LB Châteauroux

La Berrichonne de Châteauroux (French pronunciation: [la bɛʁiʃɔn də ʃɑtoʁu]), commonly referred to as La Berrichonne or simply Châteauroux, is a French association football club based in Châteauroux. The football team is a part of a sports club that consists of several other sports and was founded in 1916. The team set to play in the Championnat National from 2025–26, the Third division of French football. The club has played only one season in Division 1; the 1997–98 season.

LB Châteauroux

Full name	La Berrichonne de Châteauroux
Nickname(s)	La Berri La Berrichonne
Founded	1916; 109 years ago (1916)
Ground	Stade Gaston Petit, Châteauroux
Capacity	17,173
Owner	ZLZ Holding
President	Djamel Zemmar
Manager	Valentin Guichard
League	Championnat National
2024–25	Championnat National, 16th of 17
Website	www.berrichonne.net
Home colours Away colours
Current season

In 2004, Châteauroux reached the final of the 2003–04 Coupe de France. The team was defeated 1–0 by Paris Saint-Germain, but still qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup because Paris Saint-Germain finished second in the first division. Châteauroux lost in the first round to Belgian club Club Brugge.

Châteauroux plays its home fixtures at the 17,173 capacity Stade Gaston Petit in front of crowds averaging between 6,000 and 7,000. Visitors are directed to one end of the Credit Agricole stand. The team strip is a deep red and blue with a vertical striped shirt and blue shorts. Châteauroux's kit manufacturer is Nike.

Honours

• Division 2
  • Champions (1): 1996–97
• Championnat National
  • Champions (1): 2016–17
• Coupe de France
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04

Players

Current squad

As of 25 July 2025^[1]

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 1 GK  FRA Enzo Tostivint 4 DF  FRA Djibril Diarra 6 DF  FRA Grégory Kelo 8 MF  FRA Samba Dembélé 9 FW  FRA Gwenn Foulon 10 MF  FRA Ronaldo Freitas 11 FW  MLI Amadou Konaté 14 FW  FRA Yannis Verdier 16 GK  FRA Lucas Lavallée 17 DF  FRA Brahima Magassa 19 FW  FRA Loïck Piquionne 20 MF  ALG Issam Bouaoune

No. Pos. Nation Player 21 DF  FRA Aniss El Hriti 22 MF  FRA Théo Trinker 24 DF  FRA Anderson Goncalves 25 MF  FRA Roger Tamba M'Pinda 26 DF  COM Akim Djaha 28 DF  COD Schinéar Mopila 29 FW  COM Housseine Zakouani 30 GK  FRA Moussa Ba 33 FW  FRA Doua Dembélé — MF  COM Aymeric Ahmed — FW  FRA Malhory Noc

Notable players

Main category: LB Châteauroux players

• Florent Malouda
• Jean-Philippe Mateta
• Steve Savidan

Managers

• André Roder (1938–39)^[2]
• Roger Cabanis (1943–46)
• Gérard Woczniak (1946–52)
• Charles Carville (1952–53)
• Antonin Tichy (1953–54)
• Jo Rabstejneck (?-?)
• François Maestroni (?-?)
• Albert Dubreucq (September 1957–58)
• Maurice Lafont (1962–63)
• Henri Burda (1963–65)
• Léon Deladerrière (1965–67)
• Robert Vicot (1967–70)
• André Strappe (1970–71)
• Gérard Woczniak and Ferrandis (1971–73)
• Lucien Troupel (1973–80)
• Hervé Revelli (1980–83)
• Anton Nieroba (1983–85)
• Philippe Leroux (1985 – February 1986)
• Karim Ibrahim (February 1986-1986)
• Philippe Besset (1986–87)
• Lionel Sachy (1987–88)
• Alec Hrnic (1988–89)
• Jacky Lemée (1989)
• Andrzej Szarmach (1989–91)
• Joachim Marx (1991 – October 1992)
• Victor Zvunka (October 1992–98)
• Florian Fontaine (June 1998 – May 2005)
• Didier Ollé-Nicole (2005 – March 2006)
• Cédric Daury (March 2006–08)
• Frédéric Zago (March 2007, Caretaker)
• Christian Sarramagna (2008)
• Dominique Bijotat (2008–09)
• Jean-Pierre Papin (2009–10)
• Didier Tholot (2010–13)
• Jean-Louis Garcia (2013–14)
• Pascal Gastien (2014–15)
• Cédric Daury (2015–16)
• Michel Estevan (2016–17)
• Jean-Luc Vasseur (2017–18)
• Nicolas Usaï (2018–20)^[3]
• Benoît Cauet (2021)^[4]
• Marco Simone (2021)^[5]
• Mathieu Chabert (2021–22)
• Maxence Flachez (2022–23)
• Olivier Saragaglia (2023–24)
• Patrice Lair and Jaroslav Plašil (2024)
• Cris (2024–25)
• Valentin Guichard (2025–)

Affiliated clubs

• Sheffield United FC (2020–present)
• Kerala United FC (2020–present)^[6]
• Al-Hilal United (2020–present)
• K Beerschot VA (2020–present)