Football Club de Vesoul is a French

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team founded in 1921. They are based in

Vesoul Vesoul ( ) is a Communes of France, commune in the predominantly rural Haute-Saône department, of which it is the Prefectures in France, prefecture, or capital, in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté located in eastern Franc ...

, France and are currently playing in the sixth tier Régional 1. They play at the Stade René Hologne in

, which has a capacity of 6,000.

History

Founded in 1921 as ''Racing Club Vésulien'', the club took the name ''US Vesoul''. In 1950 the club merged with ''ASPTT Vesoul'', becoming ''ASPTT/US Vesoul''. Another merger in 1973 with an existing club named ''FC Vesoul'' saw the name ''USFC Vesoul'' taken. In 1994 the club were promoted to the fifth tier of the French football pyramid for the first time, followed by further promotion to the fourth tier in 2001. In 2002 the club took the new name ''Vesoul Haute Saône Football''. Following several promotions and relegations between the fourth and fifth tiers, the club suffered a bankruptcy event in 2014 and was automatically relegated back to the regional league. It took today's name, ''Football Club de Vesoul'' at that point. In 2023, the club regained the national level, with promotion to Championnat National 3.

Notable players

* Cédric Si Mohamed (one cap for the Algeria national team) * Jacques Olivier Etonde-Ebelle (two caps for the Cameroon national team) * Pape Mamadou Diouf (four caps for the Senegal national team) * Affo Erassa (four caps for the Togo national team) * Mickaël Ravaux * Christophe Taine * Gisbert Zarambaud * Sofiane Khadda

References

External links

FC Vesoul Official Website
Sport in Vesoul Association football clubs established in 1921 1921 establishments in France Football clubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-footyclub-stub