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US Granville
Full nameL'Union Sportive Granville
Founded1918
GroundStade Louis Dior,
Granville
Capacity3,200
ChairmanBenjamin Bahu
ManagerSylvain Didot
LeagueNational 2 Group C
2022–23National 2 Group A, 10th
WebsiteClub website

Union Sportive Granville, commonly referred to as US Granville or simply Granville, is a French football club based in Granville in the Lower Normandy region.

History

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The club was founded in 1918 and currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth division of French football, after most recently achieving promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2013–14 season.[1] Granville share a partnership with nearby professional club SM Caen.[2]

In season 2015–16 they had a fantastic run in the Coupe de France, eventually losing in the quarter finals:

Round H/A Opponent (tier) Score
Round 1 N/A Bye N/A
Round 2 N/A Bye N/A
Round 3 A Etoile S Thury Harcourt (10) 0–8
Round 4 H AF Virois (6) 3-1 (AET)
Round 5 A US Ouviere Normande Mondeville (6) 0-1 (AET)
Round 6 A AS Cherbourg Football (6) 1–3
Round 7 H SU Dives (6) 2–0
Round 8 A AF Saint-Nazaire (6) 0–2
Round of 64 H Stade Lavallois (2) 2–1
Round of 32 H Sarreguemines FC (5) 3–1
Round of 16 H Bourg-Péronnas (2) 1-0 (AET)
Quarterfinals H Olympique de Marseille (1) 0–1

In 2018, Granville beat Girondins de Bordeaux 2–1 in extra time, on 32e of Coupe de France.

Current squad

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As of 13 November 2023[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Senegal SEN Fallou Dieye
2 MF Gabon GAB Brimau Nziengui
4 DF France FRA Allan Bidard
5 DF France FRA Paul Leherpeur
7 FW France FRA Théo Barré
8 MF France FRA Esteban Gonçalves
9 FW France FRA Vincent Créhin
10 FW Martinique MTQ Dominique Pandor
11 MF France FRA Félix Ley
14 MF France FRA Mattéo Le Gall
15 FW Guadeloupe GLP Livio Nabab
18 MF France FRA Sofiane Hamard
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF France FRA Diakari Diarra
21 DF France FRA Sacha Lemarié
23 DF France FRA Pablo Bonneil
27 MF Guinea GUI Abel Behma
28 MF France FRA Thomas Valtriani
29 DF France FRA Martin Legrand
30 GK France FRA Paul Reulet
33 MF France FRA Mickaël Latour
34 DF France FRA Siad Gourville
35 FW France FRA Ibrahim Fofana
GK France FRA Loïck Masse
FW Burkina Faso BFA Souleymane Sawadogo

References

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  1. ^ "Mais qui es-tu Granville ?". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Le club". Union Sportive Granville. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  3. ^ "L'Effectif National 2" (in French). US Granville. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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