AC Boulogne-Billancourt (football) explained

Nickname:ACBB
Capacity:Le Gallo: 3,000 (500 seated)
Clubname:AC Boulogne-Billancourt
Upright:0.8
Fullname:Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt
Manager:Quentin Thoreau
League:Régional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group D
Season:2022–23
Position:Régional 2, Paris-Île-de-France, Group D, 9th of 12th[1]
Current:2023–24 Régional 2, Paris-Île-de-France
Website:https://www.acbbfoot.com/
Stadium:Stade Alphonse Le Gallo
Stade Marcel Bec
Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean

AC Boulogne-Billancourt shortened ACBB is a French association football club based in Boulogne-Billancourt. Playing his matches in many grounds, including Stade Alphonse Le Gallo or Stade Marcel Bec. ACBB completes in Régional 2 of Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, the seventh level of French football league system and is managed by Quentin Thoreau.

History

ACBB were founded in 1942.

Promotion to national level (2014–2018)

In 2014, ACBB were promoted in CFA 2, the next year, the club was promoted in CFA.

Between 2015 and 2019, ACBB spent these seasons in Championnat National 2, achieving their remaining in each season.

Back to regional level (2018–present)

At the end of the 2018–19 Championnat National 2, ACBB were relegated to National 3.[2]

Beginning in March 2020, the club could no longer played matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France which affected all French competitions. On 28 April 2020, the Prime Minister Édouard Philippe announced the end of sports competitions in France, and as a result the ACBB was relegated to Régional 1.

The 2021–22 season is considered the worst season for ACBB due to poor results performances, without be able to perform a win for 2021, who resulted as a sackment of the manager, despite the recruitment of a new manager, the club cannot afford to win. On 14 May 2022, ACBB were relegated to Régional 2 after a 0–2 loss against CO Vincennes.[3]

For their 2022–23 season, despite starting by a 8–3 away win against Sucy-en-Brie, ACBB will down in the next fixtures, falling in the relegation zone because of poor results. However, ACBB won many league matches in 2023 and escaped from a terrible relegation to Régional 3 by finished ninth, with three points above the first relegable, Francoville.[4]

Players

Seniors

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Young system

U18

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Seasons

Key

This section is a list of ACBB seasons.Key to league record:

Key to colours and symbols:

style=background:goldWinners
style=background:silver2nd or F Runners-up
style=background:#cfcPromoted
style=background:MistyRoseRelegated
Key to divisions:

Key to stages of competitions:

List

List of seasons, including league division and statistics, cup results, and top league scorer(s)
SeasonLeagueGroupLevelResultsCoupe de FranceCoupe de Paris-Île-de-France
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style=background:cfcCFA 2 Group C 5 26 15 2 9 51 39 +12 73 style=background:gold 1st - DNP
CFA Group A 4 30 10 2 12 43 40 +3 68 10th R6
CFA Group B 30 15 4 11 48 42 +6 49 4th -
National 2 Group D 30 9 10 11 44 58 -14 34 13th -
style=background:MistyRose National 2 Group C 30 8 5 17 36 51 -15 29 15th -
style=background:MistyRose National 3 - Paris-IDF - 5 18 2 6 10 8 29 -21 7 14th -
Régional 1 - Paris-IDF Group B 6 6 0 0 4 2 7 -5 0 14th - -
style=background:MistyRose Régional 1 - Paris-IDF Group B 6 26 2 7 17 18 44 -26 13 14th SF
Régional 2 - Paris-IDF Group B 7 27 8 3 11 39 44 -5 22 9th -

Grounds

AC Boulogne-Billancourt have many grounds due to high amount of squads, it includes: Veterans, Seniors, Young sector, Women and their reserves.

Stade Alphonse Le Gallo

Stade Alphonse Le Gallo is located at Rue de Sèvres, Boulogne-Billancourt.

The ground is connected with RATP bus route, at Stade, remotely with routes at Rhin-et-Danube and Paris Métro station, Boulogne–Pont de Saint-Cloud with line,

Complexe sportif de Marcel Bec

Complexe sportif de Marcel Bec is located at Meudon, Due to high amount of senior and youth sector teams played on Saturdays/Sundays, AC Boulogne-Billancourt played these matches at Complexe Sportif de Marcel Bec, this ground is splitted with other Hauts-de-Seine association football sides.

This ground is along with Stade Alphonse Le Gallo one of many grounds mostly used for matches of ACBB, but this ground is also used when Stade Alphonse Le Gallo is unavailable due to technical incidents, renovation or due to a neutral venue of another association football side, likely in 2010s while the stadium was renovated with an expansion of the capacity or during the 2023–24 Championnat National 2 season, when RC France moved to Boulogne-Billancourt due to renovation of their main groundn Stade Yves du Manoir.

This ground is remotely connected with at Rond-point des Bruyères.

Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean

Parc sportif du Pré Saint-Jean is located at Saint-Cloud, ths ground is rarely used.

This ground is connected with at Parc du Pré Saint-Jean.

Other teams

Youth Sector

ACBB have a Youth Sector composed of high amount of Under-18, Under-17, Under-16, Under-15 and Under-14 teams, the number of teams is variable according the seasons. the club is also one of the best Development team, many players pass through the academy/youth sector for achieve high experience before their departure for other French or European association football teams.

U18

ACBB Under-18s is an under-18 team of AC Boulogne-Billancourt. Two squads are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

U16

ACBB Under-16s is an under-16 team of the club. Four teams are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

The first squad has previously playing for the Championnat National U17, consisting of under-17 players prior suffering a relegation to U16 Régional 1 at the end of the 2021–22 season.

U14

ACBB Under-14s is an under-14 team at the club. Six teams are engaged for the 2024–25 season.[7]

U13 and below

ACBB's Academy is the academy of AC Boulogne-Billancourt, consisting of Under-13s to Under-6s teams, completing the Critérium, Plateaux or Challenges organized by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France or District des Hauts-de-Seine.

Women

Seniors

AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operate a women's football team including their women's academy, founded in the mid-2010s, completing in the Régional 3, Coupe de Paris-Île-de-France Féminine hosted by Ligue de Paris-Île-de-France, Coupe de France Féminine hosted by Fédération Française de Football, ACBB Women also completes Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine due to lack of teams.[7]

Due to lack of sides in Hauts-de-Seine, ACBB Women who completes in Régional 3, Paris-Île-de-France is allow to be engaged in the Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine Féminine, they reached three times in a row the final between 2022 and 2024, facing Départemental 1 sides, losing 0–1 against FC Rueil-Malmaison Women 2 in 2022.[8] winning 4–3 against GPSO 92 Issy 3 in 2023.[9] and 1–0 against RC France in 2024.[10]

On November 2, 2024, AC Boulogne-Billancourt advanced for the first of their history at first round proper of the Coupe de France féminine after defeating Mitry-Compans Goëlly on penalties.[11] [12] [13]

Young sector

AC Boulogne-Billancourt also operates a women's development academy with Under-18s, Under-15s, Under-13s, Under-11s and 8-a-side.[7]

In 2024, Under-18s were crowned champions of Régional 3, Ligue Paris-Île-de-France, granting a promotion to Régional 2.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Régional 2, Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France, Group B table. Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France. French.
  2. Web site: ACBB relégué, Fleury et PSG B sauvés. 18 May 2019 . French. Le Parisien.
  3. Web site: 2021–22 final season table.
  4. Web site: 2022–23 final season table.
  5. Web site: OBJECTIF 2025 POUR LES SENIORS R2. July 2024 . ACBB. 21 September 2024.
  6. Web site: U18 ACBB FOOTBALL. acbbfoot.com. French. 25 October 2024. 11 November 2024.
  7. Web site: ACBB - Squads. Ligue Paris-Ile-de-France.
  8. Web site: FC Rueil Malmaison Women 2 – ACBB Women. district-foot92.fff.fr. French.
  9. Web site: Au terme d'une finale prolofique, nos joueuses se sont imposées 4-3 face à une belle équipe du GPSO 92 ISSY et se sont adjugées la Coupe des Hauts-de-Seine !. French. Facebook. June 14, 2023. June 14, 2023.
  10. Web site: CHAMPIONNES. acbbfoot.com. French. May 2024.
  11. Web site: Coupe de France féminine. Les résultats des finales régionales. footamateur.ouest-france.fr. French. November 3, 2024. November 3, 2024.
  12. Web site: Coupe de France (F) : Les résultats des finales régionales. www.foot-national.com. French. November 3, 2024. November 3, 2024.
  13. Web site: HISTORIQUE !. Facebook. November 3, 2024. November 3, 2024.
  14. Web site: U18 FEMININES SONT CHAMPIONNES. acbbfoot.com. 9 May 2024 . French.