List of Dijon FCO seasons

Stade Gaston Gérard

Dijon Football Côte-d'Or, also known as Dijon FCO, DFCO or Dijon, is an association football club based in Dijon, France. The club was formed in 1998 after a merger between two local clubs in the city (Cercle Sportif Laïque Dijonnais and Dijon FC). They play their home matches at Stade Gaston Gérard.

Summary

End-season table rankings for Dijon Football Côte-d'Or and its predecessors.

Their first season as a club was 1998–99 in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth tier of French football. The club achieved their first promotion in 2000, finishing 2nd in the Championnat de France Amateur Group A. They were promoted to Ligue 2 in 2004, finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. They achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in 2011 after finishing 3rd in Ligue 2, before being relegated the following season. In 2016, they finished 2nd in Ligue 2 and returned to Ligue 1, before being relegated in 2021. In 2023, they were relegated to the Championnat National, before being promoted again in 2026, after the club won their first ever league title.

The club has reached the semi-final of the Coupe de France once during the 2003–04 season and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de la Ligue once during the 2011–12 season. The club has spent a total of six seasons in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, with their best season in 2017–18, finishing in 11th place. Their highest average attendance was 13,597 during the 2011–12 season in Ligue 1 and their highest home attendance was 15,160 on 14 October 2017 vs Paris Saint-Germain. They beat Paris Saint-Germain for the first and so far only time on 1 November 2019.[1]

Key

Champions Promoted Relegated

Seasons

Season Division Level League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Attendance[2] Ref. Notes
Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Average Highest
1998–99 CFA 4 5th34141196541+2487 R32 N/aN/a
1999–2000 CFA 4 2nd3421676233+29103 R6 N/aN/a [3]
2000–01 CN 3 16th38915144353−1042 R5 1,863N/a
2001–02 CN 3 15th38126204053−1342 R7 1,5702,717
2002–03 CN 3 4th381710116559+661 R32 1,7083,199
2003–04 CN 3 3rd38197124936+1364 SF 2,7187,929
2004–05 L2 2 4th38141594434+1057 R7 R16 4,7996,704
2005–06 L2 2 5th381612104732+1560 R16 R7 4,7807,461
2006–07 L2 2 8th381412124447−354 R7 R16 5,1507,049
2007–08 L2 2 17th38915143251−1942 QF R2 4,8917,252
2008–09 L2 2 8th381410144346−352 R16 R1 4,0534,637
2009–10 L2 2 9th381215115246+651 R8 R2 5,4217,456
2010–11 L2 2 3rd381711105540+1062 R8 R1 7,45714,405
2011–12 L1 1 19th3899203863−2536 R16 QF 13,59715,081
2012–13 L2 2 7th38151495249+359 R7 R2 8,70812,126
2013–14 L2 2 6th38141595342+1157 R32 R1 8,27210,869
2014–15 L2 2 4th381710114434+1061 R32 R2 8,70912,036
2015–16 L2 2 2nd38201086236+2670 R8 R16 8,10810,689
2016–17 L1 1 16th38813174658−1237 R32 R3 10,12613,416
2017–18 L1 1 11th38139165573−1848 R64 R3 12,22815,160
2018–19 L1 1 18th3897223160−2934 QF R16 13,04115,117
2019–20 L1 1 16th2879122737−1030 QF R3 12,70515,061 [A]
2020–21 L1 1 20th3849252573−4821 R64 3,4604,398 [B][C]
2021–22 L2 2 11th38138174853−547 R64 6,49511,301
2022–23 L2 2 18th381012163843−542 R7 7,69114,210
2023–24 CN 3 4th34159105041+954 R8 5,1217,729
2024–25 CN 3 4th32121193735+247 R64 5,0257,273
2025–26 CN 3 1st32181135225+2765 R6 TBD14,550

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2019–20 Ligue 1 season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On 28 April 2020, it was announced that the season would not resume.[4][5]
  2. ↑ The LFP on 18 September 2019 voted to suspend the Coupe de la Ligue indefinitely after 2019–20 in order to reduce the season schedule.[6]
  3. ↑ Only played four home matches in front of spectators, the rest were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ↑ "Dijon 2-1 Paris Saint Germain: French champions slump to shock defeat against bottom side". BBC Sport. 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "France Attendances (Archive)". european-football-statistics.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Bilan du Dijon FCO". footballenfrance.fr. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Ligue 1 & 2: France's top two divisions will not resume this season". BBC Sport. 28 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ligue 1: Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early". BBC Sport. 30 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "French League Cup to end from 2020 'to reduce season schedule'". BBC Sport. 18 September 2019.