ES Wasquehal

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ES Wasquehal
Full name Entente Sportive de Wasquehal
Nickname(s) ESW, les Wasquehaliennes
Founded 1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Ground Stadium Lille Metropole - Terrain n°1,
Villeneuve-d'Ascq
Ground Capacity 500
Chairman Gérard Vignoble
Manager Reynald De Baets and Fernando Da Cruz
League CFA2 Groupe A
2007-08 17th CFA (Relegated)

Entente Sportive de Wasquehal (ES Wasquehal) is a French football club based in Wasquehal.

History

ES Wasquehal was founded in 1924 as L'Union Sportive de Wasquehal. It received its current name in 1945, when it merged with L'Association Sportif Wasquehal.

Recent years

The team currently plays in the Championnat de France Amateurs 2, having been relegated from the CFA in 2008. The team had played Ligue 2 from 1998 to 2003, having become a professional club in 1997.

Stadium

The team plays home matches at a minor pitch at the Stadium Lille Metropole in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In recent years they played at the main stadium but following their relegation from the French National League local rivals Lille OSC have been left as the sole tenants.

Achievements

  • France Division 3 runner-up 1997
  • France Division 4 champion 1995
  • France DH North champion 1988
  • France League 2, 2001 - 13th position (all-time league high)

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