AF Virois

Virois
Full nameAssociation Football Virois
Founded1962
GroundStade Pierre-Compte,
Vire Normandie
ChairmanChristophe Lécuyer
ManagerCédric Hoarau
LeagueNational 3 Group C
2023–24National 2 Group C, 13th of 14 (relegated)

Association Football Virois, known as AF Virois or Vire, is a French football club based in Vire Normandie, Calvados. It was founded in 1962. The club currently plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of the French football league system.

History

The club was founded in 1962 from the merger between ES Vire and AC Vire as a section of the sports club USM Viroise.[1][2]

In 1997 the club separated from the multi sports club and renamed themselves FCM Vire.

In 2002 the club then merged with Club de foot de Saint-Martin-de-Tallevende becoming AF Virois.[3][4]

On 7 January 2023, Virois, while playing in the fifth-tier of French football, competed against Ligue 1 side FC Nantes in Coupe de France, losing 2–0.[5] The same season the team won the 2022–23 Championnat National 3, Group J, winning promotion to the 2023–24 Championnat National 2.[6]

Ground

The club play their home games at the Stade Pierre-Compte. The stadium was built in 1940 and was named after a local businessman who was chairman and CEO of Société générale d'équipement.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Malherbe Normandie Club". Stade Malherbe Caen. 19 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Brêteau, Sébastien (29 June 2018). "Vire. Basket : 50 ans de souvenirs sous les paniers". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Notre série. Michel Fergant : amoureux de foot et présent aux Virevoltés depuis le premier jour à Vire". actu.fr. 4 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Association du Football Virois". Annuaire des Entreprises (Gouvernement Français) (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Boris Letondeur; Olivier Duc (7 January 2023). "Football. Battu par le FC Nantes (0-2), Vire sort de la Coupe de France la tête haute". Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ soccerway
  7. ↑ "Pourquoi le stade de Vire Normandie s'appelle-t-il stade Pierre-Compte ?". 4 August 2025.
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