# AF Virois

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{{short description|French football club}}
{{Sources exist|date=January 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Virois
| image = AF Virois logo.png
| upright = 0.8
| fullname = Association Football Virois
| nickname =
| founded = 1962
| ground = Stade Pierre-Compte,<br />[Vire Normandie](/source/Vire_Normandie)
| capacity =
| manager = Cédric Hoarau
| chairman = Christophe Lécuyer
| league = [National 3](/source/Championnat_National_3) Group C
| season = [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Championnat_National_2)
| position = [National 2](/source/Championnat_National_2) Group C, 13th of 14 (relegated)
}}
'''Association Football Virois''', known as '''AF Virois''' or '''Vire''', is a French [football](/source/Association_football) club based in [Vire Normandie](/source/Vire_Normandie), [Calvados](/source/Calvados_(department)). It was founded in 1962. The club currently plays in the [Championnat National 3](/source/Championnat_National_3), the fifth tier of the [French football league system](/source/French_football_league_system).

== History ==
The club was founded in 1962 from the merger between ES Vire and AC Vire.

On 7 January 2023, Virois, while playing in [the fifth-tier](/source/Championnat_National_3) of [French football](/source/Football_in_France), competed against [Ligue 1](/source/Ligue_1) side [FC Nantes](/source/FC_Nantes) in [Coupe de France](/source/Coupe_de_France), losing 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/direct-coupe-de-france-vire-defie-nantes-tenant-du-titre-pour-une-qualification-en-16e-de-finale-5445108|title=Football. Battu par le FC Nantes (0-2), Vire sort de la Coupe de France la tête haute|author=Boris Letondeur|author2=Olivier Duc|date=7 January 2023|access-date=30 January 2023|language=en}}</ref> The same season the team won the [2022–23 Championnat National 3, Group J](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Championnat_National_3), winning promotion to the [2023–24 Championnat National 2](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Championnat_National_2).<ref>[https://uk.soccerway.com/national/france/cfa-2/20222023/normandie/r70886/ soccerway]</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Championnat National 2 Group C}}
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Category:Association football clubs established in 1962
Category:1962 establishments in France
Category:Sport in Calvados (department)

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