En Avant Guingamp Féminines are a French

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club based in

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, a

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in the

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. The club was previously the women's section of men's football club Stade Briochin and was founded in 1973 under the name Chaffoteaux Sports Saint-Brieuc. From 1999–2003, the club played under the name Saint-Brieuc Football Féminin, switching to Stade Briochin following the end of the 2002–03 season. The club currently plays in the

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, the first division of women's football in France, and is coached by

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. On 18 August 2011, the presidential hierarchy of men's professional club

En Avant de Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, en, Forward Guingamp), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in ...

and Stade Briochin announced that the clubs reached an agreement on a merger, which will come into effect at the start of the 2011–12 season. Under the agreement, Stade Briochin will dissolve and play as the women's team of Guingamp. All other remnants of the club remain the same, such as its president, manager, and players.

Players

Current squad

Former internationals

* :

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, Marine Dafeur,

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, Isabelle Le Boulch,

Eugénie Le Sommer Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer (born 18 May 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Lyon and the France national team. She primarily plays as a creative attacking midfielder and left winger, but has ...

Griedge Mbock Bathy Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka (born 26 February 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team. Career Mbock Bathy was born in Brest, Brittany to a ...

, Mélissa Plaza, Solène Durand, * :

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Honours

Domestic

( Champions of France) (level 1) *Winners (1) 1988–89,

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Guingamp En Avant Guingamp Women's football clubs in France Association football clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in France Division 1 Féminine clubs Football clubs in Brittany Saint-Brieuc