Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
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club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the
French league systemThe Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played in France. The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system of French National Rugby League. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2...
. They play at
Stade LesdiguièresStade Lesdiguières is a multi-purpose stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 12,000. It is the home of the FC Grenoble union club. The Stadium is made up of 5 stands, the largest of which is the Tribune Présidentielle to the south. The Tribune Tennis is on the east side, so called because...
(capacity 12,000). They wear red and blue.
The club was founded in 1892 following the merger of the main clubs in
GrenobleGrenoble is a city in south-eastern France situated at the foot of the French Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The proximity of the mountains make the city named "Capital of Alps."The history of the...
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Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
. Ever since they reached the final of the French championship in the early 90s, the club has struggled. They were relegated to the French second division and came back again.
At the end of 2004–05, they were relegated to the French second division, Rugby Pro D2, after the top level was reduced from sixteen to fourteen teams. However, they were relegated even further, to the amateur
Fédérale 1Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...
, due to financial problems; an audit of the club’s books revealed debts of €3.64 million as of 30 June, 2005.
Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
rugby unionRugby union is a full contact team sport, a form of football which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. It is played with an oval-shaped ball, outdoors on a level field, usually with a grass surface, 100 m...
club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the
French league systemThe Top 14 is a rugby union club competition which is played in France. The Top 14 is at the top of the national league system of French National Rugby League. There is promotion and relegation between the Top 14 and the next level down, the Rugby Pro D2...
. They play at
Stade LesdiguièresStade Lesdiguières is a multi-purpose stadium in Grenoble, France. The stadium holds 12,000. It is the home of the FC Grenoble union club. The Stadium is made up of 5 stands, the largest of which is the Tribune Présidentielle to the south. The Tribune Tennis is on the east side, so called because...
(capacity 12,000). They wear red and blue.
History
The club was founded in 1892 following the merger of the main clubs in
GrenobleGrenoble is a city in south-eastern France situated at the foot of the French Alps where the Drac joins the Isère River. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère. The proximity of the mountains make the city named "Capital of Alps."The history of the...
in
Rhône-AlpesRhône-Alpes is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the Rhône River and the Alps mountain range. Its capital, Lyon, is the second-largest metropolitan area in France after Paris...
. Ever since they reached the final of the French championship in the early 90s, the club has struggled. They were relegated to the French second division and came back again.
At the end of 2004–05, they were relegated to the French second division, Rugby Pro D2, after the top level was reduced from sixteen to fourteen teams. However, they were relegated even further, to the amateur
Fédérale 1Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...
, due to financial problems; an audit of the club’s books revealed debts of €3.64 million as of 30 June, 2005. They would earn promotion back to the professional ranks at the first opportunity, and played in
Pro D2Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second level of domestic club rugby union in France, below the first division, Top 14. The competition was introduced in 2000. There is relegation and promotion between both the Top 14 and Fédérale 1, the third-level competition...
, in 2006–07; they finished their first season back in ProD2 in fourteenth place (out of sixteen), surviving the drop by one point over
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. Season 2007-2008 ended at seventh rank, close to the play-offs.
Honours
- French premiership:
- Champions: 1954
- Runners-up: 1993
- Challenge Yves du Manoir
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/Coupe de France:
- Champions: 1987
- Runners-up: 1969, 1986, 1990
- Coupe de l'Espérance:
French championship
| Date |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
Venue |
Spectators |
| 23 May, 1954 |
FC Grenoble |
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5-3 |
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34,230 |
| 5 June, 1993 |
Castres Olympique Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrenees city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906...
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FC Grenoble |
14-11 |
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48,000 |
Current squad
- For the 2008-09 season