The N2 players from Stade Briochin will host Annecy, on January 14 or 15, 2025, for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France. Three things to know about this Ligue 2 club.
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1 A 5th confrontation between FC Annecy and Stade Briochin
If Annecy (L2) and Stade Briochin (N2) play today with two divisions apart, the two clubs have faced each other four times in the National championship, during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasons.
Confrontations which ended in two victories for the Bretons, one for the Annéciens and a draw. Can Stade Briochin continue its good momentum to dream of a round of 16?
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2 One of the good surprises of Ligue 2 this season
FC Annecy will spend the holidays firmly installed in 5th place in the Ligue 2 standings, just four points from the podium. A place which confirms their excellent start to the season, and which places them as one of the main surprises of 2024-2025.
Several players from the club participate in this dynamic, like their goalkeeper, Escales, who has ten clean sheets in 16 days, the best ratio of goalkeepers in Ligue 2. Le Dauphiné Libéré, newspaper which follows the club year, also cites for example the defender Soukouna, very good in air checks.
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3 A return to the national scene since 2020
FC Annecy played for five seasons in Division 2 at the end of the 1980s, before experiencing a long period of slack. Downgraded to DHR level (currently R2 level) administratively in 1996, it will only return to the national level in 2015.
He was promoted to CFA (N2) the following season, then to National in 2020, the covid season. After only two seasons in the 3rd French level, the Annéciens are promoted to Ligue 2 in 2022, for the first time since 1993. Alongside their coach, Laurent Guyot, at the head of the team since the season of promotion to the League 2, the Haut-Savoyards fought to maintain their position. The 2024-2025 season allows them to glimpse the first half of the rankings for the first time.
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