US Ivry
Encyclopedia
Union Sportive d'Ivry are a French
multi-sports club
based in Ivry-sur-Seine
, Val-de-Marne
. The club is primarily known for its football team and handball team
. US Ivry play their home matches at the Stade Clerville, which seats 2,000 spectators.
activists in the name of Union Sportive du Travail d'Ivry (USTI). The club's first chairman was Gaston Richard. Early in the club's foundation, they primarily focused on the football, athletics, and basketball sections of the club. As the club grew in size, so did the membership and the club eventually developed new sporting sections such as cycling, gymnastics, boxing, and tennis. In 1934, the club merged with two local clubs to formed a new club called Etoile Sportive du Travail d'Ivry.
After the second World War
, in 1949, the club changed its name to its current form Union Sportive d'Ivry. Three years later, the club's stadium, Stade Clerville, was built. In 2006, the club had 36 sections of sport with over 6,000 members.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
multi-sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris....
, Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
. The club is primarily known for its football team and handball team
US d'Ivry Handball
US d'Ivry is a team handball club from France. Currently, US d'Ivry competes in the French First League of Handball.-Accomplishments:*National Championship of France: 7**1963, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1983, 1997 et 2007...
. US Ivry play their home matches at the Stade Clerville, which seats 2,000 spectators.
History
The club was founded in 1919 by Socialist YouthSocialist Youth
The names Socialist Youth or Socialist Youth League have been used by several political youth organizations around the world:*India - Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students' Federation of India...
activists in the name of Union Sportive du Travail d'Ivry (USTI). The club's first chairman was Gaston Richard. Early in the club's foundation, they primarily focused on the football, athletics, and basketball sections of the club. As the club grew in size, so did the membership and the club eventually developed new sporting sections such as cycling, gymnastics, boxing, and tennis. In 1934, the club merged with two local clubs to formed a new club called Etoile Sportive du Travail d'Ivry.
After the second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, in 1949, the club changed its name to its current form Union Sportive d'Ivry. Three years later, the club's stadium, Stade Clerville, was built. In 2006, the club had 36 sections of sport with over 6,000 members.
Current squad
As of November 2009.Staff
- Manager: Pierre M'Bappe
- Goalkeeping Coach: Thierry Beaune
- Physios: Docteur Fontaine, Philippe Dupain, Cyril Cauchard
Honours
- Coupe de Paris: 1995, 2008
- Coupe de Val-de-Marne: 1995, 2008
- Promotion d'Honneur Champion: 1992
- Division d'Honneur Regionale Champion: 1995
- Division d'Honneur Champion: 1998