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The Saint-Pauloise FC is a football club based in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France.

Saint-Pauloise FC

Full name	Saint-Pauloise Football Club
Nickname(s)	Les Rouges et les Bleus (The Reds and Blues)
Founded	2000
Ground	Stade Paul Julius Bénard Saint-Paul, Réunion
Capacity	8,288
Chairman	Jean Jacques Charolais
Coach	Christian Dafreville
League	Réunion Premier League
2019	9th
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was established in 2000 following the merger of two clubs from Saint-Paul: the SS St. Pauloise and Olympique de Saint-Paul. It has the largest number of licensees: 1063.

In 2003 the club was promoted to D1P, and lost in the finals of the Regional Cup in France against the USST 1–0. After the end of season 2007, the club was relegated to D2R. It returned to D1P the following season as champions of D2R. In 2010, the club won the St. Pauloise Regional Cup: France against AS Excelsior. In the 7th round of the Coupe de France they lost 1–0 against Lannion. It was in 2011 and during the last day of D1P, the club won the championship by defeating the Tamponnaise 2–0. St. Pauloise FC claimed the double by winning the Cup Meeting 1–0 (aet) against SS Saint-Louis.

The club decided not to participate in the Champions League CAF 2012 for financial reasons, but took part in the 2nd edition of the Indian Ocean Champion Clubs' Cup in 2012. The 2012 season was marked by the defeat in the final of the Indian Ocean Champion Clubs' Cup facing CNAPS Sport (2–1 victory on the way).

Saint-Pauloise also won the Reunion championship in 2014 under the guidance of Jean-Jacques Charolais.[1]

Awards

This section includes awards for both the current and merged teams.

SS St. Pauloise

• Champion Reunion D1P (5)

• 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986

St. Pauloise FC

• Champion Reunion D1P (2)

• 2011, 2014 [2]

• Reunion Cup (1)

• 2011

• Champion of D2R Reunion (1)

• 2008

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  REU Mathieu Pélops 2 DF  REU Olivier Thévanin 3 DF  REU Mathieu Saïdou 4 DF  REU Larry Edmond 5 DF  REU Cedric Besson 6 DF  MAD Sedera Randriamparany 7 MF  REU Yvann Borahimo 10 MF  REU Vincent Escudé-Candau 11 FW  [[|Mayotte]] Antoine Rasolofonirina 14 MF  REU Alexis Siala-Chamba 16 GK  REU Johnnifer Natio

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  REU Anthony Siva 17 DF  REU Cédric Fraumens 18 FW  REU Nikolas Hoarau 19 FW  REU Willy Robert 20 MF  REU John Babas 23 FW  REU Benoit Cholet 25 FW  REU Jérémy Basquaise 26 MF  REU Hubert Gerrard (Captain) 28 FW  REU Romain Tossem 32 GK  REU Joe Lauret TBD DF  REU Idriss Saïdou

References

External links

• Official Site (in French)

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