Grenoble Foot 38,commonly referred to as simplyGrenobleorGF38,is aFrench association footballclub based inGrenoble.The club plays its home matches at theStade des Alpes,a sports complex based in the heart of the city, and wears white and blue.
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| Full name | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | GF38 | ||
| Founded | 1911 | ||
| Ground | Stade des Alpes | ||
| Capacity | 20,068 | ||
| Chairman | Joël Avignon | ||
| Head coach | Franck Rizzetto | ||
| League | Ligue 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2, 11th of 20 | ||
| Website | www | ||
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The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1911 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger. Grenoble currently plays inLigue 2,the second level ofFrench football,after having gone into bankruptcy and relegation to the fifth level of French football in 2011.
History
editThe club was founded in 1911 asFootball Club de Grenoble.In 1997, a merger ofOlympique Grenoble I sắc reandNorcap Olympiqueled to theGrenoble Foot 38incarnation. Olympique Grenoble I sắc re played in Ligue 1 in the 1960–61 and 1962–63 seasons.
In 2004, Grenoble Foot was acquired byIndex Holdings,a Japanese mobile software company, therefore becoming the first French football club to have foreign owners. The price of the deal was around €2 million.[1][2]The new owners invested in theStade des Alpes,a new ground with an initial capacity of 20,000 which opened in February 2008.[3]Grenoble finished the2007–08 Ligue 2season in third place, thus returning toLigue 1for the first time since 1963.
In the2008–09 Ligue 1season, Grenoble finished 13th.[2]However, after losing their first eleven games of the following season, they were eventually relegated with six games remaining amidst severe financial problems.[4][5]In the same season, Grenoble reached the semi-finals of theCoupe de Francefor the only time, defeatingMonaco2–0 at home in the quarter-finals on 18 March 2009,[6]and losing by a single goal toRennesin the semi-finals on 21 April.[7]
The professional football club was liquidated in July 2011 with debts of €2.9 million, and relegated administratively toChampionnat de France Amateur 2,the fifth tier.[8][9]Index provided false financial statements during their ownership of the club.[2][10]
Now an amateur side, Grenoble won promotion fromChampionnat de France Amateur 2at the first attempt in 2012, and were champions of the2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur,returning toChampionnat Nationalfor the2017–18 season.[11]They secured their second successive promotion toLigue 2on 27 May 2018, after an aggregate play-off victory overBourg-en-Bresse.[12]
Name changes
edit- Football Club de Grenoble(1911–1977)
- Football Club Association Sportive de Grenoble(1977–1984)
- Football Club de Grenoble Dauphiné(1984–1990)
- Football Club de Grenoble I sắc re(1990–1992)
- Football Club de Grenoble Jojo I sắc re(1992–1993)
- Olympique Grenoble I sắc re(1993–1997)
- Grenoble Foot 38(1997–present)
Players
editCurrent squad
edit- As of 3 February 2025[13]
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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Out on loan
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Notable players
editCoaching staff
edit| Position | Name |
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| Head coach |  Franck Rizzetto
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| Assistant coach |  Francisco PalladinoFrédéric Guéguen
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| Goalkeeping coach | Arnaud Genty
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| Physical coach | Michaël DiaferiaMathieu Eyssard
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| Video analyst | Adrien Bister
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| Doctor | Eric Garrel
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| Physiotherapist | Morgan RenaudinUgo san Julian
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| Team manager | Grégory Kurkeden
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Managers
edit- Jules Dewaquez(1945–1946)
- R. Lacoste (1953–1954)
- G. Dupraz (1957–1958)
- A. Fornetti (1958–1963)
- Albert Batteux(1963–1967)
- R. Abad (1967–1970)
- René Gardien(1970–1971)
- J. Donnard (1971–1972)
- R. Garcin (1972–1975)
- Jean Deloffre(1975–1978)
- R. Belloni (1978–1980)
- Michel Lafranceschina(1980–1981)
- Jean Djorkaeff(1981–1983)
- Claude Le Roy(1983–1985)
- Robert Buigues(1985–1986)
- Christian Dalger(1986–1989)
- Patrick Parizon(1989–1990)
- Noël Tosi(1990–1991)
- Bernard Simondi(1991–1993)
- B. David (1993–1994)
- C. Letard (1994–1995)
- É. Geraldes (1995–1996)
- Bernard Simondi(1996–1997)
- Alain Michel(1997–2001)
- Marc Westerloppe(2001–2002)
- Alain Michel(2002–2004)
- Thierry Goudet(2004–2006)
- Yvon Pouliquen(2006–2007)
- Mehmed Baždarević(2007–2010)
- Yvon Pouliquen(2010–2011)
- Olivier Saragaglia (2012–2015)
- Jean-Louis Garcia(2015–2016)
- Olivier Guégan(2016–2018)
- Philippe Hinschberger(2018–2021)
- Maurizio Jacobacci(2021)
- Vincent Hognon(2021–2024)
- Laurent Peyrelade(2024)
- Oswald Tanchot(2024)
- Franck Rizzetto(2025–Present)
Honours
edit- Ligue 2
- Champions:1960, 1962
- Championnat National
- Champions:2001
- Coppa delle Alpi
- Runners-up:1963
- Coupe Gambardella
- Runners-up:1987, 1990
References
edit- ^"Football. Il était une fois... le GF38, le rêve de Grenoble"[Football. Once upon a time there was... GF38, Grenoble's dream] (in French). France 3. 4 January 2015.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^abc"La tragique déroute du Grenoble Foot 38"[The tragic decline of Grenoble Foot 38] (in French). France 24. 8 July 2011.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Grenoble Foot 38 celebrates the long awaited opening of its new professional soccer stadium," Stade des Alpes "".Index Holdings. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009.Retrieved17 May2008.
- ^"Grenoble relégué en L2"[Grenoble relegated to L2].Le Figaro(in French). 10 April 2010.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Le GF38 relégué en Ligue 2... Grenoble, et maintenant?"[GF38 relegated to Ligue 2... Grenoble, and now?].Le Dauphiné(in French). 12 April 2010.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"[EN IMAGES] Coupe de France: quand Grenoble sortait Monaco en 2009 et se qualifiait pour les demi-finales"[[IN IMAGES] Coupe de France: when Grenoble eliminated Monaco in 2009 and qualified for the semi-finals].Le Dauphiné(in French). 9 February 2021.Retrieved24 January2023.
- ^"Historic final spot for Rennes".Sky Sports. 21 April 2009.Retrieved24 January2023.
- ^"Le club de football de Grenoble en liquidation judiciaire"[Grenoble's football club in judicial liquidation].Le Monde(in French). 7 July 2011.Retrieved8 November2017.
- ^"Grenoble: Le GF38 relégué en CFA2"[Grenoble: GF38 relegated to CFA2] (in French). Canal+. 27 July 2011.Retrieved8 November2017.
- ^Guiho, Mickael (28 May 2014)."Arrestation du président d'Index, ex-propriétaire japonais du Grenoble foot 38"[Arrest of president of Index, Japanese former owner of Grenoble Foot 38] (in French). France 3.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Le GF38 officiellement promu en National!"[GF38 officially promoted to National!].Le Dauphiné(in French). 13 May 2017.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Grenoble monte en L2, Bourg-en-Bresse descend en National"[Grenoble climb to L2, Bourg-en-Bresse fall to National].L'Équipe(in French). 27 May 2018.Retrieved21 June2018.
- ^"Effectif GF38: Découvrez Notre Équipe Première".Grenoble Foot 38.Retrieved3 July2024.
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