LB Châteauroux

Football club infobox
clubname = LB Châteauroux


fullname = La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
nickname = La Berri
founded = 1883
ground = Stade Gaston Petit,
Châteauroux
capacity = 17,000
chairman = Michel Denisot
manager = Christian Sarramagna
league = Ligue 2
season = 2005-06
position = Ligue 2, 15th
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La Berrichonne de Châteauroux is a French second division football team from Châteauroux. In 2004 the team lost in the French Cup finals to Paris Saint-Germain. However, because PSG finished second in Ligue 1, thereby qualifying for the Champions League, Châteauroux earned an entry to the UEFA Cup, where they were beaten in the first round by Club Brugge from Belgium.

The club spent one season in Ligue 1, in 1997-98, after finishing 1st in the previous year's Ligue 2. Chateauroux, from the central, Indre area, have failed to mount a serious challenge for promotion since relegation from Ligue 1, but have kept towards the top end of Ligue 2. Chateauroux first appeared in Ligue 2 in 1994 after promotion from the inferior National League.

The club plays home fixtures at the 17,173 capacity Stade Gaston Petit, in front of crowds averaging between 6,000 - 7,000. Visitors are directed to one end of the Credit Agricole stand. The team strip is a deep red and blue, vertical striped shirt and blue shorts.

The club president is Michel Denisot (2004), a famous tv presenter, and the Manager is Cédric Daury (2005).

Kit Partner

LB Châteauroux's kit partner is Nike

Current squad

"As of August 25, 2008" [ [http://www.berrichonne.net/joo/content/blogcategory/34/93/ Groupe Professionnel] ]

Famous past players

*flagicon|France Jimmy Algerino
*flagicon|France Teddy Bertin
*flagicon|France Dominique Bijotat
*flagicon|France Hervé Bugnet
*flagicon|France Lilian Compan
*flagicon|France Stéphane Dalmat
*flagicon|France Wilfried Dalmat
*flagicon|France Laurent Dufresne
*flagicon|France Rod Fanni
*flagicon|France Alexandre Frutos
*flagicon|France Yann Lachuer
*flagicon|France Florent Malouda
*flagicon|France Sébastien Roudet
*flagicon|France Steve Savidan
*flagicon|France Matthieu Verschuere
*flagicon|France Eddy Viator
*flagicon|Albania Edwin Murati
*flagicon|Cameroon Ernest Etchi
*flagicon|Cameroon Patrick Mboma
*flagicon|COD Jason Mayélé
*flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire Alain Behi
*flagicon|Cote d'Ivoire Marc-Éric Gueï
*flagicon|Finland Kari Ukkonen
*flagicon|Madagascar Eric Rabesandratana
*flagicon|Mali David Coulibaly
*flagicon|Mali Djibril Sidibé

Managerial history

[cite web |url=http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#c |title=France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs | accessdate=2007-08-01]

References

External links

*fr icon [http://www.berrichonne.net/une.php Official website]