Canet Roussillon Football Club is an

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club based in

Canet-en-Roussillon Canet-en-Roussillon (; ; , ; , ) is a communes of France, commune and town in the France, French Departments of France, department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, regions of France, administrative region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitan ...

, France. It was founded in 1934. The club currently plays in

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History

The club was founded in 1934 as ''Club Olympique Perpignanais.'' In the

2020–21 Coupe de France The 2020–21 Coupe de France was the 104th season of the main football cup competition of Football in France, France. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is normally open to all clubs in Football in France, ...

, Canet Roussillon pulled off an upset victory by beating

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giants

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, advancing to the round of 16 after a 2–1 win. They were eliminated in the quarter-final of the competition by

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. In August 2021, Athlon CIF, an Australian fund, invested in Canet Roussillon, injecting €1.5 million into the club. This more than doubled the club's budget.

Historical names

* ''Club Olympique Perpignanais'' (1934–1949) * ''Stade Olympique Perpignanais'' (1949–1952) * ''Perpignan Football Club'' (1952–1997) * ''Sporting Perpignan Roussillon'' (1997–2001) * ''Perpignan Football Catalan'' (2001–2002) * ''Perpignan Canet Football Club'' (2002–2014)

Current squad

Former players

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References

Association football clubs established in 1934 Sport in Pyrénées-Orientales 1934 establishments in France Football clubs in Occitania (administrative region) {{France-footyclub-stub