Created: 1933
Colours : Red / White
Last Season : 1st CFA group C. Lost on penalities in 1/32 of Cup to Toulouse.

Stadium : Henri Desgranges, rue de St-André 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon
Cap. (9 000 places)
President : Alain Chadeau
Managing Director : Patrice Bleunard
Coach : Eric Bourget
Assistant Coach : Jean-François Gautron

SQUAD

Goalkeepers : Ardouin, Minguet, Siclon.
Defence : Billong, Binet, Boche, Fernandez, Guitton, Limousin, Pubert, Souchet.
Midfield : Gaborit, Guérineau, Goupil, Hériteau, Leclève, Mitri, Pacreu, Suire, Vrignon.
Strikers : Baylet, Bourguigneau, Delaunay, Fadili, Huberdeau.

MOVEMENTS

In : Ardouin (Grenoble), Baylet (Libourne), Billong (Limoges), Boche (Roche ESO), Bourget (Les Herbiers), Fadili (Sables), Gaborit (Angers), Minguet (Bressuires), Pacreu (Valenciennes).
Out : Arredi (Bourg-Péronnas), Cloutour (Brétignolles, Coffy (Pau), Libaud (Brétignolles), Loizeau (Plouzeauges, Menuet & Vincent (Roche ESO).

THE PAST

Eight seasons in D2 during a spell 1980-1990. Bankrupt in 1993, La Roche-sur-Yon now want to get back to a place in D2.

THE TOWN

LA ROCHE-SUR-YON : town of 50 000 inhabitants, located 420 km south-west of Paris. The town was founded by Napoléon 1st, and has also been known as Napoléon-sur-Yon, Napoléon-Vendée and Bourbon-Vendée. Electrical industry.

A MATCH FROM THE PAST

21st November 1992
LA ROCHE-SUR-YON – RED STAR 93 : 2-2 (1-1) goals : Caddéo (2), Gilbert (48) – Michel (43, pen& 50).
LA ROCHE : Clément, Blanchard, Erceau, Rochedreux, Moretti, Guitton, Joly, Bourdoncle, Caddéo, François, Gilbert. Coach. F. Bracci.
RED STAR 93 : Bourges, Fanzel, Gunia, Dostanic, Fiatte, Guimard, Trinita, Girard, Thimothée (Marlet 46ème), Rodionov, Michel. Coach P. Repellini.