Football Club Villefranche-Beaujolais is a French

France

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 association football club founded in 1927. They are based in Villefranche-sur-Saône

Villefranche-sur-Saône

Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies 1 mile west of the Saône River, and is around north of Lyon...

, Rhône-Alpes

Rhône-Alpes

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 and are currently playing in the Championnat de France amateur Group B, the fourth tier in the French football league system

French football league system

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. They play at the Stade Armand Chouffet in nearby Villefranche-sur-Saône

Villefranche-sur-Saône

Villefranche-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It lies 1 mile west of the Saône River, and is around north of Lyon...

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History

Football Club Villefranche-Beaujolais was formed in 1927. The club is notable for their successes achieved in the 1980s and early 1990s before falling into the lower divisions where they currently reside. For the 2007-08 season, club president Jean Gachon stepped down from the position. Gachon was instrumental in helping Villefranche get to the Championnat National

Championnat National

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 in the 1990s. He was succeeded by Christian Du Verne and Fabien Raty, who proceeded to get the club to the Championnat de France Amateurs

Championnat de France Amateurs

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Current squad

As of November 2009.

Staff

Team Chef

• Samir Retbi

Head Coach

• Jean-Michel Picollet

Assistant Coach

• Christian Malot

Goalkeeper Coach

• Jose Oliveira

Notable players

 Algeria

• Fathi Chebel

 Côte d'Ivoire

• Nickèse Assahore

 France

• Yves Chauveau
  Yves Chauveau
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• Franck Durix
  Franck Durix
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• Alain Moizan
  Alain Moizan
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 Iran

• Christian Payan

 Morocco

• Hassan Kachloul
  Hassan Kachloul
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• Driss Oubahssaine

 Réunion

• Wilson Grosset

 Senegal

• Bernard Lopez

Reserve Squad

External links

• Official Site