Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a
French association football club based in
Istres. The club was formed in 1920 and currently play their home matches at the
Stade Parsemain
Stade Parsemain is a Multi-purpose stadium in Fos-sur-Mer, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Istres
Football Club Istres Ouest Provence (; commonly referred to as simply Istres) is a French ...
in
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fos on Sea''; Provençal: ''Fòs'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.
Geography
Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west ...
, a
commune in the
Arrondissement of Istres
The arrondissement of Istres is an arrondissement of France in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 21 communes. Its population is 327,971 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the ar ...
.
History
FC Istres was founded in 1920 by Édouard Guizonnier as SS Istréenne. In 1969, SS Istréenne was merged into the more general sports club Istres Sports, who chose to keep Istréenne's distinctive purple and black colours. In 1977 the club made young entrepreneur Michel Aviet the club's president and ex-Yugoslav goalkeeper Georges Korac the club's manager. During the Aviet-Korac years, the club advanced from France's lower regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2.
In the
2004–05 season, the club reached
Ligue 1
Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. ...
for the first time but finished last and was relegated to Ligue 2 the following year. The club returned to
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligu ...
for the 2009–10 season after winning the
Championnat National 2008–09. The club got relegated from Ligue 2 in 2013–14 season after a 2–4 defeat to
Dijon FCO
Dijon Football Côte d'Or (; literally "Dijon Football Gold Coast"), commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply as Dijon, is a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in ...
.
In July 2015, the club was relegated to the 7th tier for financial reasons.
Naming history
*SS Istréenne (1920–1969)
*Istres Sports (1969–1990)
*FC Istres Ville Nouvelle (1990–2004)
Players
Current squad
''Updated as of 17 May 2022.'' None of the players have a fixed/assigned shirt number by the club.
Notable former players
''For a list of former FC Istres players, see below''
Rivalries
The club has two major rivalries. First is with neighbours
FC Martigues
Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club which plays in the Championnat National, the third level of football in France.
The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which ha ...
, with many encounters over the years. The second is the
Provence derby against
AC Arles-Avignon.
Honours
*
National
**''Champions'' (1):
2008–09
* Méditerranée Division d'Honneur
**''Champions'' (2): 1982, 1990
* Coupe de Provence
**''Champions'' (4): 1933, 1982, 1987, 1989
References
External links
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Association football clubs established in 1920
Sport in Bouches-du-Rhône
Publicly traded sports companies
1920 establishments in France
Football clubs in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur