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club founded in 2000. They compete in the

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since 2025, having been relegated from the

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in the 2024–25 season.

History

Founded in 2000 as Beaujolais Monts d'Or, the club became Monts d'Or Azergues in 2005 and Monts d'Or Anse Foot in 2017. The club took its current name in 2020 when it merged with smaller amateur clubs ''Tassin FC'', ''Champagne Sport FC'' and ''Futsal Saône Monts d'Or''. The new club had over 1,800 registered players across all age groups and activities, making it France's largest. They are based in the towns of Chasselay,

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, and

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in the

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region, and their main home stadium is the Stade Ludovic Giuly in Chasselay, named after France international

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. On the pitch, the club won the fifth-tier

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in 2009–10. In January 2013, they announced the signing of Lyon-born former France international and

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player

from June. He scored in a draw with

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in the last 32 of the

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on 4 January 2014, which his team won on penalties. Eighteen days later in the last 16, held at

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, the team lost 3–0 at home to Giuly's former club

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, for whom

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scored twice. Also in January 2014, former France international and OL mainstay

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joined the club. In May 2019, former

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and OL player Cris was hired as manager, leaving two years later for

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club

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. Another of his former teammates, France international

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, was

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from 2020 to 2022. The club won promotion to the third-tier

for the first time as group winners in

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, after defeating

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3–1 on 3 June 2023.

Honours

** Winner: 2009–10 *

** Winner:

Current squad

References

External links

* {{Championnat National Association football clubs established in 2000 2000 establishments in France Chasselay, Rhône Sport in Rhône (department) Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes