FC Hellingbourg

Hellingbourg

Full name	Football Club Hellingbourg
Nickname(s)	L'Ursas (The Bears) Les Loyalistes (The Loyalists)
Short name	HEL
Founded	9 September 1901 (9 September 1901)
Ground	Stade NorteBanque
Capacity	40,000
Owner	Dupey Sports Group
Chairman	Iltut Ropars
Manager	Marcus Melgaard
League	Liga Premiére
2018–19	Liga Premiére, 8th
Home colours Away colours Third colours

FC Hellingbourg is a professional association football club based in Berghelling, Midrasia. The club currently competes in Liga Premiére, the highest tier of Midrasian football. Hellingbourg have only won one major trophy in their history, claiming the Copa de Mydra in 1954 after defeating FC Mydroll on penalties in the final.

Founded in 1901 by Reverand Estienne Aubert, FC Hellingbourg was set up as to counter their cross-town rivals Vaelleniana who at the time only allowed native Vaellenians to play for their team. By contrast, Hellingbourg only allowed Orthodox Alydian descendants of Midrasian settlers to play for their team. Hellingbourg spent much of their early years in Liga 2, only gaining promotion to Liga 1 in 1944. For most of their life in Liga 1 the team remained mid-table, a position they are seen to have retained to this day.

The team play their home games at the Stade Aubert which is named the Stade NorteBanque for sponsorship reasons. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000 and is located in the south-west of the city of Berghelling. The team have a large following from the city of Berghelling and the wider Vaellenia region. Fans of the club are primarily made up of the descendants of Midrasian settlers who came to Vaellenia between the Fifteenth and Seventeenth centuries.

Fans of Hellingbourg have a long-standing rivalry with cross-town rivals Vaelleniana. Matches between the two sides are known as the Berghelling derby and in the past have been some of the most violent clashes in Midrasian football, with both sets of fans embroiled in sectarianism rooted within the makeup of each fan base. The club also has a minor rivalry with Skaer Thiaric another team from the Vaellenia region.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Simone Kerebeck 2 DF Andre Gudonis 3 DF Marcus Tiboru (Captain) 4 DF Armando Merolla 5 DF Morgan Kerleau 6 DF Silvio Gallo 7 DF Luca Mordrel 8 MF Armanau Pazera 9 FW Cosme Ferrando 10 MF Patrick Bearáin 11 FW Karam Dayal

No. Position Player 14 FW Sébastien Codoc 16 MF Ekkekko 17 MF Stefan Hunstad 19 FW Olivier Manduis 22 GK Gearalt Dubhda 25 DF Wilfred Chaka 32 DF Victor Mani

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player — DF Cáel ú Mothlacháin (at Portlaoise until 30 June 2020) — MF Jacques Kerkent (at Saint Solenn until 30 June 2020)

Reserve squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player GK Donan Barzic DF Koulman Caradec DF Simon Duverger DF Andreas Bak DF Solen Tangi DF Jérémy Haillet DF Peter Skov MF Dabi Eleiceigui MF Min Robin MF Porthos Lebas MF Alexis Ponce

No. Position Player FW Igneuc Mordrel FW Domènec Salo FW Jovan Le Roux FW Quentin Vidal