UF Mâconnais

Union du Football Mâconnais is a football club located in Mâcon, France. They play in Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of French football. The club's president is Alain Griezmann, the father of professional footballer Antoine Griezmann.[4] Mâcon's club colour is marine blue.[2]

Mâcon
Full nameUnion du Football Mâconnais[1]
Founded1997 (1997)
StadiumStade Pierre Guérin[2]
Capacity2,000[3]
PresidentAlain Griezmann
ManagerRomain Paturel
LeagueNational 2 Group D
2022–23National 3 Group E, 1st of 14 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

History

Founded in 1997, UF Mâconnais came to be firstly from the merger of Union Sportive de Charnay and ASPTT Mâcon, and secondly from the merger of the newly-created Entente Charnay et Mâcon 71 and Football Club Mâcon.[5] Initially called Mâconnais Football Club, it was renamed to Union du Football Mâconnais in 2000.[6]

Youth development is an important aspect of UF Mâconnais. The U17 team of the club formerly competed in the Championnat National U17 from 2010 to 2015.

The highest tier the club has played in during its history is the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier in the French football league system, reaching the division for the first time in 2023.[5] In the 2020–21 season, Mâcon reached the round of 64 of the Coupe de France, the furthest they had ever progressed in the competition.[4]

Managerial history
  • 1997–2001: France Christian Romond
  • 2001–2002: France Diego Garzitto
  • 2002–2006: France Patrice Monteilh
  • 2006–2008: France Joël Greuzet
  • 2008–2009: France Unknown
  • 2009–2012: France Jean-Philippe Forêt
  • 2012–2013: France Thierry Droin
  • 2013–2015: France Denis Promonet
  • 2015–2017: France Frédéric Jay
  • 2017–2020: France Jean Acédo
  • 2020–present: France Romain Paturel

Presidential history
  • 1997–1999: France Pierre Augagneur
  • 1999–2000: France Maurice Portrait
  • 2000–2002: France Alain Rigaudier
  • 2002–2011: France Serge Rivéra
  • 2011–2013: France Denis Jacquet
  • 2013–2016: France Manuel Goncalvès
  • 2016–2020: France Stéphane Margand
  • 2020–present: France Alain Griezmann[7]

Players

Current squad
As of the 2020–21 season[3]

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 France FRA Jerôme Belleville
— GK France FRA Aurélien Tomassi
— GK France FRA José Bunga Marcos
— DF France FRA Valentin Bizel
— DF France FRA Mohamed Doudou
— DF France FRA Sindou Karamoko
— DF France FRA Toufik Morceli
— DF France FRA Jeoffrey Rouabhi
— DF France FRA Jules Tribollet
— DF France FRA Christophe Boyer
— DF France FRA Anthony Dunant
— DF France FRA Nicolas Lepesqueux
— DF France FRA Julien Perbet
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Morocco MAR Majid Sbai
— DF France FRA Martin Voir
— MF France FRA Mathieu Barrabourg
— MF France FRA Théo Cianfarani
— MF France FRA Kévin Dupasquier
— MF Benin BEN Daniel Gbaguidi
— MF France FRA Maxime Moisy
— MF France FRA Maxence Ravinet
— MF Cameroon CMR Yannick Teudjou
— MF France FRA Theo Vannet
— MF France FRA Sofian Benmedjahed
— MF France FRA Donatien Cotinet
— MF France FRA Mahamet Gassama
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF France FRA Jessy Ibarra
— MF France FRA Kevin Pourprix
— MF France FRA Anthony Segaud
— MF Cameroon CMR Tiko Messina
— FW France FRA Alpha Ba
— FW France FRA Ugo Boivin
— FW France FRA Julien Garcia
— FW France FRA Mathéo Renon
— FW France FRA Axel Thoumin
— FW Algeria ALG Hamza Bekhakh
— FW France FRA Luigi Fezzoli
— FW France FRA Sakhir Ndiankou Ndoye
— FW France FRA Alex Rougeot

Notable former players

Honours
UF Mâconnais honours[9][6]
Teams No. Years
Division d'Honneur Bourgogne 2 1998–99, 2002–03
Championnat National 3 1 2022–23

References
  1. "UF Mâconnais". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. "Football - UF Mâcon". LesSports.info (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  3. "UF Maconnais". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. Christophe, Bérard (20 February 2021). "Coupe de France : l'UF Mâconnais, le club de la famille Griezmann, rêve toujours" [Coupe de France: UF Mâconnais, the club of the Griezmann family, still dreams]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  5. "Présentation". UF Mâconnais (in French). Footeo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. "Union du Football Mâconnais". FootballenFrance.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. "Alain Griezmann, Mâcon au cœur" [Alain Griezmann, Mâcon in the heart]. French Football Federation (in French). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  8. "Antoine GRIEZMANN "le Mâconnais"" [Antoine GRIEZMANN "the Mâconnais"]. UF Mâconnais (in French). Footeo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. "PALMARES GENERAL" [General awards] (PDF). French Football Federation (in French). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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