FC Versailles 78

Football Club de Versailles 78 is a French semi-professional association football club based in the commune of Versailles, Ile-de-France. The club was formed in 1989 as the result of a merger between Racing Club Versailles and Companion Sports Versailles.

Their home stadium is the Stade de Montbauron, which has a capacity of 6,208 people.

The club won promotion from the 2019–20 Championnat National 3 and now play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. The club is an official academy of the French Football Federation.

History

FC Versailles was formed in 1989 as the result of a merger between Racing Club Versailles and Companion Sports Versailles. The new club took Racing Club Versailles' place in Division 3 and were placed in the North section. FC Versailles' first season was not successful as they finished 14th, amassing 24 points from 30 matches, and were relegated from the division. Competing in Division 4, they achieved two successive eighth-placed finishes before a sixth-placed finish in the 1992–93 season. In the summer of 1993, Versailles were one of the clubs accepted into the newly formed National 3. They ended the season with 40 points, finishing as runners-up behind Le Mans Reserve.

Versailles struggled in the National 2 and were relegated after one season after finishing 17th in the table. The team returned to the National 3 and achieved a couple of mid-table positions in the following two seasons. Versailles qualified for the Championnat de France amateur 2 Group B in the 1997–98 campaign and finished 13th in their inaugural season. The following year, Versailles were moved to Group H and the side finished 15th out of 16 teams in the division, thereby suffering relegation to the Division d'Honneur Paris Ile-de-France. Versailles remained in the same division for the next six seasons, achieving a highest finish of third place in the 2000–01 campaign. In the 2004–05 season the team again suffered relegation after finishing b