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| Full name | Lyon-La Duchère | ||
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| Founded | 1964; 61 years ago (1964) | ||
| Ground | Stade de Balmont | ||
| Capacity | 5,600 | ||
| President | Jean-Christophe Vincent | ||
| Manager | Lionel Bah | ||
| League | National 3 Group I | ||
| 2022–23 | National 2 Group C, 5th of 16 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Lyon-La Duchère (formerlyAS Lyon Duchère andSporting Club de Lyon) is a Frenchassociation football team founded in 1964 asLyon Duchère Association Sportive and based in the La Duchère district ofLyon, France. It took its current name in June 2021 in a rebranding exercise to focus on the origin of the club, after a year-long spell withoutDuchère as part of the name. It currently plays in theChampionnat National 3, the fifth tier in theFrench football league system. It plays at theStade de Balmont in Lyon, which has a capacity of 5,600.
Lyon Duchère have achieved success in France's most prestigious cup competition, theCoupe de France. They reached the Round of 16 twice in2006 defeating twoLigue 1 sides in the process and in2019. They have also reached the Round of 32 on three occasions, in1995,2007, and2008.
Lyon Duchère competed in theChampionnat National for the first time in the 2016–17 season. They had a relatively successful first season finishing in 7th position with 50 points. They were only four points away from qualifying toLigue 2. They looked set for promotion until they lost their last three games of the season.
In May 2019 the club held a poll of supporters to choose one of three new names.[1] On 4 June 2020, it announced that the nameSporting Club de Lyon had been chosen, in order to appeal to a larger number of people from across the city.[2]
A year later, after finishing last in the2020–21 Championnat National, new president Jean-Christophe Vincent announced a rebrand of the club, in order to "turn the page on a sporting failure" and "return to the original identity of the club... [and] take a name that clearly recalls the origin and the raison d'être of this football club". The announcement was made on 1 June 2021.[3]
At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club was administratively relegated toNational 3 by theDNCG for financial reasons.[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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