The Football Club Bassin d'Arcachon Sud is a French

France

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 association football club founded in 1923. They are based in Arcachon

Arcachon

Arcachon is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is a popular bathing location on the Atlantic coast southwest of Bordeaux in the Landes forest...

, Gironde

Gironde

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 and are currently playing in the Division d'Honneur d'Aquitaine, the sixth tier in the French football league system

French football league system

The French football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in France. At the top two levels of the system is the Ligue de Football Professionnel, which consists of two professional national divisions, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Below that are a number of leagues run by the...

. They play at the Stade Jean Brousse in Arcachon.

History

On June 3, 2003, the Bassin d'Arcachon merged with another local side, FC Gujan-Mestras, to formed the club that exists today. Their first manager in this era was the legendary Frenchman

French people

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 Jean-Pierre Papin

Jean-Pierre Papin

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, who contributed to the club's promotion to the CFA 2 in 2005, before leaving to manage Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 side RC Strasbourg

RC Strasbourg

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Coaching staff

• Head coach:   Philippe Ollier
• Assistant coach:   Jean-Jacques Benoit
• Assistant coach:   Christian-Mesple Dufour

Current squad

As of Sun 25th Jan 09

External links

• Official Site