Sporting Club de Douai is a French football club based in Douai, which was founded in 1919. It competed in Ligue 2 from 1945 to 1949, and the team currently plays in the 3rd division of its regional league, the 8th tier of French football.
Kostas Negrepontis, former manager of AEK Athens, played for SC Douai at the start of the 20th century. Its stadium, Stade Demeny, has a capacity of 2500.
One of SC Douai's best current players, Selim Benaissi is a Franco-Algerian attacking midfielder, who has had multiple spells in both France and Belgium. Also in their squad is Hugo Legrand, a 24-year-old French attacking midfielder, who formerly played for Le Touquet AC.
In the 2024–25 season, SC Douai went only as far as the second round of the Coupe de France, losing to FC Rouen 1899 5–1 at home.
Managers 1945–1946: Pierre Parmentier 1940s: Albert Delcourt 1968–1993 : Bernard Ledru 2005–2007 : Jean-Luc Dewet 2009–2010 : Patrice Selle 2010–10/2010 : Reynald Dabrowski 10/2010–2011 : Fabien Ibangue 2011–2012 : Mwinyi Zahera 2012–2013 : Mehdi Benaïssi 2013–2017 : Xavier Méride 2017 : Daniel Leclercq 11/2017–11/2018 : Ludovic Delporte 12/2018–2022 : Xavier Méride 2022–Present: Lahcen Najih
Notable players César Ruminski Stanislas Staho Bruno Zboralski Romain Pitau Philippe Lefebvre Léon Glowacki Guillaume Bieganski
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