Évian Thonon Gaillard F.C.
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| Full name | Évian Thonon Gaillard Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
Les Croix de Savoie (The Savoy Crosses) L'ETG Évian Les Roses (The Pinks) |
| Founded | 2007 (as Olympique Croix-de-Savoie 74) |
| Dissolved | 2016 |
| Ground |
Parc des Sports, Annecy, France |
| Capacity | 15,660 |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2, 18th (relegated) |
| Website | www |
Évian Thonon Gaillard Football Club (French pronunciation: [evjɑ̃ tɔnɔ̃ ɡajaʁ]; commonly referred to as Evian TG or simply Evian) was a French association football club based in Thonon-les-Bains that was founded on 1 July 2007 and was dissolved on 7 December 2016.
The original incarnation of the club was known as FC Gaillard and existed from 1924–2003. Gaillard achieved minimal honours in its life only winning the Division d'Honneur of the Rhône-Alpes region in 1999. Evian have proved more successful ascending to the professional divisions after just three seasons. The club won the Championnat de France amateur in 2008, the Championnat National in 2010, and finally the Ligue 2 in 2011.
Evian formerly played its home matches at the Stade Joseph-Moynat in the club's hometown, but moved to the Parc des Sports in nearby Annecy for the 2010–11 season as the Joseph-Moynat did not meet the Ligue de Football Professionnel's standards. The Parc des Sports will serve as a temporary stadium for the club, while the club contemplates building a new facility or renovating the Stade Joseph-Moynat. Prior to moving to its current facility, Evian sought to play at the Stade de Genève in nearby Geneva.
Until the 2013–14 season, the club's main sponsor was Groupe Danone, owner of the Evian brand of mineral water. Danone's CEO Franck Riboud was honorary president of the club.
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