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US Pays de Cassel

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Pays de Cassel
Full nameUnion Sportive du Pays de Cassel
Founded2018
PresidentJean-Jacques Vaesken
LeagueNational 3 Group G
2022–23Régional 1 Hauts-de-France, Group C, 1st (promoted)
Websitehttps://us-pays-de-cassel.fr/

Union Sportive du Pays de Cassel is a football club based in Arnèke in the Nord department of France.[1][2] As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football, after winning promotion in 2023.[3]

History

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US Pays de Cassel was founded in 2018 after the merger of four smaller local clubs: Hardifort, Noordpenne-Zuytpeene, Bavinchove-Cassel and Arnèke.[4][5]

On 14 January 2023, Pays de Cassel eliminated Championnat National 2 (fourth-tier) side Wasquehal in the round of 64 of the 2022–23 Coupe de France following a penalty shoot-out.[6][7] This set up an encounter with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain in the following round, played at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens as Pays de Cassel's stadium did not meet the criteria to hold the game.[8][9] At the time, Pays de Cassel had an annual budget of €150,000 while PSG's was €800 million; the two clubs were worth €400,000 and €3.2 billion, respectively.[10] PSG won 7–0, with five goals from Kylian Mbappé.[11]

Squad

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As of 23 January 2023[12]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK France FRA Elio Clausi
GK France FRA Romain Samson
DF France FRA Arthur Bogdanski
DF France FRA Hugo Dubreucq
DF France FRA Kévin Rudent
DF France FRA Dimitri Santrain
DF France FRA Alexis Zmijak (captain)
MF France FRA Clément Bogdanski
MF France FRA Clément Boudjema
MF France FRA Nicolas Bruneel
MF France FRA Charles Delcourt
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Julien Denaes
MF France FRA Mathias Dron
MF France FRA Baptiste Leclerc
MF France FRA Corentin Rapaille
MF France FRA Lucas Thoor
FW Republic of the Congo CGO Robin Itoua
FW France FRA Ayrance Leganase
FW France FRA Isaac Loukou
FW France FRA Keba Sané
FW France FRA Elio Secq
FW France FRA Mathieu Valdher

References

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  1. ^ "Coupe de France : L'US Pays de Cassel défie l'ogre PSG". MYTF1 (in French). 2023-01-22. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  2. ^ Penet, Joel (2023-01-21). "US Pays de Cassel : la communication, un élément phare de l'organisation". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  3. ^ "National 3. Plusieurs arrivées à Pays de Cassel" (in French). Foot Amateur. 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "US Pays de Cassel (R1) - PSG : 11 choses que vous ne savez pas sur ce match historique". Le Quotidien du Sport (in French). 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  5. ^ "La increíble historia del equipo de sexta división que buscará dar un batacazo ante el poderoso PSG". Infobae (in Spanish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  6. ^ "PSG to play 6th-tier side in French Cup". theScore.com. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  7. ^ "Coupe de France : à la découverte de Pays de Cassel, ce club de 6e division qui s'est qualifié pour un 16e de finale contre le PSG". Franceinfo (in French). 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  8. ^ "Coupe de France: Sixth-division village club set to take on PSG superstars". www.socceramerica.com. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
  9. ^ "Les amateurs de Cassel, club de 6e division, affrontent le PSG en Coupe de Franc ce lundi soir". BFM TV (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  10. ^ "Coupe de France : "Le gardien est pâtissier, le défenseur banquier..." 4 choses à savoir sur l'US Pays de Cassel, 6e division, qui défie le PSG". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  11. ^ "Mbappe scores five as PSG hit seven in French Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  12. ^ "Séniors A - R1" (in French). US Pays de Cassel. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
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