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Bourges 18

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Bourges 18
Full nameBourges 18
Nickname(s)Dix-Huit
Founded1966 (as FC Bourges)
2008 (as Bourges 18)
Dissolved2021
GroundStade Jacques Rimbault
Capacity8,000
WebsiteClub website

Bourges 18 was a football club based in Bourges, France. In the summer of 2008, FC Bourges, which formerly spent eleven seasons in the Division 2, merged with Bourges-Asnières 18 to create Bourges 18. The club's colours were red and blue. In 2021, a merger with Bourges Foot created the new club Bourges Foot 18.

History

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  • 1966: Foyer Saint-François Bourges and Racing Club de Bourges were amalgamated to form FC Bourges.
  • 1970–1994: The club played intermittently in the Division 2
  • 1994–1998: The club played in the Championnat National but went bankrupt in January 1998, and was henceforth known as FC Bourges 18
  • 2005: after another bankruptcy, the club changed its name to Bourges Football Olympique Club
  • 2006: The club is renamed once more and becomes Bourges Football
  • 2008: Bourges Football and Bourges Asnières 18 amalgamate to become Bourges 18.
  • 2021: Bourges 18 and Bourges Foot merge to create Bourges Foot 18.

Honours

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Managers

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Incomplete list

  • 1993–1994 Alain Michel/Bobby Brown
  • 1994–1998 Bobby Brown
  • 1998–2002 Jean Gomez/Pavle Vostanic
  • 2002–2004 Pavle Vostanic
  • 2004–2005 Pascal Dupuis
  • 2005–2008 Laurent Di Bernardo
  • 2008–2009 Stéphane Drici
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