Founded: 1945, professionnel since 1986
Stade Pierre Brisson, 239 route de Clermont 60000 Beauvais tel. +33 3 44 48 44 48
Colours: Red / White
Coach : Jacky Bonnevay, since end of last year. Was in charge of Nancy's academy set up
Former player with Sochaux, Marseille, Nice and Red Star 93 (91-93).
Beauvais 20th & bottom of the D2 last season (98-99), relegated along with Red Star 93. Pre-season has seen some upheavals at the club with a number of departures : Frapoli (Martigues), Férrère, Marolany (Louhans-Cuiseaux), Raymond, L. Davy (Amiens), Bouzin (Gueugnon), Haise (Laval), Assadourian (Valence), Courtin (Grenoble), Roux (retired), Vandevoorde, Engel, Hagard and the arrival of : Clément (Amiens), Guiraud (Toulouse), Karwat (Nîmes), Sanz (Lille), Bochu (Martigues), D. Vairelles
(Nancy), Fischer, Dufour, Aïbèche (Mulhouse), Charlton (Lens), Sampil (Istres)
Hot favourites for the championship of the National and to bounce back immediately into the D2.
Beauvais and Red Star ground out a 0-0 draw in a pre-season friendly on the 13th of July. Coach Bonnevay will start the season at Stade Marville with a probable line-up of Karwat, Fischer, Vairelles, Sanz, Guiraud, Delpech, Aïbèche, Clément, Sampil, Charton, Dufour (subs. Ringot, Gomes, Girard)
G. Valck