AF Virois

Virois
Full nameAssociation Football Virois
Founded1962
GroundStade Pierre-Compte,
Vire Normandie
ChairmanChristophe Lécuyer
ManagerCédric Hoarau
LeagueNational 2
2022–23National 3 Group J, 1st

Association Football Virois, known as AF Virois or Vire, is a French football club based in Vire Normandie, Calvados. It was founded in 1962. The club currently plays in the Championnat National 2, the fifth tier of the French football league system.

History

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The club was founded in 1962 from the merger between ES Vire and AC Vire.

On 7 January 2023, Virois, while playing in the fifth-tier of French football, competed against Ligue 1 side FC Nantes in Coupe de France, losing 0–2.[1] The same season the team won the 2022–23 Championnat National 3, Group J, winning promotion to the 2023–24 Championnat National 2.[2]

Current squad

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As of 10 April 2024[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 France FRA Keny Bertheaume
2 DF France FRA Louis Pillitieri
3 DF France FRA Nathan Illand
4 DF France FRA Stanley Boucaud
5 DF France FRA Anthony Ferron
6 MF France FRA Dorian Charlier
7 MF France FRA Jordan Perrier
8 FW France FRA Killian Corenthin
9 FW France FRA Arthur Dallois
10 FW France FRA Erwan Kawczynski
11 FW Morocco MAR Anas Lambarette
14 MF France FRA Lucas Mézange
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW France FRA Reda Lamrabette
16 GK France FRA Louis Deschateaux
17 FW France FRA Alban Bekombo
19 DF France FRA Samuel N'Koua Biyoghe
21 FW France FRA Florian Lefèvre
22 DF France FRA Axel Flucher
23 DF France FRA Melvin Bachelet
26 DF France FRA Pierre Bourdin
27 MF France FRA Luca Boudonnet
28 MF France FRA Saël N'Zigou N'Zigou
30 GK France FRA Maël Obe
34 FW France FRA Lohann Ledos

References

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  1. ^ Boris Letondeur; Olivier Duc (7 January 2023). "Football. Battu par le FC Nantes (0-2), Vire sort de la Coupe de France la tête haute". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ soccerway
  3. ^ "France - AF Virois". Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.