ESA Linas-Montlhéry

Linas-Montlhéry
Full nameEntente Sportive et Athlétique de Linas-Montlhéry[1]
Nickname(s)Sang et Or (Blood and Gold)
Short nameESALM
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
GroundStade Paul Desgouillons
PresidentMichael Bertansetti
ManagerStéphane Cabrelli
LeagueNational 3 Group H
2022–23National 3 Group L, 2nd
Websitehttps://linas-montlhery.footeo.com/

Entente Sportive et Athlétique de Linas-Montlhéry is a football club based in the towns of Linas and Montlhéry in France.[2] As of the 2022–23 season, it competes in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of the French football league system.[3] The club's colors are yellow, and its nickname is Sang et Or, meaning Blood and Gold.[4][5]

History

Linas-Montlhéry was founded in 1960 as a result of the merging of two clubs, US Linas and ES Montlhéry.[citation needed]

The club gained notable attention after being drawn against French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the round of 64 of the 2019–20 Coupe de France.[6] The match took place on 5 January 2020 at the Stade Robert Bobin, and ended in a 6–0 victory for PSG.[7][8] Unfortunately for Linas-Montlhéry, they had a penalty saved by PSG's goalkeeper Sergio Rico when the score was 1–0.[9] After the end of the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Linas-Montlhéry sat top of their group in the Régional 1. They were subsequently promoted to the Championnat National 3, the fifth division in the French football pyramid.[10]

On 13 November 2021, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated Ligue 2 side Dunkerque in the seventh round of the 2021–22 Coupe de France.[11] The match ended in a 1–0 victory for ESALM after a late goal from Tom Bouvil. Goalkeeper Ali Lutumba made several "heroic" saves to stop Dunkerque from scoring.[12] On 19 December, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated Ligue 1 club Angers in the round of 64 thanks to two goals from Pascal Leno.[13] In the round of 32, Sang-et-Or were knocked out by Ligue 2 side Amiens; the Somme side took a 3–0 lead, only to concede three Linas-Montlhéry goals to bring the match to a penalty shoot-out. Amiens eventually won the shoot-out by a score of 4–3.[14]

Stadium

The club is a resident of both the Stade Paul Desgouillons and the Stade Cosom, although the Stade Paul Desgouillons is the main venue at which the club play at.[15] The Stade Cosom has a capacity of 1,000.[16]

In 2020, the Stade Paul Desgouillons was renovated, in order for Linas-Montlhéry to not be relegated.[17][18]

Tanguy Ndombele is an icon of Linas-Montlhéry, and the club has put up a poster of him in the Stade Paul Desgouillons, just like several other notable former youth players.[19]

Players

Squad

As of 28 November 2021[20]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK France FRA Ali Lutumba
— GK France FRA David Madureira
— GK Mali MLI Bandiougou
— DF France FRA Gratien Tsota
— DF France FRA Teddy Duval
— DF France FRA William Djoko
— DF Senegal SEN Elhadji Tchabo
— DF Italy ITA Colin Kouassi
— DF Ivory Coast CIV Ousmane Diallo
— DF France FRA Kylian Baroudi
— DF France FRA Yanis Félix
— MF France FRA Johan Roca (captain)
— MF France FRA Xavier Marcilla
— MF France FRA Mehdi Admi
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Bryan Botuly
— MF France FRA Jordan Fukidi
— MF France FRA Tom Bouvil
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Emmanuel Gbobouo
— MF France FRA Albino Bass
— MF France FRA Lucas Lamoureux
— MF Greece GRE Basile Karagiannis
— FW France FRA Haris El Mouttaqi
— FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Aurélien Ngeyitala
— FW Mali MLI Baba Sylla
— FW France FRA Pascal Leno
— FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Issa Cissé
— FW France FRA Aadil El Gachbour
— FW Burkina Faso BFA Ohiri Dignan

Notable former players

Honours

ESA Linas-Montlhéry honours
Honour No. Years
Régional 1 Paris Île-de-France 1 2019–20

References

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