ESOF Vendée La Roche (''Etoile Sportive Ornaysienne de Football Vendée La Roche-sur-Yon'') is a French women's

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club founded in

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and is based in

La Roche-sur-Yon La Roche-sur-Yon () is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It is the capital of the department. The demonym for its inhabitants is ''Yonnais''. History The town expanded significantly after Napo ...

, in the

Vendée Vendée (; br, Vande) is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.

department of the

Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire (; ; br, Broioù al Liger) is one of the 18 regions of France, in the west of the mainland. It was created in the 1950s to serve as a zone of influence for its capital, Nantes, one of a handful of "balancing metropolises" (). ...

. The women's football department, created in 1978, took part in the multi-group

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in the 1986–1987 and 1991–1992 seasons. Following the creation of a single-group top league in 1992, ESOF La Roche first played it in the 1996–1997 season. This was the golden era of the team, and in the 1998–1999 and 2000–2001 seasons it was the championship's runner-up, being close to being the first team to represent France in the

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. From the next season the team fell to mid to low positions and in the 2003–2004 season it was relegated. It has since played in the top tier in the 2005–2006, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2009–2010, 2010–2011 and 2015–2016 seasons. In all these appearances it struggled to avoid relegation and its best result was the 2006–2007's ninth position, while in the

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it has reached the quarterfinals in three occasions, most recently in the 2011–2012 season.

Honours

Domestic

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**Winners (3): 1994-95, 2004-05, 2008-09,

2022–2023 squad

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Former notable players

* Camille Abily *

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* Alexandra Guiné * Elodie Jacq *

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* Melissa Plaza

References

External links

Official website

Official blog
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Association football clubs established in 1978 1978 establishments in France Division 1 Féminine clubs Sport in Vendée Football clubs in Pays de la Loire