Périgueux Foot is a football club located in Périgueux, France. The team plays in the Départemental 2, the tenth tier of French football. The club's colours are red and white.
History In 1978, FC Fossemagne, who were at the time playing in the Division d'Honneur, merged with US Gour de l'Arche to create FC Périgueux. The club entered the newly-created Division 4 in its first season in existence. From 1979 to 1990, the club went up and down between the Division 3 and the Division 4. However, in 1990, the club suffered relegation to the Division d'Honneur, returning to regional level football. The same year, the club was renamed to RC Périgueux. Périgueux has played at a regional level ever since. In 1998, a merger with meant that the club now became Périgueux Foot.
The club's best-ever performance in the Coupe de France was in the 1986–87 edition, when the club reached the round of 16.
Name changes
19??–1978: FC Fossemagne 1978–1990: FC Périgueux (FC Fossemagne merged with US Gour de l'Arche) 1990–1998: RC Périgueux (club renamed) 1998–present: Périgueux Foot (RC Périgueux merged with )
Managerial history
1979: Georges Peyroche 1980–1981: Pierre Alonzo 1983–1988: Bernard Caron (player-manager; joint-manager from 1986 to 1988) 1986–1988: (player-manager; joint-manager from 1986 to 1988) 1991: Georges Peyroche 1991–1994: 1994–1995: Christian Zajaczkowski Denis Flamin (interim) 2010–20??: Thierry Heller 2016–20??: Lakbir Nasser Alexis Jouandeau
Notable former players
Bernard Caron Claude Chazottes Serge Allicot Bruno Cheravola Thierry Heller Christian Zajaczkowski Alexis Jouandeau Jean-Michel Malirat
Honours HonoursNo.YearsDivision d'Honneur Centre-OuestThe 1972–73 Division d'Honneur Centre-Ouest was won by the predecessor of Périgueux Foot, FC Fossemagne.11972–73
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References
External links
Club website