LB Châteauroux

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [la bɛʁiʃɔn də ʃɑtoʁu]), commonly referred to as La Berrichonne or simply Châteauroux, is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1916. The team currently plays in the Championnat National, the third division of French football. The club has played only one season in Division 1; the 1997–98 season.

LB Châteauroux

Full name	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
Nickname(s)	La Berri La Berrichonne
Founded	1916 (1916)
Ground	Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux
Capacity	17,173
Owner	Abdullah bin Musaid Al Saud
Chairman	Michel Denisot
Manager	Patrice Lair
League	Championnat National
2023–24	Championnat National, 12th of 18
Website	https://www.berrichonne.net
Home colours Away colours

In 2004, Châteauroux reached the final of the 2003–04 Coupe de France. The team was defeated 1–0 by Paris Saint-Germain, but still qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup because Paris Saint-Germain finished second in the first division. Châteauroux lost in the first round to Belgian club Club Brugge.

Châteauroux plays its home fixtures at the 17,173 capacity Stade Gaston Petit in front of crowds averaging between 6,000 and 7,000. Visitors are directed to one end of the Credit Agricole stand. The team strip is a deep red and blue with a vertical striped shirt and blue shorts. Châteauroux's kit manufacturer is Nike.

Honours

• Division 2
  • Champions (1): 1996–97
• Championnat National
  • Champions (1): 2016–17
• Coupe de France
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Players

Current squad

As of 11 October 2024.

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
6	MF	FRA	Vincent Pirès
7	FW	FRA	François Mendy
8	MF	HAI	Leverton Pierre
9	FW	MTN	Mamadou Diallo
10	MF	FRA	Ferris N'Goma
11	DF	FRA	Giovani Versini (on loan from Clermont Foot)
13	DF	SEN	Adama Mbengue
14	FW	FRA	Mathis Clairicia
15	DF	FRA	Isaak Umbdenstock
16	GK	GLP	Brice Cognard
17	DF	GUI	Aboubacar Magnora
18	DF	FRA	Rémy Duterte

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	FRA	Téo James Michel
21	MF	MAR	Othmane Chraibi (on loan from Metz)
24	FW	FRA	Hugo Colella
26	FW	FRA	Noa Cervantes
28	DF	FRA	Brandon Agounon
29	FW	FRA	Tyrone Tormin
30	GK	FRA	Moussa Ba
33	FW	FRA	Doua Dembélé
34	DF	FRA	Dollard Wandji
40	GK	BFA	Hillel Konaté
45	MF	PHI	Antoine Ortega

Notable players

Main category: LB Châteauroux players

• Florent Malouda

Managers

• André Roder (1938–39)
• Roger Cabanis (1943–46)
• Gérard Woczniak (1946–52)
• Charles Carville (1952–53)
• Antonin Tichy (1953–54)
• Jo Rabstejneck (?-?)
• François Maestroni (?-?)
• Albert Dubreucq (September 1957–58)
• Maurice Lafont (1962–63)
• Henri Burda (1963–65)
• Léon Deladerrière (1965–67)
• Robert Vicot (1967–70)
• André Strappe (1970–71)
• Gérard Woczniak and Ferrandis (1971–73)
• Lucien Troupel (1973–80)
• Hervé Revelli (1980–83)
• Anton Nieroba (1983–85)
• Philippe Leroux (1985 – February 1986)
• Karim Ibrahim (February 1986-1986)
• Philippe Besset (1986–87)
• Lionel Sachy (1987–88)
• Alec Hrnic (1988–89)
• Jacky Lemée (1989)
• Andrzej Szarmach (1989–91)
• Joachim Marx (1991 – October 1992)
• Victor Zvunka (October 1992–98)
• Florian Fontaine (June 1998 – May 2005)
• Didier Ollé-Nicole (2005 – March 2006)
• Cédric Daury (March 2006–08)
• Frédéric Zago (March 2007, Caretaker)
• Christian Sarramagna (2008)
• Dominique Bijotat (2008–09)
• Jean-Pierre Papin (2009–10)
• Didier Tholot (2010–13)
• Jean-Louis Garcia (2013–14)
• Pascal Gastien (2014–15)
• Cédric Daury (2015–16)
• Michel Estevan (2016–17)
• Jean-Luc Vasseur (2017–18)
• Nicolas Usaï (2018–20)
• Benoît Cauet (2021)
• Marco Simone (2021)
• Mathieu Chabert (2021–22)
• Maxence Flachez (2022–23)
• Olivier Saragaglia (2023–)

Affiliated clubs

• Sheffield United FC (2020–present)
• Kerala United FC (2020–present)
• Al-Hilal United (2020–present)
• K Beerschot VA (2020–present)