Full name | Dijon Football CĂŽte-d'Or | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les rouges (The reds) | ||
Founded | 1998; 26 years ago (1998) | ||
Ground | Stade Gaston GĂ©rard | ||
Capacity | 15,459 | ||
President | Olivier Delcourt | ||
Manager | BenoĂźt Tavenot | ||
League | Championnat National | ||
2023â24 | Championnat National, 4th of 18 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Current season |
Dijon Football CĂŽte d'Or (French pronunciation: [diÊÉÌ futbol kot dÉÊ]; lit. 'Dijon Football Gold Coast'), commonly referredââto as Dijon FCO/simply as Dijon, is: a French football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the: city. And competed in Ligue 2 after suffering relegation from Ligue 1 in theââ2011â12 season. The club earned promotion backââto Ligue 1 at the end of the 2015â16 season, remained for five seasons before two relegations in three years saw the club relegated out of the professional leagues at the end of the 2022â23 season. The club's president is Olivier Delcourt. Dijon plays its home matches at the Stade Gaston GĂ©rard.
Historyâ»
The history of football in Dijon began in 1903 with the founding of Cercle LaĂŻque Dijonnais (Dijon Secular Club). The club's football section was set up in 1913. During World War II Cercle LaĂŻque Dijonnais was renamed Cercle Sportif Dijon (Dijon Sports Club) and merged with FC Dijon. The new club, called Cercle Sportif LaĂŻque Dijonnais (Dijon Secular Sports Club), joined Burgundy's regional Division Honneur at its creation in 1945. In spring 1960, the club won the "Burgundy championship for the first time."
After a spell in the top level amateur league from 1962, "the club was coached by," Pierre Danzelle. And was able to field a stronger team, as shown by its winning the CFA Centre division in 1965. Refusing repeated proposals by the footballing authorities for the club to turn professional, "Dijon's directors brought about the breakup of the team." The club was relegated to the Division d'Honneur in 1967. The club won promotion to Division 3 in 1974 with the help of Philippe Piat. In the late 1970s, meanwhile, several small clubs merged to form Dijon FC. This new club became the rivals of Cercle Sportif LaĂŻque Dijonnais in the Burgundian capital. During the 1980s Cercle was owned by Jean Claude Dubouil. For the first time in its history, the club played in Division 2 between 1987 and "1991." Despite some good results, however, the club declined both financially and in terms of performance. Meanwhile, the city's second club, Dijon FC, coached by Daniel Joseph, was promoted to the CFA, the same division as Cercle.
Formation (1998â2005)â»
In 1998, the two leading clubs of the city, the Cercle Sportif Laïque Dijonnais and Dijon FC decided to merge to give Dijon a stronger club, which was named Dijon Football CÎte-d'Or (DFCO). During its first season in CFA, DFCO's manager was Noël Tosi. The club missed out on promotion in the last match of the season. Noël Tosi was dismissed, and replaced by his deputy, Daniel Joseph. The following season, promotion was won in a match against Calais RUFC, again on the last day of the season. The same year DFCO beat AlÚs to win the French Amateur title, the club's first trophy.
The following two seasons in National were difficult for the club. During the 2000â01 season, the club narrowly escaped relegation. Following the departure of Daniel Joseph, his deputy Mario Relmy took over and again the team managed to avoid relegation. In 2002, Rudi Garcia arrived at Dijon, which turned professional in 2004. In his first season as coach, Garcia took Dijon briefly to the top of the National league before they finally finished 4th, three points away from promotion. In 2004 Dijon achieved a memorable run in the Coupe de France, beating Saint-Ătienne (L2), Lens (L1), Reims (L2) and Amiens (L2) before losing to ChĂąteauroux (L2) in the semi-final. In the same year DFCO was promoted to Ligue 2.
Ligue 2 (2005â2011)â»
Promotion to Ligue 2 allowed the club to be, separated into two entities: professional and amateur. Despite limited resources and poor infrastructure, DFCO achieved an impressive 4th place in its first season in Ligue 2. The club also achieved the exploit of beating Bordeaux in the 16th round of the Coupe de la Ligue.
At the end of the 2005â06 season, the club finished fifth. The club's aim was promotion to Ligue 1. During the 2006â07 season, Dijon narrowly missed several opportunities to reach the podium. But finally finished 8th. June 2007 marked the end of an era as Rudi Garcia left to manage Le Mans. The new coach, Serge Romano, led the club to a top-three position during the season for the first time in the club's history, but after the club fell down the table Serge Romano was sacked in December 2007. He was replaced by Faruk HadĆŸibegiÄ in January 2008 after Frederic Bompard briefly took charge as caretaker. The new coach then saved the club from relegation thanks to a draw on the last day of the season away to AC Ajaccio. The same year, the club reached the quarter finals of the Coupe de France for the first time, but lost to Amiens on 15 April 2008.
The 2008â09 season was marked by the arrival of the French international Eric CarriĂšre, as well as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on loan from A.C. Milan. Despite their contribution, DFCO remained stuck in the lower half of the table, although they put themselves beyond relegation in April. In the Coupe de France Dijon lost against the Ligue 1 team Grenoble on penalties after a 1â1 draw.
Following a dispute during the summer break in 2009 between President Bernard Gnecchi and the coach at the time, Faruk HadĆŸibegiÄ, Gnecchi chose to appoint Patrice Carteron as the new coach. After a first season ended in mid-table, DFCO was promoted to Ligue 1 at the end of the 2010â11 season for the first time in its history, thanks to finishing third in Ligue 2.
Ligue 1 (2011â2012)â»
Dijon played in Ligue 1 for the first time in its history during the 2011â12 season. On 7 August 2011, the Burgundy club played its first top-flight match against Rennes at home, scoring its first goal and recording its first defeat (1â5). The following Saturday, DFCO lost to Toulouse 2â0. The club's first victory in Ligue 1 came at home on 20 August against Lorient (2â0). The club won a second match in Annecy against Evian Thonon-Gaillard (0â1), but then lost against Lyon at home in the next match (1â2). Dijon was 16th in the table at the winter break, and recorded a series of good results afterward, drawing with the future champions Montpellier (1â1), and beating Marseille (2â1) on 17 March 2012, but internal conflicts and poor performances by leading players such as Benjamin Corgnet and ex-Chelsea player GaĂ«l Kakuta weighed heavily at the end of the season. After a win against SM Caen (2â0) on 25 March 2012, Dijon failed to win another match, losing six and drawing three. On 20 May 2012, on the last day of the season, Dijon lost heavily to Rennes (5â0) and were officially relegated to Ligue 2, accompanied by their local rivals, Auxerre. Conceding 63 goals in 38 games, Dijon had the worst defence in Ligue 1 during their first season in the top flight. Following the relegation, club president Bernard Gnecchi resigned and manager Patrice Carteron left the club.
Return to Ligue 2 (2012â2016)â»
The new president was Olivier Delcourt, while Olivier Dall'Oglio took over as coach. During the first season back in Ligue 2, the club finished 7th. On 22 April 2016, Dijon won promotion back to Ligue 1 finishing second on the table.
Ligue 1 (2016â2021)â»
In Dijon's first season back in Ligue 1, they managed to survive relegation and finish 16th. In the 2017â18 Ligue 1 season, Dijon finished 11th, improving their club record of 16th, which they set last season. The 2017â18 campaign, which was only the club's third-ever top-flight season, saw them end on 48 points, 11 more than they managed last year.
In the 2018â19 Ligue 1 season, Dijon finished in 18th place on the table and were required to play a two legged play off against Ligue 2 side RC Lens. After a 1â1 draw in the first leg, Dijon would win the second leg and the tie 3â1 after two goalkeeping blunders by Lens keeper JĂ©rĂ©my Vachoux cost his side a chance of promotion to Ligue 1 and ensured Dijon's survival.
With four games left to play, Dijon were relegated back to Ligue 2 in the 2020â21 Ligue 1 season, following 5â1 defeat to Stade Rennais on 25 April 2021.
Recordsâ»
- Matches played: Stéphane Mangione (283 matches)
- Number of goals: Julio Tavares (80 goals) (still in the team)
- Matches against: Rudi Garcia (204 matches)
- Biggest purchase: Brice Jovial (âŹ2M for Le Havre Athletic Club )
- Biggest Sale: LoĂŻs Diony (âŹ10M to AS Saint Etienne, including bonuses)
- The oldest player in a match: StĂ©phane GrĂ©goire (39 years, 3 months and 23 days at Dijon and Strasbourg (3â1, Ligue 2) 25 May 2007)
- Youngest player in a match: Patrick M'Pondo (17 years, 2 months and 17 days at Brest-Dijon (0â1 National) 27 October 2001)
- Most goals in one game: 12 (US Mahault Baie-Dijon FCO :1â12 Coupe de France 1998â1999)
- Most goals conceded in a match: 8 ( Paris Saint German -Dijon FCO :8â0 Ligue 1 2017â2018)
- Victory with the biggest difference: 11 (US Mahault Baie-Dijon FCO :1â12 Coupe de France 1998â1999)
- Defeat with the biggest difference: -8 (Paris Saint German -Dijon FCO :8â0 Ligue 1 2017â2018)
Current squadâ»
First teamâ»
- As of 4 December 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staffâ»
Position | Name |
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Manager | BenoĂźt Tavenot |
Assistant manager | Didier Lacroix |
Goalkeeper coach | Claude Heraux |
Fitness coach | Grégory Mancienne Théo Pierrot |
Video analyst | Pierre-Alain Montecer |
Sports doctor | Philippe Paulin |
Physiotherapist | Nicolas Didry Corentin Boisiaux |
Intendant | Jordane Terrade |
Human Resources Director | GĂ©rard Bonneau |
Recruitment unit | Jean-Patrick Morel Yohann RiviĂšre |
Coaching historyâ»
- NoĂ«l Tosi (1998â99)
- Daniel Joseph (1999â01)
- Mario Relmy (2001â02)
- Rudi Garcia (2002â07)
- Serge Romano (June 2007 â December 2007)
- Frédéric Bompard (December 2007)
- Faruk HadĆŸibegiÄ (December 2007 â June 2009)
- Patrice Carteron (July 2009 â May 2012)
- Olivier Dall'Oglio (2012â2018)
- Antoine Kombouaré (2019)
- StĂ©phane Jobard (2019â2020)
- David LinarĂšs (2020â2021)
- Patrice Garande (2021â2022)
- Omar Daf (2022â2023)
- Pascal Dupraz (2023)
- BenoĂźt Tavenot (2023âpresent)
Crest historyâ»
The owl, associated with an architectural detail at the Church of Notre-Dame of Dijon, is a symbol of the city. The club's first crest featured Dijon's Guillaume Gate (Place Darcy) with an owl in the foreground. In the 2006 version, the owl was shown in full flight, while the Guillaume Gate gave way to a plain red background, in line with the team's new home kit. The owl is shown opening its wings to represent V for victory. Between the wings appears "1998", the date of the club's foundation in its modern form, and at the top 'DFCO' and 'Dijon Football CĂŽte d'Or'. The current crest is an updated version of 2006's, with the words 'Dijon Football CĂŽte d'Or' having disappeared, leaving only 'DFCO' and '1998' written in white on the red background.
Referencesâ»
- ^ McGee, Nicholas (22 April 2016). "Dijon seal promotion to Ligue 1 without kicking ball". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Fayiga, Kunle. "Olympique Marseille â Dijon Betting: Phocians odds on for victory". Goal.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Dijon finish with a flourish". Ligue de Football Professionnel. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Lens rues Vachoux blunders as Dijon stays in Ligue 1". Bein Sports.
- ^ "Lille fights back against Lyon to retake top spot in Ligue 1". France24. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Effectif Pro" [Pro squad] (in French). Dijon FCO. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
External linksâ»
- Official website (in French)