L'École de Sport Reims Sainte-Anne Carnot Châtillons, commonly known as Reims Sainte-Anne, is a

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club founded in 1974 in

Reims Reims ( ; ; also spelled Rheims in English) is the most populous city in the French Departments of France, department of Marne (department), Marne, and the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, 12th most populous city in Fran ...

, France. As of the 2022–23 season, it competes in the

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, the fifth tier of the

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. The club's home ground is the Stade Robert Pirès.

History

EF Reims Sainte-Anne was founded in 1974. In 2019, the club signed former

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1931 and plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims is one of the mo ...

player

Odaïr Fortes ''This name uses Portuguese name, Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal Surname, family name is Lopes and the second or paternal family name is Fortes.'' Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes (born 31 March 1987) is a Cape Verdean professional ...

. In the 2021–22 Coupe de France, Reims Sainte-Anne was eliminated in the round of 64 by Stade de Reims after a 1–0 loss. At the end of the 2021–22 season, the club was promoted to the

Notable players

Robert Pires Robert Emmanuel Pires (born 29 October 1973) is a French former professional footballer. He is widely regarded as one of Arsenal's greatest ever players and considered by some to be one of the best wingers in the history of the sport. Pires play ...

(youth)

References

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