Union Sportive du Pays de Cassel is a

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club based in Arnèke in the

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department of France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in

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, the fifth tier of French football, after winning promotion in 2023.

History

US Pays de Cassel was founded in 2018 after the merger of four smaller local clubs: Hardifort, Noordpenne-Zuytpeene, Bavinchove-Cassel and Arnèke. On 14 January 2023, Pays de Cassel eliminated Championnat National 2 (fourth-tier) side Wasquehal in the round of 64 of the

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following a penalty shoot-out. This set up an encounter with

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champions Paris Saint-Germain in the following round, played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens as Pays de Cassel's stadium did not meet the criteria to hold the game. At the time, Pays de Cassel had an annual budget of €150,000 while PSG's was €800 million; the two clubs were worth €400,000 and €3.2 billion, respectively. PSG won 7–0, with five goals from

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Squad

References

External links

Club website
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