ASJ Soyaux-Charente

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.^[1][2][3]

ASJ Soyaux Charente

Full name	Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente
Founded	1968
Ground	Stade Léo Lagrange
Home colours Away colours

History

The club was founded in 1968 as AS Soyaux. In 1982, the club changed its name to Association Sportive Jeunesse de Soyaux Charente.^[4]

Honours

• D1 Féminine Champion: 1984^[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 25 February 2024^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  FRA Léonie Multari 4 DF  FRA Camille Collin 7 MF  FRA Anna Clérac [fr] 8 MF  CMR Fadimatou Aretouyap 11 DF  FRA Laurine Pinot 12 MF  CAN Vanessa Gregoire 13 FW  CIV Stéphanie Gbogou

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  FRA Cathy Couturier 15 FW  FRA Agathe Donnary 18 DF  FRA Emeline Saint-Georges 19 FW  FRA Carla Cosme 20 DF  FRA Aminata Keïta 22 MF  FRA Siga Tandia 26 FW  FRA Jessy Danielle Roux 30 GK  FRA Romane Munich 40 GK  FRA Raphaëlle Dubois

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.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} She had been with the club for less than three months, signing in July 2021.^[11][12][8]