AFC Compiègne
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L'Association Football Club de Compiègne or AFC Compiègne is a French
football
club based in the commune of Compiègne
.
They currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group A
. Their kit colours are yellow
and blue
. They play their home matches at the Stade du Clos des Roses in Compiègne
.
, where they stayed for two seasons until they again won promotion to the Championnat de France Amateurs
, where they still play now.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in the commune of Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
.
They currently play in the Championnat de France Amateurs Group A
Championnat de France Amateurs
The Championnat de France amateur, commonly referred to as simply CFA and formerly known as National 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National...
. Their kit colours are yellow
Yellow
Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, with no significant stimulation of the S cone cells. Light with a wavelength of 570–590 nm is yellow, as is light with a suitable mixture of red and green...
and blue
Blue
Blue is a colour, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 440–490 nm. It is considered one of the additive primary colours. On the HSV Colour Wheel, the complement of blue is yellow; that is, a colour corresponding to an equal...
. They play their home matches at the Stade du Clos des Roses in Compiègne
Compiègne
Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
.
History
The club was founded in 1993 after two former clubs, Stade Compiègnois and AS Compiègne Clos des Roses, merged together to make one team in the town. From their first season in 1993-1994 season they played in the DH, the sixth tier of French football until the 2002-2003 season when they gained promotion to the Championnat de France Amateurs 2Championnat de France Amateurs 2
The Championnat de France amateur 2, commonly referred to as simply CFA 2 and formerly known as National 3, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, Championnat National, and the Championnat de France...
, where they stayed for two seasons until they again won promotion to the Championnat de France Amateurs
Championnat de France Amateurs
The Championnat de France amateur, commonly referred to as simply CFA and formerly known as National 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National...
, where they still play now.