Full name | Saint-Pauloise Football Club |
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Nickname(s) |
Les Rouges et les Bleus (The Reds and Blues) |
Founded | 2000 |
Ground |
Stade Paul Julius Bénard Saint-Paul, Réunion |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Chairman | Jean Jacques Charolais |
Coach | Christian Dafreville |
League | Réunion Premier League |
2014 | 1st |
Website | Club website |
The Saint-Pauloise FC is a football club based in Saint-Paul, Réunion, France.
It was born 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 goes up in D1P, and loses in the finals of the Regional Cup in France against the USST 1–0. Season 2007 will be marked by a nightmarish season and relegation to D2R. It goes back D1P next season with the championship D2R. In 2010, the St. Pauloise Regional Cup: France against the 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 exterior Tamponnaise 2–0. The St. Pauloise realizes the double by winning the Cup Meeting 1–0 (aet) against the SS Saint-Louis.
The club decided not to participate in the Champions League CAF 2012 for financial reasons, but will participate in the 2nd edition of the Champion Clubs' Cup in the Indian Ocean in 2012.
The 2012 season was marked by the defeat in the final of the Champion Clubs' Cup in the Indian Ocean facing CNAPS Sport (2–1 victory on the way).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.