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| Full name | Thonon Évian Grand Genève Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Evian Les Roses (The Pinks) L' ETG | ||
| Founded | 1909; 116 years ago (1909) (as Olympique Thonon Chablais) | ||
| Ground | Stade Joseph-Moynat | ||
| Capacity | 3,600 | ||
| Owner | STRIVE Football Group | ||
| Chairman | Ravy Truchot | ||
| Manager | Noël Tosi | ||
| League | National 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | National 2 – Group A, 10th of 14 (relegated) | ||
| Website | www | ||
Thonon Evian Grand Genève Football Club, formerlyEvian Thonon Gaillard FC (French pronunciation:[evjɑ̃tɔnɔ̃ɡajaʁ]), commonly referred to asThonon Evian or justEvian, is aFrench association football club based inThonon-les-Bains that was founded on 1 July 2007, this incarnation however was founded in 2020.[1] They compete in theChampionnat National 3, the fifth tier of theFrench football league system.
One of Evian's predecessors were known asFC Gaillard and existed from 1924 to 2003. Gaillard's only notable success was winning the Division d'Honneur of theRhône-Alpesregion in 1999. Evian proved more successful, ascending to the professional divisions after just three seasons. The club won theChampionnat de France Amateur in2008, theChampionnat National in2010, and finally theLigue 2 in2011.
Evian currently play their home matches at theStade Joseph-Moynat in Thonon-les-Bains but moved to theParc des Sports in nearbyAnnecy from the2010–11 season to the2015–16 season as the Joseph-Moynat did not meet the standards of theLigue de Football Professionnel. The move was a temporary measure while the club contemplated building a new facility or renovating the Stade Joseph-Moynat. Prior to moving to Annecy, Evian sought to play at theStade de Genève over the Swiss border in nearby Geneva. Until the2013–14 season, the club's main sponsor wasGroupe Danone, owner of theEvian brand of mineral water. Danone's CEOFranck Riboud was honorary president and 2nd most prominent owner of the club.
At the end of the 2015–16 season, the club was relegated from Ligue 2, and further demoted by the DNCG to the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth level of football in France. The club then entered receivership meaning that, even if it had survived, it would have suffered a further administrative relegation should they go into another stage of bankruptcy related to the one from 2014 to 2016 at the end of the 2016–17 season. The club withdrew from the competition on 9 August to avoid financial troubles. The club reformed inRegional 2, and won back-to-back promotions in 2019 and 2020 to gain a place inChampionnat National 3 for the 2020–21 season. In May 2021, it was announced that the club had become a member of the STRIVE football group, with US teamFC Miami City and Belgian teamRoyal FC Mandel United.[2]
| Full name | Olympique Thonon Chablais |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1909 (as Club Sportif de Thonon) |
| Dissolved | 2007 (merged with Football Croix-de-Savoie 74) |
| Stadium | Stade Joseph-Moynat |
| Capacity | 3,600 |
| League | Promotion d'Honneur |
In 1909, a handful of enthusiasts founded a multi-sport association in Thonon, the Club sportif de Thonon, soon to be devoted entirely to football.[3]
After several dozen seasons in theRegional championships of Lyonnais (the historical equivalent of the Ligue Rhône-Alpes de Football – At the time, the Division d'Honneur was the 4th division of French football) -, the first team was promoted to Division 3 and then to Division 2 the following year, in 1979. Three seasons later, in the 1981-1982 French D2 Football Championship, the club failed to win the Group A title against Toulouse FC on goal difference. Then, little by little, the club slipped down the national and regional league ladders.
It all began with a double financial relegation in 1987, the year in which the downward slide began and the year in which the club changed its name to Olympique Thonon Chablais. The club returned to Division 4, where it remained for 6 seasons until 1992/1993, when it was administratively relegated to the French National 3 Football Championship. That same year, the club merged with another local club, Stella Thonon, the team from the Thonon Portuguese community of lower level (Promotion Honneur Régionale). However it did not remain at this level for long, winning the championship title for Group F at the end of the 1993-94 National 3 season. However, this promotion was followed by several relegations in a row from 1996 to 1997, until they reached the Division d'Honneur (7th in 1998–99) and then the Promotion d'Honneur (8th in 2000–01). The club did regain promotion to the DHR in 2004–05, but was finally relegated at the end of the season.
| Full name | Football Club Gaillard |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1924; 101 years ago (1924) |
| Dissolved | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
| Ground | Stade Louis Simon |
| Capacity | 3,600 |
| Chairman | Jo Dupraz |
| Manager | Pascal Dupraz |
| League | Division d'Honneur |
Back in 1924 inGaillard, a group of friends who had returned from theFirst World War six years earlier wanted to continue their adventures through sport, and football in particular. Matches were played near the Arve (a river that runs through Haute-Savoie and empties into the Rhône at Geneva), at the Stade des Corbeaux, near a farm where goats and horses were reared, their droppings attracting swarms of birds (hence the name of the plain on the outskirts of the town). The first president was Édouard Bozio, who also played for the club, before François Croset took over as president, player-coach and captain, alongside another club icon, Auguste Paterlini, known as Kiki. At the time, the club's headquarters were at Monsieur Grognux's, who ran a café outside the church. The establishment also served as changing rooms where the players changed before cycling to the stadium. The club took part in various departmental championships, flying the colours of what were then known as 'les Maraîchers'. In 1940, while the team was playing in the 'Promotion de District', war broke out and Haute-Savoie was occupied by Germany (Second World War), forcing the club to temporarily suspend its activities. However, once peace was restored, football was resumed in Gaillard in 1946 under the leadership of Robert Bartschi. On 2 August 1948, a team entered the then 'Deuxième Série Départementale', and by 1950 had returned to the 'Promotion de District'. In 1957, the team, led by club legend Roland Détruche, entered the 'Promotion de Ligue' (second regional division, the antechamber to the Division d'Honneur), but was instantly demoted to the 'Promotion de District', where it remained for three seasons, before finally returning to the 'Première Série de District' in 1961, having finished the season in thirteenth place. The 1960s saw the team move up to League level and the start of the club's structuring, with yellow and black becoming the club's symbolic colours. The Gaillard team won the 'First District Division' championship in 1963, then finished runners-up in the 'Promotion District' the year they were promoted to the top flight. However, the League Promotion campaign proved too tough for the team, which finished eighth and was relegated by one point at the end of the 1964–1965 season. However, the team did not shy away from the upward mobility that showed their ambition and determination, bouncing back the year they were relegated (finishing second in the Promotion de District behind USLa Roche-sur-Foron) and temporarily settling into the Promotion de Ligue, where they played from 1967 to 1970. From 1970 to 1982, after two consecutive relegations, the team played in the District championships, stagnating in the First Division between holding on (ninth in 1978) and missing out on promotion (second in 1976 and 1980). Until 1975, the club continued to play at the Stade des Corbeaux, then moved to the new Stade Louis Simon, gradually moving up towards the centre of the commune of Gaillard, which subsequently developed close to this area. The club's headquarters are now located in the Lambrigger brewery, and it now has 120 members, divided into eight teams: undergraduates, pupils, minimes, cadets, juniors and three senior teams. The first team included Salvatore Mazzeo, future club director and local councillor. In 1985, the Yellow and Blacks moved up to the 'Promotion Honneur Régional' of the Rhône-Alpes Football League (equivalent to the former 'Promotion de Ligue', the region's 3rd division). At the end of this first season in the PHR, the club held its own and even finished in second place. However, it was not until the 1989–1990 season that they moved up to the Division d'Honneur Régional (finishing as champions of Poule B two points ahead of CASaint-Jean-de-Maurienne. After a year in the DHR, the directors, Maryan Baquerot and Salvatore Mazzeo, in consultation with coachJacques Veggia begin the necessary structuring of the club.
In 1991,Pascal Dupraz was already thinking about his professional retraining and was still attracting interest from a number of second division clubs, notablySC Bastia, who then offered him a contract that he considered interesting. But when Baquerot offered him the chance to return to his native region to help the first team of his local club, he had no hesitation in accepting, especially as Baquerot, who was also director of human resources atPalais des Nations guaranteed him a salaried position at theUnited Nations Office in Geneva, initially in charge of maintenance, he would eventually become head of thelogistics department of theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Dupraz concedes that he made a few sacrifices when he decided to sign up with Gaillard, tipping over the edge into amateurism, with upright, may not be professional, who give their all on the pitch but nothing more. However, he had no regrets about this choice, made official on 1 July 1991, and considered by club historians to be a major one: both for the club and for his own professional and personal life. The results would prove it very quickly. Indeed, as early as 1993, the team, including future club director Maurice Payot, was promoted toDivision d'Honneur, the highest regional level, following a play-off match (for Group B) at theStade Municipal de Chambéry against the reserves ofGrenoble Norcap. As for theCoupe de France, in February of the same year, the team only lost in the eight round of the competition, in extra time of a match lost three goals to nil toFC Martigues, marked by the injury of the leader Dupraz to the Achilles tendon.
In 2003, Pascal Dupraz wanted to turn the club around, fearing that it would fall into decline for non-sporting reasons, particularly financial ones. In fact, he declared that despite the efforts made by everyone at Gaillard to take the club as far as possible (such as the moral and financial encouragement from the municipality via the mayor, Renée Magnin), the club would not succeed without outside help. However, at the time, the two clubs from the Annemasse suburbs were not on good terms and even refused to allow any friendly matches to be organised between them, from the youth teams through to the seniors. Pascal Dupraz then contacted the vice-president of FC Ville-la-Grand, Paul Perelli, explaining to him his fear that the two clubs would die on their own if there were no rapprochement. Relations between the two clubs gradually began to ease and, after seven attempts at a meeting, Manuel Augusto (president of FC Ville-la-Grand) and Maurice Payot (president of FC Gaillard) finally got together. Five months of discussions later (a weekly meeting attended by eight administrators from each club), in May, the Gaillard and Ville-la-Grand clubs agreed to merge to form Football Croix-de-Savoie 74, effective in the Summer. Jo Dupraz, who was involved in the merger with Bernard Zanetti (on the Gaillard side), stated that it was imperative to have synergy with another club in the region to obtain additional sports facilities as well as additional financial support. With the support of the mayors of the two towns, the presidents of the two clubs – Maurice Payot for FC Gaillard and Manuel Augusto for FC Ville-le-Grand – became co-presidents of the newly created club, with Pascal Dupraz, who had coached FC Gaillard since 1991, taking over as coach. This administrative merger, considered crucial by the club's historians, was celebrated on 19 May at theCasino in Annemasse in the presence of the various local players.
 The badge of Football Croix-de-Savoie 74, the original club | |||
| Full name | Football Croix de Savoie 74 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Les Roses (The Roses) | ||
| Founded | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) | ||
| Dissolved | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) | ||
| Ground | Stade Louis Simon | ||
| Capacity | 3,600 | ||
| Owner | Danone (de facto owner as financial supporter) | ||
| Chairman | Franck Riboud | ||
| Manager | Laurent Croci | ||
| League | Championnat France de Amateur | ||
In the Summer of 2003,Football Croix-de-Savoie 74 was formed as a result of a merger between FC Gaillard and FC Ville-la-Grand. The new club finished 3rd in theChampionnat de France amateur (CFA) Groupe B section for the 2003–04 season with ninety points, fifteen wins, eleven draws and eight defeats. Normally, only the top club in each of the four amateur groups are promoted to theChampionnat National; however, both the 1st and 2nd placed clubs in the group were reserve sides of professional teams, namelyLyon andMetz. As such, Croix-de-Savoie was promoted to nationwide football for the first time in their history. Those responsible for the success of the Croix-de-Savoie's very first season included Serbian attacking midfielderDejan Belic (ten goals) andFranck Chow Yuen (six goals), another midfield player, striker Fred Chevaline (seven goals) accompanied by the Burundi internationalFélicien M'Banza (three goals) and iconic defendersFrédéric Bassinat,Jérôme Adam andDamien Tumbach. The Savoyards also had a remarkable run in theCoupe de France, losing only in the last sixteen toStade Rennais, after winning the last 32 on penalties away toAS Poissy.[4] The club's first season in National saw them narrowly avoid relegation, finishing 14th out of 20, two points above relegated 17th placeBesançon, which for many, was not bad for a 2 years old team.[5] The 2005–06 season was less successful; Croix-de-Savoie finished 18th with 41 points, one point behindSO Châtellerault, thus falling back to the fourth division.[6] Croix-de-Savoie's average attendance also dropped from 933 to 716.[7] In the off-season, FCS74's fortunes were still fragile, and theDirection Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion threatened the club with double relegation to CFA 2. The decision was postponed on appeal and the Savoyard management finally won their case. After being relegated for a goal a few weeks earlier, Pascal Dupraz asked for a break. He became sporting director andLaurent Croci took over at the helm of a squad that had been depleted at the mercato. Indeed, relegation to the CFA, followed by the spectre of a possible fall to CFA 2, or even bankruptcy, prompted the departure of around fifteen players, including some of the architects of past successes, particularly in defence.
In 2006, with the club nearing bankruptcy, they were bought byDanone, known for products such asVolvic (Mineral water),Danette,Alpro,Activia,Actimel,Nutricia,Bledina and evenEvian. Danone wouldn't become owners but a main partner for the club. They will help the club with financing but also help the team structure themselves. The man behind this is CEO of Danone,Franck Riboud. Evian bottles are made in anEvian-les-Bains factory, about 40 kilometers away from their stadium.
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| Full name | Olympique Croix de Savoie 74 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Les Roses (The Roses) | ||
| Founded | 2007; 18 years ago (2007) | ||
| Dissolved | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) | ||
| Ground | Stade Joseph-Moynat | ||
| Capacity | 3,600 | ||
| Owner | Danone (de facto owner as financial supporter) | ||
| Chairman | Franck Riboud | ||
| League | Championnat National | ||
In 2007, a merger between Croix-de-Savoie 74 andOlympique Thonon Chablais created Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74. Whilst the former club had been heavily associated with thecommune ofGaillard, the new club moved to the nearbycommune ofThonon-les-Bains because the stadium in Gaillard was, in August 2005, deemed unfit for use in the National division. The decision resulted in club being forced to move toStade Joseph-Moynat in Thonon, a facility with 2,700 seats and a total capacity of 6,000. During the 2007–2008 season, the club played in theChampionnat de France Amateurs (CFA) and Pascal Dupraz took over as coach, assisted by Laurent Croci (the roles were officially reversed). In his own words, Pascal Dupraz had been asked 'at the highest level to take over the team'. The season got off to a mediocre start, and the new club's beginnings were marred by internal clashes between pro-Gaillard and pro-Thonon. Later, however, the squad, boosted by the arrival of midfieldersPierre Bouby andMathieu Lafon (who would stay with the club for a long time), enjoyed a very good season and won the title ahead ofBesançon Racing Club, against whom the Croix had been fighting all season. The top-of-the-table match on the 31st matchday (out of 34) ended in a goalless draw between the two teams, but the Savoyard side's victory overJura Sud Foot just as RCB were to lose atVesoul HSF the following week opened the door to the National. In addition to the biggest win in the club's history (6–0) against US Raon-l'Étape on 8 September 2007, and victories over professional reserves (including a 1–0 home win over AJ Auxerre), the year was marked by a run of fifteen games without defeat, with strikers Samuel Ojong and Yohann di Tommaso leading the way. Their run in the2007–08 Coupe de France had ended in the Round of 16, eliminated by the 'greatLyon’ ofSidney Govou andFred by a score of one goal to nil (the latter's goal in the 80th minute); this was the young club's best performance in the competition. The league title was officially clinched on the penultimate matchday on 17 May 2008, following a 2–0 home win over Red Star FC (goals from Christophe Meirsman and Guillaume Coelho). Olympique Croix de Savoie had an exceptional record of 108 points, 22 wins, 8 draws, 4 defeats, and above all 52 goals scored and only 17 conceded. The club returned to the Championnat National as the CFA Group B winners (with a record 108 points) for the 2008–09 season.
Later to do better, Mr. Riboud hiredPatrick Trotignon as president, his friend, former president ofLB Châteauroux in 2008. He also brung in people such asAlbert II, Prince of Monaco,Michel Barnier,Luc Besson andFrançois-Henri Pinault and a few others. Little by little, Mr. Riboud brung in sponsors such asNissan,Danone,Les Gets and more. Thus, the team was no longer struggling financially, but was very rich for Championnat National standards.
 The badge of Evian Thonon Gaillard, 2009–16 | ||||
| Full name | Evian Thonon Gaillard Football Club Croix de Savoie | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Les Roses (The Roses) The Pinks | |||
| Founded | 2009; 16 years ago (2009) | |||
| Dissolved | 2016; 9 years ago (2016) | |||
| Ground | Stade Joseph-Moynat (Parc des Sports (Annecy) for Ligue 1 & Ligue 2 matches) | |||
| Capacity | 3,600 for Stade Joseph Moynat | |||
| Owner | Esfandiar Bakhtiar (42%) Richard Tumbach (23%) Franck Riboud’s friends (35% total, 1 to 2% each) (until 2014) | |||
| Chairman | Patrick Trotignon (until 2013) | |||
| Manager | Romain Revelli | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2, 18th (relegated) | |||
In the summer of 2009, the president of theGroupe Danone,Franck Riboud, was made honorary president of the football club. Riboud yet again changed the name of the team toEvian Thonon Gaillard Football Club. He also put money into the team to improve the youth system of the club and harboured aspirations of the side achieving promotion toLigue 2.[8] Having recovered from its financial and sporting problems prior to the merger, the fledgling club set its sights high.Pascal Dupraz became sporting director and Stéphane Paille took over as coach. A major recruitment drive saw the arrival of goalkeeperBertrand Laquait and midfielderCédric Barbosa. The team made an excellent start to the season, but as winter approached, a number of poor performances, notably against Paris FC (3–1), led to the dismissal of coach Stéphane Paille, when the club announced on its official website that 'the deterioration in results over the last eight matches and differences of opinion led to this decision'. The dismissal was seen as unfair by Paille, who said he was 'stunned' and 'disgusted', with the club still second in the overall standings. Although he was still supported by his assistant at the time, Patrick Aussems, the accusations against him were reinforced by Christian Payan. Indeed, the then players' agent spoke of a certain amount of harassment that the former coach allegedly exercised over a number of players, particularly goalkeeper Amaury Borel. During the period of reflection regarding Paille's replacement,Pascal Dupraz acted as interim coach, notably in the2009–10 Coupe de France Last 16 game at theParc des Princes againstParis Saint-Germain (3–1 defeat). Bernard Casoni was finally chosen by the club's directors. Under the Corsican coach, the team resumed its progress and enjoyed a good second half of the season. On 16 April 2010, the club completed the feat in Riboud's first season presiding over the club achieving promotion toLigue 2, for the first time in 23 years, following its 1–0 victory overAmiens. In doing so, they followed in the footsteps ofCS Thonon, now part of ETGFC, who had played at this level before.
After earning promotion toLigue 2 for the 2010–11 season, Evian was rumoured to be pursuing a move to play its home matches at theStade de la Praille in Geneva, Switzerland after it was determined that the club's current facility, theStade Joseph-Moynat, did not meet theLigue de Football Professionnel's (LFP) standards.Thonon-les-Bains, thecommune where the club situates itself, is a few kilometres from the Swiss border and is only 34.6 kilometres (21.5 mi), a 45-minute car drive, from the city of Geneva. It was reported that the club's president, Patrick Trotignon, had been advocating the move since the beginning of the2009–10 Championnat National season just in case the club achieved promotion to the second division. The vice-president of Swiss clubServette FC, the regular occupant of the stadium, questioned the move citing possible schedule conflicts, as well as the health of the pitch if both clubs were to use the stadium on a weekly basis.[9] However, Benoît Genecand, president of Fondation du Stade de Genève (FSG), which owned and operated the facility, disputed the claims of the Servette official. Servette responded immediately to Genecand's comments via apress release posted on the club's official website.[10] Evian petitioned to the State Council of Geneva and obtained approval from the LFP for the move in early May. On 20 May 2010, Evian received a favourable ruling from theFrench Football Federation (FFF) with the Federal Council voting in favour of the move. According to the federation, the move now had to be agreed upon by aUEFA executive committee.[11][12] On 8 June, UEFA officially denied Evian's request to play at theStade de la Praille meaning the club would play its home matches at theParc des Sports in nearbyAnnecy.[13] Not to mention, the club representsVille-la-Grand,Gaillard,Thonon-les-Bains,Evian-les-Bains andPublier. The situation was notably bizarre by many.
On 9 January 2011, Evian recorded an upset victory over thedefending French championsOlympique de Marseille in theCoupe de France, defeating the Ligue 1 club 3–1 in the Round of 64.[14] Strong form throughout the season saw Evian secure a second successive promotion aschampions ofLigue 2.
In theirfirst season inLigue 1,Les Roses finished in a respectable ninth place, one place above French giants Marseille. In thefollowing season, the club finished in sixteenth position, avoiding relegation by just two points and avoided relegation via a 64-meter goal bySaber Khlifa againstOGC Nice. Evian also reached theCoupe de France final for the first time in the club's history,[15] where they were beaten 3–2 byBordeaux, falling victim to a last-minute winner byCheick Diabaté.[16] In those 2 seasons, they beat French giants such asOlympique de Marseille,Paris Saint-Germain andOlympique Lyonnais. They had players such asChristian Poulsen andCedric Barbosa andDaniel Wass, notably called by fanatics as the "Blonde Boy", but then the club had a sharp downfall after 2013-14.
If anyone dives deeper in the past 6 or 7 years, there are 3 people who are the most important people at Evian Thonon Gaillard, First isPascal Dupraz, who managed the team since 1991 when he took overFC Gaillard, second isFranck Riboud, president ofDanone who bought the team in 2006 and brought sponsors and his friends with him and the last is none other than the president himself,Patrick Trotignon. Now if everything went well since 2009, it's because of these 3 people. However, the problem was they had major conflicts. If you take things into consideration among all the owners, there are all but one of Riboud's friends owning 1% and 1 of Riboud's friends owning 2% which isZinedine Zidane, and then there are these 2 owners who are Esfandiar Bakhtiar and Richard Tumbach owning 16% and 42% respectively. These 2 are entrepreneurs of the region and have more share and therefore more power than the rest. Now, Esfandiar Bakhtiar does not get along with Trotignon and since he himself and Richard Tumbach have more power, during the2013–14 Ligue 1 season, they arranged to relieve him of his duties. Now without Patrick Trotignon, things became worse because he was a great friend of Riboud. And Franck Riboud disliked that decision and the shareholding. So after the2013–14 Ligue 1 season, he left alongsideDanone. The 4th season in Ligue 1 started without sponsorsDanone which got replaced byMSC Cruises and Bontaz Centre, But that's not it. Anything Franck Riboud brought with him left. Plus, there is a domino effect with Mr. Trotignon getting sacked. Riboud and Danone are leaving and are all of Riboud's friends and possibly Pascal Dupraz and the owners and Evian Thonon Gaillard could file for insolvency. So yes, all of those owners plus the CEO of Evian Thonon Gaillard have led to the success of the team in recent years. So did the firing work? No. In the2014–15 Ligue 1 season, they got their first relegation from any league since 2006.
At the end of the2015–16 Ligue 2 season, the club finished in the relegation places and got relegated to the2016–17 Championnat National, except surprise, they have not enough money. TheDNCG imposed an additional relegation for the subsequent season, which would place Evian in the fourth tier of the French football pyramid, the2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur (2016-17 CFA).[17] On 2 August 2016 they were placed in receivership, given a probationary period of two months to save themselves, and assessed a further administrative relegation at the end of the 2016–17 season, but it failed.[18]
On 9 August, the French Football Federation confirmed Evian's decision to cease operation in the CFA and it collapsed and folded.[19]
 The badge of Thonon Evian Savoie, 2017-18 | |||
| Full name | Thonon Evian Savoie Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Les Roses (The Roses) The Pinks | ||
| Founded | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) | ||
| Dissolved | 2018; 7 years ago (2018) | ||
| Ground | Stade Joseph-Moynat | ||
| Capacity | 3,600 | ||
| Manager | Régis Beunardeau | ||
| League | Regional 2 | ||
On 7 December 2016, Evian was renamed Thonon Evian Savoie Football Club, representingHaute-Savoie and not justThonon-les-Bains andEvian-les-Bains. The change was acclaimed by fans from the region as they could watch their games next season. They made a fresh start and restarted fromRegional 2. They now have returned to their stadium from 2007 to 2010 and share it with a PSG academy.[20]
| Full name | Thonon Evian Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Croix de Savoie (TheSavoy Crosses) Les Roses (The Roses) The Pinks | ||
| Founded | 2018; 7 years ago (2018) | ||
| Dissolved | 2020; 5 years ago (2020) | ||
| Ground | Stade Joseph-Moynat | ||
| Capacity | 3,600 | ||
| Manager | Éric Guichard | ||
| League | Regional 1 | ||
In 2018, Thonon Evian Savoie FC and Union Sportive Evian Lugrin FC merged to form Thonon Evian FC. Both clubs ceased to exist and Thonon Evian took the spot of both teams in Regional 2, staying there for 2018–19.[21]
In 2019, the new club won promotion from the Régional 2 to theRégional 1 of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes league. This was followed in 2020 by promotion toChampionnat National 3.[22] In June however, the club was renamed (see below).
In 2020, Thonon Evian FC became Thonon Evian Grand Genève. They expanded their fanbase toward Switzerland for the first time since their failed attempt back from 2010 to 2011. And they had a relatively a very long name, and people mocked them by calling them "Thonon Evian Grand Genève Et Globalement Toutes Les Villes Aux Alentours: Neuchâtel, Chambéry, Un Peu Les Villes De L’Ain Genre Trevoux". They clinched promotion to theChampionnat National 2 in 2022.[23] They are known by people who have watched Footballer-YouTuberVal Lienard. He played for them in 2023–24. In 2024, the club was relegated to theChampionnat National 3.
As of 16 July 2024.[24]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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| Dates | Name |
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| 1 July 2007 – 30 June 2009 |  Pascal Dupraz |
| 5 June 2009 – 18 January 2010 | Stéphane Paille |
| 20 January 2010 – 1 January 2012 | Bernard Casoni |
| 2 January 2012 – 3 September 2012 |  Pablo Correa |
| 3 September 2012 – 30 June 2015 | Pascal Dupraz |
| 12 July 2015 – 11 January 2016 |  Safet Sušić |
| 11 January 2016 – 30 June 2016 | Romain Revelli |
| 31 July 2017 – 30 June 2018 | Régis Beunardeau |
| 1 July 2018 – 29 June 2019 | Bryan Bergougnoux |
| 1 July 2019 – 15 September 2020 | Éric Guichard |
| 6 October 2020 – 6 May 2021 |  Hélder Esteves |
| 6 May 2021 – 30 June 2024 | Bryan Bergougnoux |
| 1 July 2024 – 11 December 2024 | William Prunier |
| 2 January 2025 – present | Noël Tosi |
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