Grenoble Foot 38 (women)

Grenoble
Full nameGrenoble Foot 38
Nickname(s)GF38
GroundStade du Vercors
Capacity1,000
PresidentAlain Fessler
ManagerNicolas Delépine
LeagueDivision 2 Féminine
2020–21Division 2 Féminine
Group B, 6th
Websitehttps://www.gf38.fr

Grenoble Foot 38, commonly referred to as simply Grenoble or GF38, is a women's football club based in Grenoble, France. The club was called Grenoble Foot Féminin until it was merged by the town's men's football club, Grenoble Foot 38, in 1997. In 2016, GF38 merged with neighboring Grenoble Métropole Claix Football Féminin [fr], which put the club's team in the Division 2.

History

Grenoble Foot Féminin reached the Division 1 Féminine for the first time in its history in 1981, after having spent several years in the regional divisions of the Ligue Rhône-Alpes. The club would then go back and forth between the Division 1 and Division 2 until 1992, when relegation from the Division 1 that year provoked a rapid fall to the regional divisions of the Ligue Rhône-Alpes. Grenoble would only return to national-level football after the merger with Grenoble Métropole Claix Football Féminin [fr] (GMC2F) in 2016.

In 1997, on political will, the masculin clubs of Olympique Grenoble Isère and Norcap Grenoble merged to create Grenoble Foot 38. At the same time, Grenoble Foot Féminin was integrated into the club.

In the 2015–16 season, the first team of Grenoble competed in the Division d'Honneur, the fourth level of women's football in France, while neighboring club Grenoble Métropole Claix FF was playing in the Division 2. After initial rumours in June 2016, the absorption process took place in less than one month.[1] The French Football Federation ratified the merger, and the playing rights of GMC2F were subsequently handed over to GF38.[2][3] Therefore, the players and coaches of GMC2F, supplemented by several signings, participated in the Division 2 under the colors of Grenoble Foot 38.[4]

Players

Squad

As of 2 October 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF France FRA Romane Pilot
11 DF Algeria ALG Armelle Khellas
5 DF France FRA Elsa Domenjoud
18 MF France FRA Candice Charbonnier
10 MF France FRA Laurine Baga
8 MF France FRA Louise Grandjean Beylot
19 MF Senegal SEN Ndeye Lohourignon
— MF France FRA Taina Pereira
15 DF France FRA Sylvie Renault
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Anna Cantwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW France FRA Claudia Fabre
13 DF France FRA Angélique Schlepp
30 GK France FRA Julie Tissino
24 DF France FRA Tifanie De Sousa
12 FW Martinique MTQ Audrey Duranty
21 FW France FRA Nehla Sadiki
14 FW France FRA Mara Irys Akpa
22 MF Tunisia TUN Yosra Ben Hadj
23 DF France FRA Ophélie Wasner
28 FW France FRA Mélanie Chabrier

Notable former players

References

  1. ^ Bohec, Paul (15 June 2016). "Vers une absorption du GMC2F par le GF38" [Toward an absorption of GMC2F by GF38]. Métro-Sports (in French). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  2. ^ Sougey, Frédéric (30 June 2016). "Football Féminin : fusion validée entre le GF38 et le GMC2F" [Women's Football: merger validated between GF38 and GMC2F]. Métro-Sports (in French). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ Mesli, Dounia (13 July 2016). "Grenoble – La fusion des deux clubs féminins validée par la FFF" [Grenoble – The merger of two women's football clubs validated by the FFF]. Cœursdefoot (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ Roux, Benjamin (27 August 2016). "Une année de transition au GF38" [A year of transition at GF38]. Eurosport (in French). Retrieved 26 October 2021.