Linas-Montlhery

Entente Sportive et Athletique de Linas-Montlhery is a football club based in the towns of Linas and Montlhery, France. They currently compete in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of French football. The club's colors are red and yellow, and its nickname is Sang et Or, meaning Blood and Gold.

History

Linas-Montlhery was founded in 1960 as a result of the merging of two clubs, US Linas and ES Montlhery.

The club gained notable attention after being drawn against French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the round of 64 of the 2019–20 Coupe de France. The match took place on 5 January 2020 at the Stade Robert Bobin, and ended in a 6–0 victory for PSG. Unfortunately for Linas-Montlhery, they had a penalty saved by PSG's goalkeeper Sergio Rico when the score was only 1–0.

After the end of the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Linas-Montlhery sat top of their group in the Regional 1. They were subsequently promoted to the Championnat National 3, the fifth division in the French football league pyramid.

French-Moroccan rapper La Fouine is a supporter of Linas-Montlhery.

Stadium

The club is a resident of both the Stade Paul Desgouillons and the Stade Cosom, though the Stade Paul Desgouillons is the main venue at which the club play at. The Stade Cosom has a capacity of 1,000.

In 2020, the Stade Paul Desgouillons was renovated, in order for Linas-Montlhery to not be relegated.

Tanguy Ndombele is an icon of Linas-Montlhery, and the club has put up a poster of him in the Stade Paul Desgouillons, just like several other notable former youth players.