ASJ Soyaux Charente
Full nameAssociation Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente
Founded1968
GroundStade Léo Lagrange
PresidentDenis Bodi
ManagerStéphane Guigo[1]
LeagueDivision 2 Féminine
2022–23Division 1 Féminine, 12th of 12 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

ASJ Soyaux Charente (Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's football club founded in 1968 and based in Soyaux, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relegation to Division 2 Féminine in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons, winning promotion back to the top flight each time. It also successfully appealed attempts by DNCG to relegate the club due to failed administrative reviews of its finances in both 2021 and 2022.[2][3][4]

History

The club was founded in 1968 as AS Soyaux. In 1982, the club changed its name to Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente.[5]

Honours

  • D1 Féminine Champion: 1984[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 12 September 2022[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 Kenya KEN Lilian Awuor
2 DF France FRA Léonie Multari
4 DF France FRA Camille Collin
6 MF France FRA Laura Condon
7 MF France FRA Anna Clérac
8 MF Cameroon CMR Fadimatou Aretouyap
10 FW Tunisia TUN Ella Kaabachi
11 DF France FRA Laurine Pinot
12 MF Canada CAN Vanessa Gregoire
13 FW Ivory Coast CIV Stéphanie Gbogou
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF France FRA Cathy Couturier
15 FW France FRA Agathe Donnary
17 FW France FRA Laura Bourgouin
18 DF France FRA Emeline Saint-Georges
19 FW France FRA Carla Cosme
20 DF France FRA Aminata Keïta
22 MF France FRA Siga Tandia
24 FW Ivory Coast CIV Binta Diakité
26 FW France FRA Jessy Danielle Roux
30 GK France FRA Romane Munich
40 GK France FRA Raphaëlle Dubois

Former notable players

Controversy

In October 2021, Samantha Johnson, player of ASJ Soyaux, expressed her dissatisfaction to media with the club following the poor working conditions she allegedly experienced during her time at Soyaux.[7][8][9][10][11] She had been with the club for less than three months, signing in July 2021.[12][13][9]

References

  1. ↑ Chatellier, Thierry (13 July 2022). "Foot: Guigo lâche le Rocher pour Soyaux". Charente Libre. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Foot: l'ASJ Soyaux encore rétrogradé par la DNCG". Charente Libre. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Gauvin, Clément (8 July 2022). "L'ASJ Soyaux reste en D1 féminine après son appel devant la DNCG". Footeuses (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ Chatellier, Thierry (7 July 2022). "L'ASJ Soyaux sauve sa peau parmi l'élite". Charente Libre (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 Ortavent, Adrien (15 October 2017). "Football féminin : Soyaux, le dernier des Mohicans". Sud Ouest (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "D1 Arkema Effectif" [D1 Arkema Squad] (in French). ASJ Soyaux-Charente. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Djemai, Hicehm (21 October 2021). "D1 / Soyaux : Samantha Johnson fait part de ses désillusions dans une lettre ouverte". Coeurs de foot (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Le président de l'ASJ Soyaux dément les accusations de Samantha Johnson". So Foot. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. 1 2 "ASJ: Samantha Johnson vide son sac". Charente Libre. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "D1 féminine : l'Américaine Sam Johnson incendie l'ASJ Soyaux". So Foot. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  11. ↑ Johnson, Samantha (15 October 2021). "D1 Arkema, be Better. From, Sam Johnson". Girls Soccer Network. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "Benoît Letapissier (ASJ Soyaux) : " Elle parle de choses qu'elle n'a pas comprises"". 26 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "L'Américaine Samantha Johnson signe à Soyaux".


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