LB Châteauroux

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [la bɛʁiʃɔn də ʃɑtoʁu]), commonly referred to as La Berrichonne or simply Châteauroux, is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1916. The team currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. The club has played only one season in Division 1; the 1997–98 season.

LB Châteauroux

Full name	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
Nickname(s)	La Berri La Berrichonne
Founded	1916; 108 years ago (1916)
Ground	Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux
Capacity	17,173
Owner	Abdullah bin Musaid Al Saud
Chairman	Michel Denisot
Manager	Patrice Lair
League	Championnat National
2023–24	Championnat National, 12th of 18
Website	https://www.berrichonne.net
Home colours Away colours
Current season

In 2004, Châteauroux reached the final of the 2003–04 Coupe de France. The team was defeated 1–0 by Paris Saint-Germain, but still qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup because Paris Saint-Germain finished second in the first division. Châteauroux lost in the first round to Belgian club Club Brugge.

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

Honours

• Division 2
  • Champions (1): 1996–97
• Championnat National
  • Champions (1): 2016–17
• Coupe de France
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Players

Current squad

As of 11 October 2024.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 MF  FRA Vincent Pirès 7 FW  FRA François Mendy 8 MF  HAI Leverton Pierre 9 FW  MTN Mamadou Diallo 10 MF  FRA Ferris N'Goma 11 DF  FRA Giovani Versini (on loan from Clermont Foot) 13 DF  SEN Adama Mbengue 14 FW  FRA Mathis Clairicia 15 DF  FRA Isaak Umbdenstock 16 GK  GLP Brice Cognard 17 DF  GUI Aboubacar Magnora 18 DF  FRA Rémy Duterte

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  FRA Téo James Michel 21 MF  MAR Othmane Chraibi (on loan from Metz) 24 FW  FRA Hugo Colella 26 FW  FRA Noa Cervantes 28 DF  FRA Brandon Agounon 29 FW  FRA Tyrone Tormin 30 GK  FRA Moussa Ba 33 FW  FRA Doua Dembélé 34 DF  FRA Dollard Wandji 40 GK  BFA Hillel Konaté 45 MF  PHI Antoine Ortega

Notable players

Main category: LB Châteauroux players

• Florent Malouda

Managers

• André Roder (1938–39)^[2]
• Roger Cabanis (1943–46)
• Gérard Woczniak (1946–52)
• Charles Carville (1952–53)
• Antonin Tichy (1953–54)
• Jo Rabstejneck (?-?)
• François Maestroni (?-?)
• Albert Dubreucq (September 1957–58)
• Maurice Lafont (1962–63)
• Henri Burda (1963–65)
• Léon Deladerrière (1965–67)
• Robert Vicot (1967–70)
• André Strappe (1970–71)
• Gérard Woczniak and Ferrandis (1971–73)
• Lucien Troupel (1973–80)
• Hervé Revelli (1980–83)
• Anton Nieroba (1983–85)
• Philippe Leroux (1985 – February 1986)
• Karim Ibrahim (February 1986-1986)
• Philippe Besset (1986–87)
• Lionel Sachy (1987–88)
• Alec Hrnic (1988–89)
• Jacky Lemée (1989)
• Andrzej Szarmach (1989–91)
• Joachim Marx (1991 – October 1992)
• Victor Zvunka (October 1992–98)
• Florian Fontaine (June 1998 – May 2005)
• Didier Ollé-Nicole (2005 – March 2006)
• Cédric Daury (March 2006–08)
• Frédéric Zago (March 2007, Caretaker)
• Christian Sarramagna (2008)
• Dominique Bijotat (2008–09)
• Jean-Pierre Papin (2009–10)
• Didier Tholot (2010–13)
• Jean-Louis Garcia (2013–14)
• Pascal Gastien (2014–15)
• Cédric Daury (2015–16)
• Michel Estevan (2016–17)
• Jean-Luc Vasseur (2017–18)
• Nicolas Usaï (2018–20)^[3]
• Benoît Cauet (2021)^[4]
• Marco Simone (2021)^[5]
• Mathieu Chabert (2021–22)
• Maxence Flachez (2022–23)
• Olivier Saragaglia (2023–)

Affiliated clubs

• Sheffield United FC (2020–present)
• Kerala United FC (2020–present)^[6]
• Al-Hilal United (2020–present)
• K Beerschot VA (2020–present)

References

1. "Le groupe". berrichonne.net. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
2. "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
3. "Châteauroux : Nicolas Usaï, nouvel entraîneur (off.)" (in French). footnational.com. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
4. "Ligue 2 side Châteauroux hire Benoît Cauet as manager". Get French Football News. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
5. "Official | Châteauroux sold to Abdullah Bin Mosaad, bring in Michel Denisot & Marco Simone". Get French Football News. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
6. Muralidharan, Ashwin (12 October 2020). "Indian football: Kerala's football passion gets the Sheffield United seal of 'approval'!". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.