ASJ Soyaux-Charente
association football club
ASJ Soyaux Charente (Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente), commonly known as Soyaux, is a women's football club founded in 1968 and based in Soyaux, France. The club had played in France's top division except for spans of relegation to Division 2 Féminine in the 2010–11 and 2012–13 seasons, winning promotion back to the top flight each time. It also successfully appealed attempts by DNCG to relegate the club due to failed administrative reviews of its finances in both 2021 and 2022.
History
The club was founded in 1968 as AS Soyaux. In 1982, the club changed its name to Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente.
Honours
D1 Féminine Champion: 1984
Players
Current squad
As of 25 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Former notable players
Sylvie Bailly
Natacha Brandy
Martine Chapuzet
Hawa Cissoko
Bernadette Constantin
Nora Coton-Pélagie
Fernanda Da Mota
Corinne Diacre
Sylvie Dizier
Valérie Dodille
Émilie Dos Santos
Candie Herbert
Catherine Mercadier
Ophélie Meilleroux
Fiona O'Sullivan
Françoise Paulhac
Corinne Petit
Florence Rimbault
Sylvie Rousseau
Rebecca Spencer
Nathalie Tarade
Nicole Turcot
Controversy
In October 2021, Samantha Johnson, player of ASJ Soyaux, expressed her dissatisfaction to media with the club following the poor working conditions she allegedly experienced during her time at Soyaux. She had been with the club for less than three months, signing in July 2021.
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