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| Istres |
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| Full name |
Football Club Istres Ouest Provence |
| Founded |
1920 |
| Ground |
Stade Parsemain |
| Capacity |
17,000 |
| Chairman |
Bertrand Benoît |
| Manager |
Andre Jegouzo |
| League |
Ligue 2 |
| 2005-2006 |
Ligue 2, 13th |
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FC Istres Ouest Provence is a French football team, playing in the town of Istres. They currently play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The club's honors include winning the Coupe de Provence in 1966 and the DH Méditerranée in 1982.
FC Istres was founded in 1920 by Édouard Guizonnier as SS Istréenne. In 1969, SS Istréenne was merged into the more general sports club Istres Sports, who chose to keep Istréenne's distinctive purple and black colors. In 1977 the club made young entrepreneur Michel Aviet the club's president and ex-Yugoslav goalkeeper Georges Korac the club's manager. During the Aviet-Korac years, the club advanced from France's lower regional divisions all the way up to Ligue 2. In 2004, the club reached Ligue 1 but finished last and was relegated to Ligue 2 the following year.
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