Sainte-Chloé Football Union
Sport | Arucian football |
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Founded | March 15, 1882 October 21, 1945 (current) | (LIF)
Inaugural season | 1882 (LIC) 1946 |
Commissioner | Benoit Blanc |
Motto | Victoria per Roborem |
Divisions | Ligue Impériale Ligue Grande |
No. of teams | 32 |
Country | Sainte-Chloé |
Confederation | Arucian Football Association (National) |
Most recent champion(s) | FC Lundholm (2022) |
Most titles | FC Cuanstad Dockworkers (38 Hegan Cups) |
Domestic cup(s) | Coupe d'Or |
International cup(s) | Arucian Cup |
The Sainte-Chloé Football Union (Gaullican: Union de Football de Sainte-Chloé or Union de Chausse de Sainte-Chloé), also known as the UFSC or UCSC, is the foremost professional Arucian football League in the country of Sainte-Chloé. It was formed in 1946, as a merger of 3 older leagues: the Ligue Impériale de Football (LIF), founded in 1882; the Ligue de Football de Sainte-Geneviève (LFSG), founded in 1924; and the Association de Football de la Trinité (AFT), founded in 1937; all of whom had been founding members of the Arucian Football Association. Currently, the League has 32 teams, with sixteen teams belonging to the Ligue Impériale division (the successor of the historic LIF), and sixteen to the Ligue Grande division (the successor to the LFSG and AFT). As a member league of the AAC, it sends one team on to participate in the AAF's Arucian Cup following every season.
Functioning in the off-season of the Arucian Baseball League, it is the second most popular sport in Sainte-Chloé following the ABL. The Union is by far the largest of the member leagues of the AAF, and also some with the fiercest competition and highest viewership. Its cup, the Coupe d'Or, is one of the most prestigious national cups, and is usually held second only to the prized international Arucian Cup. The fact that it is so large in comparison to the other leagues have led some to protest the Sainte-Chloé is underrepresented at the Arucian Cup.
History
Early Years
The Great War & Formation of the AAF
Forced Union
Later History
Organisation
Executive
Teams
Division | Logo | Team | City | Stadium | Founded | Joined | Notes |
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Ligue Impériale (LI) | |||||||
Central | FC Clémensat | Clémensat | XXXXX | 1882 | Founding member of the LIF. | ||
FC Épernon | Épernon | XXXXX | 1880 | 1882 | Founding member of the LIF. | ||
FC Port Imperial | Port de la Sainte | Champ du Port Impérial | 1879 | 1882 | Founding member of the LIF. | ||
FC Sainte-Chloé | Port de la Sainte | Stade Universitaire | 1869* | 1940 | Began as an amateur club founded by graduates from the University of Sainte-Chloé. Founding member of the LIF. | ||
East | Saint-Barthélémy Lightning | Saint-Barthélémy | XXXXX | 1981 | |||
Saint-Thaddée Norbertines | Saint-Thaddée | XXXXX | 2002 | ||||
Subercaseaux Phoenix | Subercaseaux | XXXXX | 1946 | Joined in 1946 after the merger to balance the new LI. | |||
Tranquille Trainworkers | Tranquille | XXXXX | 1958 | ||||
North | FC Adéodat | Adéodat | XXXXX | 1897 | 1899 | Joined the LIF in 1899. | |
Saint-Boniface Missionaries | Saint-Boniface | XXXXX | 1995 | ||||
Canicule Suns | Canicule | Parc AXA | 1977 | ||||
FC Éclair | Éclair | XXXXX | 1894 | 1899 | Joined the LIF in 1899. | ||
West | Allègre Tempo | Allègre | XXXXX | 1944 | 1946 | Joined in 1946 after the merger to balance the new LI. | |
FC Decouverte | Decouverte | Champ Decouverte | 1921 | Joined the LIF in 1921. | |||
File:Echuca fc monogram.svg | FC Esternay | Esternay | XXXXX | 1884 | 1887 | Joined the LIF in 1887. | |
Saint-Julien Knights | Saint-Julien | XXXXX | 1965 | ||||
Ligue Grande (LG) | |||||||
Central | Éclair Crusaders | Éclair | Stade Atisreal | 1979 | |||
File:Pirate Ship Gold.svg | Le Havre Mariners | Le Havre | XXXXX | 1982 | |||
Sainte-Chloé Champions | Port de la Sainte | XXXXX | 1957 | ||||
Volonté Eagles | XXXXX | XXXXX | 1964 | ||||
East | FC Citadelle | Citadelle | XXXXX | 1922 | 1937 | Founding member of the AFT. | |
La Roche Sentinels | La Roche | XXXXX | 1935 | 1937 | Founding member of the AFT. | ||
FC Thibodaux | Thibodaux | XXXXX | 1921 | 1937 | Founding member of the AFT. | ||
FC Tranquille | Tranquille | Champ de Sainte Croix | 1906 | 1937 | Founding member of the AFT. | ||
South | FC Clermont | Clermont | XXXXX | 1920 | 1924 | Founding member of the LFSG. | |
FC Sainte-Geneviève | Sainte-Geneviève | Stade Sainte-Geneviève | 1914 | 1924 | Founding member of the LFSG. | ||
FC Saint-Polycarpe | Saint-Polycarpe | XXXXX | 1922 | 1924 | Founding member of the LFSG. | ||
Saint-Valentin Rodericans | Vivés | XXXXX | 1924 | Founding member of the LFSG. | |||
West | FC Canicule | Canicule | XXXXX | 1939 | Joined the AFT in 1939. | ||
FC Escalade | Escalade | Stade Criteo | 1907 | 1926 | Joined the LFSG in 1926. | ||
Marieville Servites | Marieville | XXXXX | 1989 | ||||
Revél Franciscans | Revél | XXXXX | 2002 |