JA Drancy
Full nameJeanne d'Arc de Drancy
Founded1903
GroundStade Charles Sage
Drancy, Seine-Saint-Denis
Capacity2,500
ChairmanFrance Melaye Alain
ManagerFrance Philippe Lemaître
LeagueNational 3 Group G
2022–23National 3 Group L, 3rd
WebsiteClub website

La Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy are a French football club based in Drancy, a suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1903. As of the 2020–21 season, the club plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth division of French football.

Current status

Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy have achieved numerous honors in the amateur section of French football in the 21st century resulting in the club reaching the Championnat de France amateur for the 2009-10 season. In 2003, the club won the Ligue d'Excellence of its region and, the following year, won its region's Ligue d'Promotion. The next year, the club achieved promotion again, winning the Division d'Honneur Régionale and followed this up with another promotion run, this time winning the Division Supérieure Régionale meaning Drancy had reached the 6th division of French football, the Division d'Honneur. In 2007, the club finished 2nd achieving promotion to the CFA 2, however they were relegated back down after they failed to meet the league's financial requirements and expectations. A year later, Drancy won the league and were accepted into CFA 2 and proceeded to win its group after just one year in the league and were accepting into the Championnat de France amateur.

In 2018, Jeanne d'Arc de Drancy were promoted to Championnat National for the first time in the club's history after finishing first in the Championnat National 2.[1] After just one season they were relegated back to National 2 on 3 May 2019.[2] A further relegation to National 3 followed when the 2019–20 season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Coupe de France success

Despite the club's amateur status, they have played well in France's most prestigious cup competition, the Coupe de France. From 2003 to 2007, Drancy reached as far as the 8th round, where Ligue 1 clubs enter. In 2006, they reached the Round of 32 before losing to professional club Metz. Twice consecutively, in 2011 and 2012, Drancy reached Round of 16.

Current squad

As of 15 April 2019[4]

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 France FRA Clément Lume
2 DF France FRA Gustave Akueson
3 DF Comoros COM Abdallah Imamo
4 MF France FRA Souleymane Coulibaly
6 MF France FRA Mamadou Magassouba
7 MF France FRA Aziz Dahchour
8 MF France FRA Bakari Camara
9 MF Cameroon CMR Serge Bando N'Gambé
10 MF Liechtenstein LIE Guillaume Khous
12 MF France FRA Nianankoro Doumbia
14 FW France FRA Benjamin Gomel (on loan from Lens)
15 DF France FRA Bakary Sissoko (on loan from Troyes)
16 GK France FRA Didier Desprez (on loan from Lens)
17 DF France FRA Djessy Basimba
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF France FRA Mamadou Danfa
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Anderson Banvo
20 DF France FRA Ousmane Samba
21 DF France FRA Martin Ekani
22 MF France FRA Abderrahmane Sanogo
23 FW France FRA Marvin Diop
24 DF France FRA Cédric Jean-Etienne
25 MF France FRA Bilal El Hajjam
26 FW France FRA Dramane Koné
27 FW France FRA Aboubakar Koné
28 DF France FRA Clement Cabaton
29 FW Algeria ALG Hakeem Achour
30 GK France FRA Sébastien Mpeck Makendi
32 MF France FRA Maguette Diongue

References

  1. "Drancy : Malgré la montée, la Jeanne d'Arc ne va pas flamber". 14 May 2018.
  2. "National : Drancy officiellement relégué!". Le Parisien. 3 May 2019.
  3. "Foot Amateur : Les promus et les relégués en National 2 et National 3" (in French). foot-national.com. 19 April 2020.
  4. "Jeanne D'Arc Drancy Squad". Scoresway. Retrieved 15 April 2019.


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