Football Club Chambly Oise, commonly known as Chambly, is a French professional

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club based in Chambly in the

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region. Their home stadium is the Stade Walter-Luzi in the town, and they compete in the

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, the fourth tier of

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, as of the 2024–25 season.

History

The club was founded in 1989 and previously played in

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, the second division of

, after achieving promotion from the

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in 2019. They were relegated back in 2021. They previously won promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2009–10 season. The club's emblem and kits take a heavy influence from Italian club

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. On 1 February 2017, Chambly achieved a club milestone by drawing with French top-flight outfit

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3–3 during regulation time in a

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match, before eventually losing 4–5 in extra time. On 1 March 2018, Chambly defeated Strasbourg 1–0 to reach the semi-finals of the

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for the first time ever. However, the club suffered a personal tragedy as Walter Luzi, the club's founder, died in a hospital on the same day. On 19 April 2019, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 2 for the first time in its history. Due to the promotion, the club would play its league matches in the

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season at two venues; fifteen matches at the Stade Pierre Brisson, and four at the

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, as the Stade des Marais did not meet the standards for Ligue 2 football. The Stade des Marais was being upgraded to Ligue 2 standards, with a capacity of 3,000 envisioned. However, construction was temporary halted in December 2020. After suffering relegation from Ligue 2 in 2021, Chambly continued with a relegation from the Championnat National in 2022, returning to the

. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Fabien Valéri was appointed as head coach. It was the first time that Chambly began a season without a member of the Luzi family in the managerial position, with Bruno Luzi leaving the club earlier in the year.

Players

Current squad

References

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