections of sport with 3,600 members. CO Les Ulis honours are minimal with the club slowly ascending the French football league system since achieving promotion from the Division d'Excellence during the 1994–95 season. The club is currently playing in the Division Honneur of the Île-de-France

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after achieving promotion from the Division Supérieure Régionale during the 2009–10 season.

Players

Current squad

References

External links

Official Site
{{Championnat National 3 Group Île-de-France

Association football clubs established in 1977 1977 establishments in France