Football Club Bourgoin-Jallieu is a

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club based in

Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu (; ) is a commune in the Isère department in the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in France. The city had 28,834 inhabitants in 2019 and lies 35 kilometres east-southeast of Lyon. It was formed by the merger of the former comm ...

, France. It competes in the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. The club's colours are sky blue and burgundy.

History

The club was founded as Club Sportif Bergusien in 1936. In 1946, the club was renamed to Club Sportif Ouvrier. In 1957, FCBJ became affiliated to the

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. In 1996, Bourgoin-Jallieu signed a partnership deal with Division 1 club

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. The same year, the club faced off against

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in the

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, who were then playing in the Division 2. In 1998, the club was promoted to the

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. In 2000, the club agreed to a partnership with first-tier

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. In 2004, after having achieved promotion the

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(CFA 2) following a playoff match against Ajaccio B, the authorities decided to relegate Bourgoin-Jallieu back to the regional divisions. In 2010, the club signed a partnership with first-tier

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. In the 2012–13 season, FCBJ won the Coupe Rhône-Alpes and promotion to the CFA 2. The club was promoted to

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for the first time at the end of the

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season. On 15 January 2025, Bourgoin-Jallieu eliminated

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club

in the

round of 32 thanks to a 4–2 victory on penalties after a 2–2 draw in regular time.

Players

Current squad

Notable former players

Bryan Mbeumo Bryan Tetsadong Marceau Mbeumo (; born 7 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Brentford. Born in France, he plays for the Cameroon national team. Mbeumo is a product of the Troyes academy, and began ...

Jérémy Clément Jérémy Clément (born 26 August 1984) is a French professional football manager and former player. Playing as a midfielder, he spent most of his career with two clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Saint-Étienne. Playing career Though born in Bé ...

* Ottman Dadoune * Naïs Djouahra *

Amine Gouiri Amine Ferid Gouiri (; born 16 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Ligue 1 club Marseille. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career Lyon A player of Lyon starting in ...

Malo Gusto Malo Arthur Gusto (born 19 May 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Chelsea and the France national team. Early life Malo Arthur Gusto, also known as "bad taste" in English, was born on 19 May 2003 in ...

(youth) * Enzo Lombardo * Florian Michel * Elisha Owusu *

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* Maxence Rivera * Yoan Severin * Roger Tamba M'Pinda * Amos Youga

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bourgoin-Jallieu Association football clubs established in 1936 1936 establishments in France Sport in Isère Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes