Vendée Fontenay Foot is a French

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club based in

Fontenay-le-Comte Fontenay-le-Comte (; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''Funtenaes'' or ''Fintenè'') is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France ...

Vendée Vendée () is a department in the Pays de la Loire region in Western France, on the Atlantic coast. In 2019, it had a population of 685,442.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 the French football league system.

History

The club was formed in 1991 from the merger of the Stade Athlétique Fontenaysien and Étoile. The club played mostly in CFA before being demoted to

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in 2005 for non-sporting reasons. At the end of the 2006–07 season the club finished first in its group in

, allowing it to return in CFA. Fontenay reached the quarter-finals of the 2000–01

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, losing on penalties to

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Current squad

References

External links

Vendée Fontenay Foot Official Website
Association football clubs established in 1991 1991 establishments in France Sport in Vendée Football clubs in Pays de la Loire {{France-footyclub-stub