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Wikipedia - FC Versailles 78
Football Club de Versailles 78, also known as FC Versailles or simply Versailles, is a French semi-professional association football club based in the commune of Versailles, Île-de-France. The club was formed in 1989 as the result of a merger between Racing Club Versailles and Companion Sports Versailles. Their home stadium is the Stade de Montbauron, which has a capacity of 7,545 people, but play at the Stade Jean-Bouin for Championnat National matches.
The club won promotion from the 2021–22 Championnat National 2 and now plays in the Championnat National, the third tier of the French football league system. The club is an official academy of the French Football Federation.
History
FC Versailles was formed in 1989 as the result of a merger between Racing Club Versailles and Companion Sports Versailles. The new club took Racing Club Versailles' place in Division 3 and were placed in the North section. FC Versailles' first season was not successful as they finished 14th, amassing 24 points from 30 matches, and were relegated from the division. Competing in Division 4, they achieved two successive eighth-placed finishes before a sixth-placed finish in the 1992–93 season. In the summer of 1993, Versailles were one of the clubs accepted into the newly formed National 3. They ended the season with 40 points, finishing as runners-up behind Le Mans B.
Versailles struggled in the National 2 and were relegated after one season after finishing 17th in the table. The team returned to the National 3 and achieved a couple of mid-table positions in the following two seasons. Versailles qualified for the Championnat de France Amateur 2 Group B in the 1997–98 campaign and finished 13th in their inaugural season. The following year, Versailles were moved to Group H and the side finished 15th out of 16 teams in the division, thereby suffering relegation to the Division d'Honneur Paris Île-de-France. Versailles remained in the same division for the next six seasons, achieving a highest finish of third place in the 2000–01 campaign. In the 2004–05 season the team again suffered relegation after finishing bottom of the division with 46 points from 26 matches. Versailles have played in the DSR Paris Île-de-France since the 2005–06 season. In the 2009–10 campaign, Versailles reached the Ninth Round of the Coupe de France before losing to Beauvais. Versailles caused an upset by defeating Ligue 2 club Dijon in the Eighth Round.
On 29 January 2022, Versailles eliminated Ligue 2 side Toulouse in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France following a 1–0 win, and went on to qualify for the semi-finals after beating Bergerac in a penalty shoot-out. Versailles was eventually defeated 2–0 by Nice in the semi-finals. Later in the 2021–22 season, Versailles secured promotion to the Championnat National.
Versailles 78 har främst spelat i de lägre divisionerna i det franska ligasystemet. Under de senaste åren har klubben dock uppnått en del framgångar och tog sig upp till National 2, den fjärde nivån i det franska seriesystemet, 2017.
Klubben har ett antal unga, lovande spelare i sin trupp, som Anthony Soubervie, Jordan Lefort och Yanis Ammour. Huvudtränaren är Youssef Chibhi, som har en lång erfarenhet av fotboll på hög nivå.
Versailles 78 är en klubb med en stark gemenskapsanda och ett stort fanstöd. Klubben har en stark ungdomsverksamhet och spelar en viktig roll i det lokala samhället.