NOT ALL THAT BAD. Yet another Red Star youngster is leaving Marville - this time it is the turn of the reserve team goalkeeper Gilbert Bayiha, who has signed a one-year contract with first division Sedan. For the moment he will be third choice 'keeper in the Ardennes, behind the reliable Nicolas Sachy and Patrick Regnault. He will have company at his new club in the shape of another ex-Red Star man, Mickaël Natchimie. Which all goes to show that the team that took Red Star down into the CFA can't have been all that bad, if the players have mostly managed to find new clubs.
JEAN-MARC BRANGER. Jean-Marc Branger (photo, before the league cup semi-final 2000), will be joining his opponents of that day as their new goalkeeper. A move which means that Red Star no longer have a first-team goalkeeper.
LE GRAET JOINS PARIS FC. Former league president Noël Le Graët, at one time linked with a move to Red Star 93 looks set to join Paris FC (CFA). More to follow.... but in the same vein, CHARLES BIETRY, head of sports coverage at France Télévision, more often than not a visitor to Red Stars' games at Marville has been appointed vice-president of another Isle-de-France club, D2 outfit Créteil.

BACK TO TRAINING. Red Stars' players (if they still have any, that is) will be back at work at Marville on the 11th of July, just one month before the start of the new CFA season. The first friendly has been arranged for Wednesday July 18th at Clairefontaine against Paris FC (CFA). So far Red Star have recruited two new faces, as opposed to a dozen or so departures. Next on the way out could very well be Patrick Van Kets (pictured) who seems set to join Angers (National), whilst Mohamed Benhamou, Red Stars' fourth choice goalkeeper who ended the season in style has joined Paris SG. Another youngster Mahdjoub is going to Les Lilas (CFA).
Red Stars' management have applied to be in the North group of the CFA, but with Valenciennes also being relegated to the National, the application could be in jeopardy. A decision will be taken around the second of July.
Meanwhile, Red Stars' reserves are homeless, and Christophe Fiatte is looking for a stadium in which to play their home games. Pierrefitte appears to have been ruled out of the equation. First friendly match takes place on July 21st.

BAUER DEMONSTRATION. Here are several photos taken during the demonstration outside Stade Bauer last Saturday.

SEASON 2001-2002. Paris SG (D 1) and Créteil (D2) will be the only professional clubs in the Paris region. Sixteen clubs will take part in the other amateur national championships: in the National, Lusitanos-Saint-Maur, Noisy-le-Sec and Racing. In the CFA : Levallois, Les Lilas, Paris FC, Paris SG, Poissy, Red Star 93, Sannois-Saint-Gratien, Viry-Châtillon. In CFA 2 : Aubervilliers, Ivry, Moissy-Cramayel, Paris SG, Red Star 93. If any of the CFA clubs are relegated for administrative reasons, then Aubervilliers could be promoted into the CFA.
DIAWARA AND MIRZA JOIN PARIS SG. Following Jimmy Hamme (Châteauroux), the youngest of the Diawara brothers Abdoulaye has left the club to join Paris SG, as has his team mate Mirza (1st and 4th on the photo)
CFA 2. The new season starts for the CFA 2, led by Christophe Fiatte, on the 17th of July.

COUPE DE PARIS 2001. What an unforgettable season it has been for Red Star... firstly the first team is relegated, humiliated in fact from the National and the club loses its professional status, but on the other than the Reserves win their group of the CFA 2, and now the third team lift the Coupe de Paris for the first time since 1981.
The hero of the final was Mohamed Benhamou (pictured), who saved two penalties in nail-biting shoot out. At the Stade de Colombes, scene of so manu memorable finals, a tense affair ended 0-0 after extra time. Red Star had dominated the game against Sannois-Saint Gratien, without finding the important opening. Ryad Fellahi (30th minute), a tantalising cross from Fabrice Mary, a header from Gomes-Varela (63), a powerful drive by Pendola (94) and one minute later a header from Saïti all failed to pass the Val d'Oise teams' goalkeeper. Finally it was deceided on penalties, and as Saint-Gratien missed their fourth effort, Red Stars' players jumped for joy with the victory. Congratulations to the youngsters.
RED STAR 93 (DSR) - ENTENTE SANNOIS - SAINT-GRATIEN (DHR). 3-1 on pens. (0-0). Attendance : 200. Referee : M. Jochem. Bookings, Entente : Ameriou (61) - Red Star : Santos (55).
Red Star 93 : Benhamou, Marty (Khodabuccus, 98), Santos, Guidali, Mary, Azoulay, Pendola, Grebo (Cardoso, 84), Saïti, Gomes-Varela, R. Fellahi (Nsimba, 113). Coach. : Ducic.
Entente : Boutouba, Iglesias, Mudry, Belkhir, Choquet (D. Imakhoukhène, 46), El-Zayati, Vural, Ameriou, Sousa, Kuzuwa (Ferreira, 90), Lakhdar (Mavua, 59). Coach : Escaffre.
INS AND OUTS . Christophe Fiatte, reserve team coach and Alain Bornand, youth team boss watched the game at Colombes, and no doubt will have more responsibilities next season with the club, as they form a vital part of the future of the club.
Staying put : Busuttil, Robert Gomis (the definites). Staying put : NGoma, Perron, Serreau, Branger, A. Gomis (the almost definites). Staying put : Pizzo, Rangdet (not certains).
Arrivals, and the contracts have been signed : Ville Andersson (Finnish), born 21/12/1972,1m 87 - 75 Kg. Clubs : Finilala Helsinki (D 1 Finland) 1993 - 1998 ; Enkoping ( D 2 Sweden) 1998-2001. He undewent trials during May and has signed. He is a defensive midfielder along the lines of Dider Deschamps. Also having trials were Boumenjel from Algeria and Les Lilas defender Chris Assignamey. One bright hope is the Moissy-Cramayel striker Chaïb Daoud, aged 25, who scored twenty odd goals last season in the CFA 2. Training starts again from the 29th of June, with a training camp in the country on the cards. Season starts 11th of August. PRICE JOLIBOIS, meanwhile has signed with D1 outfit Bastia (D 1).
RELEGATIONS. Créteil and Cannes have been reprived, so they will play next season in D2 and the National respectively. On the other hand, GFCO Ajaccio have been booted out from the National into the CFA, meaning that Calais will be promoted, and Evry of CFA 2 have been relegated to the DH.
BAUER DEMONSTRATION . A hundred or so Red Star supporters turned up for the demonstration on the 9th of June at Saint-Ouen to campaign for the saving of Stade Bauer. Claude Chazottes, president of the ex-players association spoke of a slow death for the club if it did not return to its mythic stadium, and announced the allocation by the Town Council of 2 MF (305 000 €) for the refurbishment of the "new" stand (photo). A fact we announced a month ago on this site. Several politicians of various political persuasions had their say, the general drift of matters appeared to be in support of the return to Stade Bauer. A correction was made by a politician to one of the main arguments of the leaflet handed out to supporters at the Louhans game - the tract claimed that Red Star had been moved out of the traditional home. What it failed to state, however, is that fact that Red Star and the council knew long before that Stade Bauer was becoming unsuitable for the requirements, safety and otherwise of modern football. In 1998, the Town Hall began the process of paving the way for the rebuilding of the old ground. Designs were tendered for, plans were drawn up with various agencies, then with the signing of the deal only days away, president Bras decided to throw his hat in with a bid for the Stade de France. So, instead of Red Star moving to Marville on a temporary basis as was the plan, whilst Bauer was rebuilt, the club is stuck in a poor stadium with little hope of getting out.
A notable absentee at the demo was Red Star president Jean-Claude Bras.

MICKAEL TACALFRED JOINS MARTIGUES. Red Stars' promising young full back has joined Martigues. The club in the south of France have been relegated from D2 to the National, but could be reinstated following the enforced relegations of Toulouse, Marseille and Cannes.
FORMER PLAYES UNITE TO SAVE BAUER. Organised by Claude Chazottes, former Red Star heros Daniel Rodighiero, Robert Pintenat (photo) amongst others organise a demonstration at Stade Bauer on Saturday June 9th, 10am CET to demand that Red Star return to Stade Bauer. The gathering is organised by an associatio, "L'Amicale des anciens joueurs du Red Star", founded at the end of 2000 with the help of Christian Laudu, Jean-Daniel Piwowar and Jean-Claude Bras.
COUPE DU 93. On Sunday at Noisy-le-Grand, the finals of the Seine-Saint-Denis cups take place. Three Red Star sides are involoved ; In the Under 15s, Sevran v Red Star; the Under 17s : U.S.M.A v Red Star; Seniors : Livry-Gargan v Red Star

COUPE DE PARIS. Saturday 9th June sees the last gmaes of the season 2000-2001. On this day the various finals of the Paris Cups take place at the Stade de Colombes. The main event of course will be the Seniors final between Red Star 93 and Sannois Saint-Gratien. Kick off is at 7pm CET in the main arena.
The photo below is taken when Red Star last won the Coupe de Paris, back in the 1980's. The photo is taken from the cover of the definitve history of Red Star 93, written by Guillaume Hanoteau and Gilles Cutulic. Photo © G. Saillant

RED STAR FEATURED IN "LE PARISIEN". Last Friday (1st June), Le Parisien ran a double page feature on the plight of our beloved club. A summary of this will appear shortly on this site. The articles were written by Frédéric Michel and Stéphane Corby, and was quite hard-hitting in its approach.
YOANN RANDGET TO NIORT ?. Information has been leaked to us of an impending move to Niort (D2) for the young Red Star striker Yoann Randget, scorer of six goals this season in the National, having previously played in the DHR last season. Meanwhile another young striker, PRICE JOLIBOIS is in talks with Le Havre, as is Mickaël Pizzo.
More rumours circulate concerning where clubs will play - Red Star back at Bauer by the end of January 2002 and Noisy-le-Sec at Marville.
COUPE DE PARIS. The final of the Coupe de Paris between Red Star 93 and Sannois-Saint-Gratien will take place on Saturday 9th June, 7pm CET at the Stade Yves du Manoir, Colombes.