Dijon Football Côte d'Or (diʒɔ̃ koʊt daˈor; commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply Dijon) is a French association football

Football in France

Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...

 club based in Dijon

Dijon

Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....

. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 1

Ligue 1

Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 after gaining promotion for the first time ever in the 2010-11 season.
The club president is Bernard Gnecchi and the first-team is coached by Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron is a French football player. He is currently Manager of Dijon FCO.-Career:Carteron is fondly remembered in Sunderland for scoring in the heated Tyne Wear derby for Sunderland in 2001...

, a former football player. Dijon play its home matches at the Stade Gaston Gérard

Stade Gaston Gérard

Stade Gaston Gérard is a multi-use stadium in Dijon, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Dijon FCO. The stadium is able to hold 15,995 people.-External links:*...

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Current squad

As of 5 August, 2011

Out on loan

Notable former coaches

Noël Tosi

Noël Tosi

Noël Tosi is a French football coach and former player.As a player he played for minor clubs in France. His first job as a coach was Deauville in 1986.Tosi previously coached the Congo national football team...

 (1998-99) Daniel Joseph (1999-01) Mario Relmy

Mario Relmy

Mario Relmy is a former professional footballer who played as a striker.-External links:* at chamoisfc79.fr...

 (2001-02) Rudi Garcia

Rudi Garcia

Rudi Garcia is a football manager and former player.- Playing career :From a very early age, football was part of Rudi Garcia's existence. His father, José, was a Spanish immigrant who played football at a professional level for Sedan and Dunkerque...

 (2002-07) Serge Romano

Serge Romano

Serge Romano is a French retired professional football defender, he last managing Amiens SC.-Coaching career:He became Amiens SC manager in June 2009. and on 15 October 2009 Amiens have communicated to have fired their coach, that will be temporarly replaced by Fabien Mercadal.-External links:*...

 (June 2007 - December 2007) Frédéric Bompard (December 2007) Faruk Hadžibegić (2007-09) Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron

Patrice Carteron is a French football player. He is currently Manager of Dijon FCO.-Career:Carteron is fondly remembered in Sunderland for scoring in the heated Tyne Wear derby for Sunderland in 2001...

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External links

Official website