Bourges Foot 18 is a football club located in Bourges, France. It was created as a result of the merger between Bourges Foot and Bourges 18 in 2021.

Bourges

Founded	18 May 2021; 15 months ago (18 May 2021)
Ground	Stade Jacques Rimbault
Capacity	7,500
Co-presidents	Olivier Rigolet Cheikh Sylla
Head Coach	Laurent Di Bernardo
League	National 2 Group D
2021–22	National 2 Group D, 3rd of 16
Website	Club website

History

In July 2020, the merger of the two most significant football clubs in Bourges, Bourges 18 and Bourges Foot, was proposed by mayor Yann Galut. The merger was agreed in principle between the two clubs in September 2020.[1]

Details of the merger were confirmed in April 2021, when the membership of the two constituent clubs voted to approve it. Presidents of the merged clubs would become co-presidents of the new club, called Bourges Foot 18. The club would field its first team in Championnat National 2 (where both constituent teams had last played) and a second team in Championnat National 3. The women's first team would play in Régional 1 Feminine. The club colours would be red and white.[2]

On 5 May 2021, the club confirmed Laurent Di Bernardo, former coach of Bourges Foot, as its head coach.[3]

Squad

As of 7 July 2022[4][5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SEN Cheikh Thioub — GK  FRA Jawad Khacime — GK  SEN Pape Diatta Ndiaye — GK  FRA Xavier Renard — DF  FRA Andrea Marques — DF  FRA Brice Héréson — DF  FRA Bruno Sambo — DF  FRA Cachito Wanduka — DF  FRA Christopher Shiashia — DF  FRA Dorian Samba N'Doudi — DF  FRA Elyas El Atalati — DF  GAM Kabba Sambou — DF  FRA Lorenzo Diaz — DF  MTN Lassana Cissé — MF  HAI Brian Chevreuil

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SEN Ibou Khole Faye — MF  FRA Jérémie Hardouin — MF  FRA Killian Sanson — MF  FRA Mohamed Boutayebi — MF  SEN Pape Amath Cissé — FW  SEN Alioune Sylla — FW  FRA Banfa Diakité — FW  SEN Ibrahima Keita — FW  FRA Jordan Debal — FW  FRA Julien Farnabe — FW  FRA Edwin Maanane — FW  SEN Landing Sagna — FW  SEN Mohamed Waliou Ndoye — FW  FRA Samuel Betina — FW  FRA Arslane Guedioura

References

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