AC Boulogne-Billancourt (football)

AC Boulogne-Billancourt shortened ACBB is a French association football club based in Boulogne-Billancourt. Playing his matches in many grounds, including Stade Alphonse Le Gallo or Stade Marcel Bec. ACBB completes in Régional 2 of Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, the seventh level of French football league system and is managed by Quentin Thoreau.

AC Boulogne-Billancourt
Full nameAthletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt
Nickname(s)ACBB
Founded1943; 81 years ago (1943)
StadiumStade Alphonse Le Gallo
Stade Marcel Bec
Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean
CapacityLe Gallo: 3,000 (500 seated)
ManagerQuentin Thoreau
LeagueRégional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group D
2022–23Régional 2, Paris-Île-de-France, Group D, 9th of 12th[1]
Websitehttps://www.acbbfoot.com/
Current season

History

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ACBB were founded in 1942.

Promotion to national level (2014–2018)

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In 2014, ACBB were promoted in CFA 2, the next year, the club was promoted in CFA.

Between 2015 and 2019, ACBB spent these seasons in Championnat National 2, achieving their remaining in each season.

Back to regional level (2018–present)

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At the end of the 2018–19 Championnat National 2, ACBB were relegated to National 3.[2]

Beginning in March 2020, the club could no longer played matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France which affected all French competitions. On 28 April 2020, the Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced the end of sports competitions in France, and as a result the ACBB was relegated to Régional 1.

The 2021–22 season is considered the worst season for ACBB due to poor results performances, without be able to perform a win for 2021, who resulted as a sackment of the manager, despite the recruitment of a new manager, the club cannot afford to win. On 14 May 2022, ACBB were relegated to Régional 2 after a 0–2 loss against CO Vincennes.[3]

For their 2022–23 season, despite starting by a 8–3 away win against Sucy-en-Brie, ACBB will down in the next fixtures, falling in the relegation zone because of poor results. However, ACBB won many league matches in 2023 and escaped from a terrible relegation to Régional 3 by finished ninth, with three points above the first relegable, Francoville.[4]

Players

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Seniors

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As of 21 September 2024[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Adem Boussif
12 GK   FRA Arnaud Guilbert
31 GK   FRA Louis Pouplard
41 GK   FRA Rémy Lecomte
DF   FRA Mathis Kissanga
DF   FRA Gaston Westhingolo
DF   FRA Tristan Envuli
DF   FRA Jeffrey Manzongani
DF   FRA Uche Ozazuwa
DF   FRA Tom Faral
DF   FRA Julien Afronso
DF   FRA Wael Zehhar
DF   FRA Lassana Dembélé
DF   FRA Karim Doumbia
MF   FRA Oumar Wané
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Nathan Durand
MF   FRA Pierre Potel
MF   FRA Emile Sireau
MF   FRA Grégory Soupramanien
MF   FRA Soufian Redissi
MF   FRA Guillaume Ebongue
FW   CIV Wilfried Tagbo
FW   FRA Sounkalo Traoré
FW   FRA Dan Maurizi
FW   FRA Corentin Barreteau
FW   FRA Kylian Dossat
FW   FRA Abdou Karim Dramé
FW   FRA Sabri Haddadou
FW   FRA Abdoulaye Haidara
FW   FRA Loïc Assen A Zang

Young system

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As of 25 October 2024[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   FRA Malo Boleda
12 GK   FRA Romain Peridelle
31 GK   FRA Malik Marrakchi
  FRA Abdoulaye Sackhone
  FRA Ziyad Nazar
  FRA Envel Amardeilh
  FRA Hadi Kleit
  FRA Thomas Caban
  ISL Sverrir Ögmundsson
  FRA Sonko Moustapha
  FRA Samuel de Almeida
  FRA Rayan Afilal
  FRA Rafaël Guerin
  FRA Mathieu Oulouma
  FRA Mathis Tulasne
  FRA Mouhamed Mboup
  FRA Muhammad Beego
  FRA Noab Belhari
  FRA Patrick Ngalle Mouelle
No. Pos. Nation Player
  FRA Kyllian Briandet
  FRA Mael Quince
  FRA Lorvens Racine
  FRA Leyri Diawara
  FRA Lenny Edo
  FRA Julein Ruiz Castro
  FRA Erwan Zadi
  FRA Ekollo Noham Lewis
  FRA Cheickne Deme
  FRA Adan Boutoustous
  FRA Amene Kridane
  FRA Aylan Baha
  FRA Balthazar Louis Entraygues
  FRA Balthazar Wiberg
  FRA Chadrak Kone
  FRA Adam Boulahna
  FRA Adam Bidja
  FRA Labib Aatman
  FRA Samuel Aman
  FRA Nathan Joret

Seasons

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This section is a list of ACBB seasons.

List

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List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results, and top league scorer(s)
Season League Group Level Results Coupe de France Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France
P W D L F A Diff. Pts Pos
2014–15 CFA 2 Group C 5 26 15 2 9 51 39 +12 73 1st - DNP
2015–16 CFA Group A 4 30 10 2 12 43 40 +3 68 10th R6
2016–17 CFA Group B 30 15 4 11 48 42 +6 49 4th -
2017–18 National 2 Group D 30 9 10 11 44 58 -14 34 13th -
2018–19 National 2 Group C 30 8 5 17 36 51 -15 29 15th -
2019–20 National 3 - Paris-IDF - 5 18 2 6 10 8 29 -21 7 14th -
2020–21 Régional 1 - Paris-IDF Group B 6 6 0 0 4 2 7 -5 0 14th - -
2021–22[3] Régional 1 - Paris-IDF Group B 6 26 2 7 17 18 44 -26 13 14th R4 SF
2022–23[4] Régional 2 - Paris-IDF Group B 7 27 8 3 11 39 44 -5 22 9th R2 -

Grounds

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AC Boulogne-Billancourt have many grounds due to high amount of squads, it includes: Veterans, Seniors, Young sector, Women and their reserves.

Stade Alphonse Le Gallo

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ACBB v. JS Suresnes during 2023–24 Régional 2, Paris-IDF, Group D season

Stade Alphonse Le Gallo is located at Rue de Sèvres, Boulogne-Billancourt.

The ground is connected with RATP bus route,  467  at Stade, remotely with routes  52   72   126   160   175   260  at Rhin-et-Danube and Paris Métro station, Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud with line  ,

Complexe sportif de Marcel Bec

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Complexe sportif de Marcel Bec is located at Meudon, Due to high amount of senior and youth sector teams played on Saturdays/Sundays, AC Boulogne-Billancourt played these matches at Complexe Sportif de Marcel Bec, this ground is splitted with other Hauts-de-Seine association football sides.

This ground is along with Stade Alphonse Le Gallo' one of many grounds mostly used for matches of ACBB, but this ground is also used when Stade Alphonse Le Gallo is unavailable due to technical incidents, renovation or due to a neutral venue of another association football side, likely in 2010s while the stadium was renovated with an expansion of the capacity or during the 2023–24 Championnat National 2 season, when RC France moved to Boulogne-Billancourt due to renovation of their main groundn Stade Yves du Manoir.

This ground is remotely connected with  179  at Rond-point des Bruyères.

Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean

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Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean is located at Saint-Cloud, ths ground is rarely used.

This ground is connected with  471  at Parc du Pré Saint-Jean.

Other teams

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Youth Sector

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ACBB have a Youth Sector composed of high amount of Under-18, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15 and Under-14 teams, the number of teams is variable according the seasons. the club is also one of the best Development team, many players pass through the academy/youth sector for achieve high experience before their departure for other French or European association football teams.

 
ACBB Under-18's side playing against US Fontenay-sous-Bois during a U18 Régional 3 match.

ACBB Under-18s is an under-18 team of AC Boulogne-Billancourt. Two squads are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

 
ACBB Under-16's side playing against Sénart-Moissy during a U16 Régional 1 match.

ACBB Under-16s is an under-16 team of the club. Four teams are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

  • The first and reserve squads completes respectively the Régional 1, Régional 3 and Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France de football organized by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France.
  • The third and fourth squads completes respectively the Départemental 2, Départemental 3 and Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine of District des Hauts-de-Seine.[7]

The first squad has previously playing for the Championnat National U17, consisting of under-17 players prior suffering a relegation to U16 Régional 1 at the end of the 2021–22 season.

 
ACBB Under-14's side playing against Entente SSG during a U14 Régional 2 match.

ACBB Under-14s is an under-14 team at the club. Six teams are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

U13 and below
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ACBB Under-13's side playing against FC Versailles during a U13 Criterium Interdépartemental match.

ACBB's Academy is the academy of AC Boulogne-Billancourt, consisting of Under-13s to Under-6s teams, completing the Critérium, Plateaux or Challenges organized by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France or District des Hauts-de-Seine.

Women

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Seniors

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ACBB Women playing against Paris 13 Atletico Women during a Régional 3 match hosted by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France

AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operate a women's football team including their women's academy, founded in the mid-2010s, completing in the Régional 3, Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France Féminine hosted by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France, Coupe de France Féminine hosted by Fédération Française de Football, ACBB Women also completes Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine due to lack of teams.[7]

Due to lack of sides in Hauts-de-Seine, ACBB Women who completes in Régional 3, Paris-Île-de-France is allow to be engaged in the Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine, they reached three times in a row the final between 2022 and 2024, facing Départemental 1 sides, losing 0–1 against FC Rueil-Malmaison Women 2 in 2022.[8] winning 4–3 against GPSO 92 Issy 3 in 2023.[9] and 1–0 against RC France in 2024.[10]

On November 2, 2024, AC Boulogne-Billancourt advanced for the first of their history at first round proper of the Coupe de France féminine after defeating Mitry-Compans Goëlly on penalties.[11][12][13]

Young sector

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AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operates a women's development academy with Under-18s, Under-15s, Under-13s, Under-11s and 8-a-side.[7]

In 2024, Under-18s were crowned champions of Régional 3, Ligue Paris-Île-de-France, granting a promotion to Régional 2.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Régional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group B table" (in French). Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France.
  2. ^ "ACBB relégué, Fleury et PSG B sauvés" (in French). Le Parisien. 18 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "2021–22 final season table".
  4. ^ a b "2022–23 final season table".
  5. ^ "OBJECTIF 2025 POUR LES SENIORS R2". ACBB. July 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ "U18 ACBB FOOTBALL". acbbfoot.com (in French). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "ACBB - Squads". Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France.
  8. ^ "FC Rueil Malmaison Women 2 – ACBB Women". district-foot92.fff.fr (in French).
  9. ^ "Au terme d'une finale prolofique, nos joueuses se sont imposées 4-3 face à une belle équipe du GPSO 92 ISSY et se sont adjugées la Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine !". Facebook (in French). June 14, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "CHAMPIONNES". acbbfoot.com (in French). May 2024.
  11. ^ "Coupe de France féminine. Les résultats des finales régionales". footamateur.ouest-france.fr (in French). November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Coupe de France (F) : Les résultats des finales régionales". www.foot-national.com (in French). November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "HISTORIQUE !". Facebook. November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  14. ^ "U18 FEMININES SONT CHAMPIONNES". acbbfoot.com (in French). 9 May 2024.