Football Club Drouais is a French

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

team based in

Dreux Dreux () is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. Geography Dreux lies on the small river Blaise, a tributary of the Eure, about 35 km north of Chartres. Dreux station has rail connections to Argentan, Paris and Granvi ...

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. The team, founded in 1991, plays its home games at the Stade Jean-Bruck in Dreux. As of the 2022–23 season, they play in

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

, the fifth tier of French football. in 2018 they were administratively relegated from Championnat National 3 for breach of financial rules.

Coupe de France

FC Drouais reached the round of 64 in

2012–13 Coupe de France The 2012–13 Coupe de France was the 96th season of the most prestigious cup competition of France. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation (FFF) and open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overs ...

, their best ever performance in the competition

Famous players

Kalifa Cissé Kalifa Cissé (born 9 January 1984) is a retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Born in France, he played for the Mali national team. Cissé is a member of the coaching staff of his former club, Bristol City's. ...

Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira (born 23 June 1976) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the manager of club Crystal Palace. He is widely considered as one of the greatest midfielders of his generation. Vieira began his career at ...

, world champion in 1998 with France.

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* {{Championnat National 3 Group Centre-Val de Loire Drouais 1991 establishments in France Sport in Eure-et-Loir Association football clubs established in 1991 Football clubs in Centre-Val de Loire