En Avant Guingamp Féminines are a

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club based in

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. History ...

, a commune in the

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History

The club was previously the women's section of men's football club

Stade Briochin Stade Briochin, founded in 1904, is a French football club based in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany. As of the 2024–25 season, the club plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier in the French football league system. Home matches are played a ...

and was founded in 1973 under the name Chaffoteaux Sports Saint-Brieuc. From 1999–2003, the club played under the name Saint-Brieuc Football Féminin, switching to Stade Briochin following the end of the 2002–03 season. The club currently plays in the

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, the first division of

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in France, and is coached by

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. On 18 August 2011, the presidential hierarchy of men's professional club

En Avant Guingamp En Avant Guingamp (, ), commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp (), is a French professional Football in France, football club based in the Communes of France, commune of Guingamp, in France's Brittany region. The club wa ...

and Stade Briochin announced that the clubs reached an agreement on a merger, which will come into effect at the start of the 2011–12 season. Under the agreement, Stade Briochin will dissolve and play as the women's team of Guingamp. All other remnants of the club remain the same, such as its president, manager, and players.

Players

Current squad

Former internationals

* :

Camille Abily Camille Anne Françoise Abily (born 5 December 1984) is a French Association football, football manager and former player, who featured prominently for both the France women's national football team, France women's national team and for Olympiq ...

, Anne Gouëzel,

Françoise Jézéquel Françoise Jezequel (born 30 March 1970) is a French footballer who played as a midfielder for the France women's national football team. She was part of the team at the UEFA Women's Euro 2001. On club level she plays for Saint-Brieuc Saint-B ...

, Clarisse Le Bihan, Isabelle Le Boulch,

Eugénie Le Sommer Eugénie Anne Claudine Le Sommer-Dariel (born 18 May 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team. She primarily plays as a creative attacking midfielder and left ...

Griedge Mbock Bathy Griedge Yinda Colette Mbock Bathy Nka (born 26 February 1995) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Première Ligue club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (women), Paris Saint-Germain and the France wome ...

, Mélissa Plaza,

Solène Durand Solène Marie Reine Durand (born 20 November 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Sassuolo and the France national team. Club career Durand began her professional career at Montpellier HSC in 200 ...

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Marine Dafeur Marine Dafeur (born 20 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back and left midfielder for Première Ligue club Fleury. Born in France, she originally represented her country of birth at youth and senior levels, but ul ...

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Desire Oparanozie Ugochi Desire Oparanozie (born 17 December 1993) is a former Nigerian Women's association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward and the Nigeria women's national football team, Nigerian national team. Club ...

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Leïla Maknoun Leïla Maknoun (; born 19 January 1992) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Apulia Trani. Born in France, she represented her native country internationally at under-16 level, before switching allegiance to Tunisia i ...

Honours

Domestic

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( Champions of France) (level 1) *Winners (1) 1988–89,

References

External links

Official website
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