Entente Feignies Aulnoye Football Club is a
football
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club based in
Feignies, France. Founded in 1951 as Sporting Club de Feignies, the club plays in the
National 2, the fourth tier in the
French football league system
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, after winning promotion in the
2022–23 Championnat National 3
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season.
History
Sporting Club de Feignies was founded in 1951.
Feignies had a run of promotions in the first decade of the 21st century. As recently as 1999, they were playing in regional divisions at the ninth tier of French football, rising to the fourth tier of the French leagues, the
Championnat de France Amateurs
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in 2005, where they played one season.
In the summer of 2016 SC Feignies merged with neighbouring side AS Aulnoye-Aymeries, who were relegated from CFA 2 at the end of the
2015–16 season, to form the current club.
In the round of 64 of the
2021–22 Coupe de France, Feignies Aulnoye met
Ligue 1
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giants
Paris Saint-Germain
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. The match, played at the
Stade du Hainaut
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in
Valenciennes
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It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced ...
, ended in a 3–0 victory for the Parisians.
References
External links
Official site of SC Feignies (last updated January 2016)
Official site of AS Aulnoye, now official site of Entente Feignies Aulnoye FC
Football clubs in France
Association football clubs established in 1951
1951 establishments in France
Sport in Nord (French department)
Football clubs in Hauts-de-France
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