Croix de Savoie Gaillard

Infobox Football club
clubname = Croix de Savoie


fullname = Football Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74
nickname =
founded = 2003
ground = Stade Joseph-Moynat
capacity = 6,000 | chairman = Jo Dupraz
manager = Pascal Dupraz
league = Championnat National
season = 2005-06
position = Championnat National, 18th
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Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74 is a football club originally based in Gaillard, Haute-Savoie, France, near the Swiss border and the city of Geneva. The team has recently moved to nearby Thonon-les-Bains.

Current Squad

Staff

"Head Coach"
* Pascal Dupraz

"Assistant Coach"
* Laurent Croci

"Physic and Goalkeeper Coach"
* Stéphane Bernard

"General Manager"
* Eric Petitjean

"Team Chef"
* Eric Vaudaux

"Physiotherapist"
* Jean-Paul Meynet-Gauthier
* Dominique Vellut

"Doctor"
* Gilles Chardon
* Louis Koosinlin

History

Croix-de-Savoie 74 was formed in 2003 as a result of a merger between "FC Gaillard" (founded in 1924) and "FC Ville-la-Grand".

While associated heavily with Gaillard, the club currently plays in Thonon-les-Bains. This is because their stadium in Gaillard was in August 2005 deemed unfit for use in the National division, forcing the club to move to Stade Joseph-Moynat in Thonon-les-Bains, a facility with 2,700 seats and a capacity of 6,000. The Gaillard stadium had only 2,000 places for spectators.

Recent Status

Croix-de-Savoie finished 3rd in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B in 2003/04. Normally, only the top club in each of the four Amateur groups is promoted to the National league; however, both the 1st and 2nd placed clubs in Group B were reserve sides of professional teams, namely Lyon and Metz. As such, Croix-de-Savoie was promoted. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fran04.html RSSSF French Football 2003/04] ]

The club's first season in the National division saw them narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 14th out of 20, two points above relegated 17th place Besançon RC. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fran05.html RSSSF French Football 2004/05] ] The 2005/06 season was less successful; Croix-de-Savoie finished 18th with 41 points, one point behind SO Châtellerault. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fran3-06.html RSSSF French Football 3rd Tier 2005/06] ] Croix-de-Savoie's average attendance also dropped from 933 [ [http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/2005/avefra.htm European Football Statistics - France 2004/05] ] to 716 [ [http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/current/avefra.htm European Football Statistics - France 2005/06] ] .

Croix-de-Savoie has since returned to the Championnat National as the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B Winners, for the 2008/09 season.

Notes and references

External links

* [http://www.croixdesavoie.com/mambo/ Official Site]
* [http://croixsavoie.free.fr/index2 Fan Site]
* [http://ce99.free.fr/ Commando Eagles 99 Fan Site]
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheClub1987.html L'Equipe.fr Club Profile]