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club based in the towns of Linas and

Montlhéry Montlhéry () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne Departments of France, department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located from Paris. History Montlhéry lay on the strategically important road from Paris to Orléans. U ...

in France. As of the 2024–25 season, it competes in the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. The club's colors are yellow, and its nickname is ''Sang et Or'', meaning Blood and Gold.

History

Linas-Montlhéry was founded in 1960 as a result of the merging of two clubs, US Linas and ES Montlhéry. The club gained notable attention after being drawn against French champions

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(PSG) in the round of 64 of the

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. The match took place on 5 January 2020 at the

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, and ended in a 6–0 victory for PSG. Unfortunately for Linas-Montlhéry, they had a penalty saved by PSG's goalkeeper Sergio Rico when the score was 1–0. After the end of the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the

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, Linas-Montlhéry sat top of their group in the

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. They were subsequently promoted to the

, the fifth division in the French football pyramid. On 13 November 2021, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated

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side

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in the seventh round of the

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. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for ESALM after a late goal from Tom Bouvil. Goalkeeper Ali Lutumba made several "heroic" saves to stop Dunkerque from scoring. On 19 December, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated

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club

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in the round of 64 thanks to two goals from Pascal Leno. In the round of 32, ''Sang-et-Or'' were knocked out by Ligue 2 side

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; the

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side took a 3–0 lead, only to concede three Linas-Montlhéry goals to bring the match to a

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. Amiens eventually won the shoot-out by a score of 4–3.

Stadium

The club is a resident of both the Stade Paul Desgouillons and the Stade Cosom, although the Stade Paul Desgouillons is the main venue at which the club play at. The Stade Cosom has a capacity of 1,000. In 2020, the Stade Paul Desgouillons was renovated, in order for Linas-Montlhéry to not be relegated. Tanguy Ndombele is an icon of Linas-Montlhéry, and the club has put up a poster of him in the Stade Paul Desgouillons, just like several other notable former youth players.

Players

Squad

Notable former players

* Dylan Bahamboula * Plaisir Bahamboula *

Claude Bakadal Claude Bakadal (born 19 March 1976) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward. Playing career Bakadal started his senior career with FC Massy 91. He went on to play for Linas-Montlhéry, Évry, Grenoble, and Mouscron ...

* Paul Bernardoni *

Mickaël Dogbé Mickaël Dodzi Dogbé (born 28 November 1976) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in France, he represented Togo at international level. International career He was part of the Togolese squad at the 2006 African ...

* Chris Gadi *

Jules Iloki Jules Hermon Aziz Iloki (born 14 January 1992) is a French professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Winger (association football), winger for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Jinmen Tiger F.C., Tianjin Jinmen Tiger. ...

* Djegui Koita *

Jean-Victor Makengo Jean-Victor Makengo (born 12 June 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Lorient. Club career Makengo is a youth exponent from Caen. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 29 November 2015 against Girondins de Borde ...

* Tanguy Ndombele *

Yvan Neyou Yvan Latour Neyou Noupa (born 3 January 1997) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Leganés and the Cameroon national team. Club career Sedan and Laval Neyou started his career with Sedan in the ...

* Aurélien Ngeyitala * Randy Nteka * Paul-Georges Ntep *

Mickaël Panos Mickaël Panos (; born 10 February 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga II club Voluntari. Club career Panos made his professional debut for Saint-Étienne in a 2–0 Ligue 1 win over Monaco on ...

William Rémy William Rémy (born 4 April 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is a former French youth international, having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams. Club career Born in Courbevoie, R� ...

* Gime Touré * Yoane Wissa

Honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linas-Montlhéry Linas Linas 1960 establishments in France Association football clubs established in 1960 Linas