Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC

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Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue Football Club, also known as Marignane GCB, Marignane Gignac CB, Marignane Gignac, or Marignane, is a French football club based in Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône. Competing in the Championnat National 2, the fourth-tier of French football, the club plays its home matches at the Stade Saint-Exupéry. The club played only one season in Division 2; the 1965–66 season.

Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue
Full nameMarignane Gignac Côte Bleue Football Club
Nickname(s)The Aviators
Founded6 June 1924; 100 years ago (6 June 1924)
StadiumStade Saint-Exupéry
Capacity1,500
Coordinates43°25′03″N 5°12′39″E / 43.417447°N 5.210765°E / 43.417447; 5.210765
ChairmanMarc Vincendone, Michel Léonardi
ManagerBrahim Hemdani
LeagueChampionnat National 2
2023–24Championnat National, 16th of 18 (relegated)
Websitehttps://www.mgfc-foot.com/

History

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It was founded in 1924 as Union Sportive Marignanaise. In 2016, US Marignanaise merged with AS Gignac to form Marignane Gignac FC.[1] In July 2022, the club merged with FC Côte Bleue and became Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC (MGCB FC).

At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club achieved promotion from the Championnat National 2 to the Championnat National.[2] They suffered relegation at the conclusion of the 2023–24 Championnat National, finishing sixteenth.[3]

Current squad

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As of 16 January 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Anthony Herbin
4 DF   CIV Ali Bamba
6 DF   FRA Loni Quenabio
7 FW   FRA Guillaume Bosca
8 MF   FRA Charif Benhamza
9 FW   FRA Karim Bouhmidi
10 FW   MLI Diawoye Diarra
11 DF   FRA Diaby Doucouré
12 FW   FRA Mehdi Nagui
13 FW   FRA Bissourou Touré
15 MF   FRA Maxence Renoud (on loan from Stade Lausanne Ouchy)
16 GK   FRA Léo Colin
17 DF   ALG Abdelkrim Khechmar
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   CIV Dany Goprou
19 MF   FRA Youness Diatta
20 DF   MTN Houssen Abderrahmane
21 DF   FRA Émile Haegeli
22 MF   CGO Randi Goteni
23 FW   FRA Malick Thiaw
24 MF   FRA Joris Mallet
25 DF   COD Osée Diampo Sengele
26 MF   COM Salim Mramboini
28 MF   FRA Hugo Vien
29 MF   FRA Mansour Sy
30 GK   ALG Cyril Boukhit

References

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  1. ^ "Marignane : Fusion validée avec Gignac" (in French). foot-national.com. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Foot : Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue jouera en National l'an prochain". LaProvence.com (in French). 27 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue relégué en Nationale 2". maritima.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ "NATIONAL 2 - EFFECTIF 2022-2023" (in French). Marignane Gignac Côte Bleue FC. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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