Football Club Chambly Oise, commonly known as Chambly, is a French

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club based in Chambly in the

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region. Their home stadium is the Stade des Marais in the town, and they compete in the

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

, the fourth tier of

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, as of the 2022–23 season.

History

The club was founded in 1989 and previously played in

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, the second division of

, after achieving promotion from the

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in 2019. They were relegated back in 2021. They previously won promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2009–10 season. The club's emblem and kits take a heavy influence from Italian club

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. On 1 February 2017, Chambly achieved a club milestone by drawing with French top-flight outfit

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3–3 during regulation time in a

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match, before eventually losing 4–5 in extra time. On 1 March 2018, Chambly defeated Strasbourg 1–0 to reach the semi-finals of the

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for the first time ever. However, the club suffered a personal tragedy as Walter Luzi, the club's founder, died in a hospital on the same day. On 19 April 2019, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 2 for the first time in its history. Due to the promotion, the club would play its league matches in the

2019–20 Ligue 2 The 2019–20 Ligue 2 (referred to as the Domino's Pizza, Domino's Ligue 2 for sponsorship reasons) season was the 81st season since its establishment. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 28 Ap ...

season at two venues; fifteen matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson, and four at the

Stade Sébastien Charléty Stade Sébastien-Charléty (; ), also known as Stade Charléty or Charléty, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, France. Comprising a running track and a football field, the stadium is a 20,000-seat state ...

, as the Stade des Marais did not meet the standards for Ligue 2 football. The Stade des Marais was being upgraded to Ligue 2 standards, with a capacity of 3,000 envisioned. However, construction was temporary halted in December 2020. After suffering relegation from Ligue 2 in 2021, Chambly continued with a relegation from the Championnat National in 2022, returning to the

. Ahead of the 2022–23 season,

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was appointed as head coach. It was the first time that Chambly began a season without a member of the Luzi family in the managerial position, with

Bruno Luzi Bruno Luzi (born 30 May 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is heavily associated with Chambly, a club founded and run by his family, having seen five promotions with them as a player, ...

leaving the club earlier in the year.

Current squad

:''As of 9 October 2022.''

References

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