ASJ Soyaux Charente (''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's

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club founded in

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and based in

Soyaux Soyaux ( or ) is a commune in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Bruno Périer (born 1966), former professional footballer Sights * Sentier botanique de Soyaux ...

, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relegation to

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in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons, winning promotion back to the top flight each time. It also successfully appealed attempts by DNCG to relegate the club due to failed administrative reviews of its finances in both 2021 and 2022.

History

The club was founded in 1968 as ''AS Soyaux''. In 1982, the club changed its name to ''Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente''.

Honours

* D1 Féminine Champion: 1984

Players

Current squad

Former notable players

Sylvie Bailly Sylvie may refer to: * ''Sylvie'' (novel), an 1853 novel by Gérard de Nerval * Sylvie (actress) (1883–1970), French actress * Sylvie (band), a Canadian rock band from Regina, active in the 2000s * ''Sylvie'' (album), a 1962 album by Sylvie V ...

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Martine Chapuzet Martine is a feminine given name and a surname. Given name * Martine Aubry (born 1950), French politician * Martine Audet (born 1961), Canadian poet * Martine Aurillac (born 1939), French politician * Martine Baay-Timmerman (born 1958), Dutch pol ...

Hawa Cissoko Hawa Cissoko (born 10 April 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club AS Roma and the France national team. She also holds Malian citizenship. Early life Cissoko was born in Paris on 10 April 1997. Sh ...

Bernadette Constantin Bernadette Constantin is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder for French club ASJ Soyaux of the Division 1 Féminine Division may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorit ...

Nora Coton-Pélagie Nora Coton-Pélagie (born 22 April 1988) is a French football player. She plays as an attacking midfielder and is a former women's youth international having played at all levels. Coton-Pélagie played at both the 2006 UEFA Women's Under-19 Cham ...

Fernanda Da Mota Fernanda is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". __TOC__ People *Fernanda Abreu (born 1961), Brazilian singer *Fernand ...

Corinne Diacre Corinne Catherine Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. She played her entire club career with Soyaux in the Division 1. She was also an international player with the ...

* Sylvie Dizier * Valérie Dodille *

Émilie Dos Santos Émilie () is a French female given name. It is the feminine form of the male name Émile. People named Émilie and Emilie include: * Émilie Ambre (1849–1898), French opera singer * Emilie Autumn (born 1979), American singer-songwriter, poe ...

Candie Herbert Candie Monique Nadine Herbert (born 4 June 1977) is a French former footballer who played as a striker for ASJ Soyaux and FCF Hénin-Beaumont in the Division 1 Féminine. Herbert was a member of the France women's national football team, makin ...

* Catherine Mercadier *

Ophélie Meilleroux Ophélie Anne-Laure Meilleroux (born 18 January 1984) is a French former football player. Meilleroux primarily plays as a central defender, but can also play in the defensive midfielder role. She is a member of the France women's national footba ...

Fiona O'Sullivan Fiona Julia O'Sullivan (born 17 September 1986) is a former footballer who played as a forward (association football), striker for clubs in the United States, Sweden, France, Germany and for English FA WSL team Notts County Ladies F.C., Notts C ...

* Françoise Paulhac * Corinne Petit * Florence Rimbault * Sylvie Rousseau *

Rebecca Spencer Rebecca Leigh Spencer (born 22 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the Jamaica national team. After coming through the ranks at Arsenal, she had spent short spells wi ...

* Nathalie Tarade * Nicole Turcot

Controversy

In October 2021, Samantha Johnson, player of ASJ Soyaux, expressed her dissatisfaction to media with the club following the poor working conditions she allegedly experienced during her time at Soyaux. She had been with the club for less than three months, signing in July 2021.

References

External links

Women's football clubs in France Association football clubs established in 1968 1968 establishments in France Première Ligue clubs Angoulême Sport in Charente Football clubs in Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-footyclub-stub