Grenoble Foot 38

{{Short description|French football club}} {{about|the men’s football team|the women’s football team|Grenoble Foot 38 (women)|the rugby team|FC Grenoble}} {{Use British English|date=February 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Grenoble | image = Grenoble Foot 38 logo.svg | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Grenoble Foot 38 | nickname = ''GF38'' | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1911}} | ground = Stade des Alpes | capacity = 20,068 | chairman = Stéphane Rosnoblet | manager = Frédéric Gueguen | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = {{French football updater|Grenoble}} | season = {{French football updater|Grenoble2}} | position = {{French football updater|Grenoble3}} | website = {{URL|https://www.gf38.fr/|gf38.fr}} | pattern_la1 = _GrenobleFoot2526h | pattern_b1 = _GrenobleFoot2526h | pattern_ra1 = _GrenobleFoot2526h | pattern_sh1 = _GrenobleFoot2526h | pattern_so1 = _GrenobleFoot2526h | leftarm1 = | body1 = | rightarm1 = | shorts1 = | socks1 = | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = _GrenobleFoot2526a | pattern_ra2 = | pattern_sh2 = _Nike_blue | pattern_so2 = _Nike_bluelogo | leftarm2 = FFFFFF | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FFFFFF | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF | pattern_la3 = | pattern_b3 = _GrenobleFoot2526t | pattern_ra3 = | pattern_sh3 = _GrenobleFoot2526t | pattern_so3 = _GrenobleFoot2526t | leftarm3 = FFFC69 | body3 = FFFC69 | rightarm3 = FFFC69 | shorts3 = FFFC69 | socks3 = FFFC69 }} '''Grenoble Foot 38''', commonly referred to as simply '''Grenoble''' or '''GF38''', is a French association football club based in Grenoble. The club plays its home matches at the Stade des Alpes, a sports complex based in the heart of the city, and wears white and blue.

The original incarnation of the club was founded in 1911 and, in 1997, was formed into the club that exists today as a result of a merger. Grenoble currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football, after having gone into bankruptcy and relegation to the fifth level of French football in 2011.

==History== The club was founded in 1911 as ''Football Club de Grenoble''. In 1997, a merger of ''Olympique Grenoble Isère'' and ''Norcap Olympique'' led to the current ''Grenoble Foot 38'' incarnation. ''Olympique Grenoble Isère'' played in Ligue 1 in the 1960–61 and 1962–63 seasons.

Until 2004, Grenoble Foot was owned by the municipality of Grenoble. In that year, the club was acquired by Index Holdings, a Japanese mobile software company, becoming the first French football club with foreign owners. The price of the takeover was around €2 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. Il était une fois... le GF38, le rêve de Grenoble|trans-title=Football. Once upon a time there was... GF38, Grenoble's dream |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/football-il-etait-fois-gf38-reve-grenoble-623914.html |access-date=21 June 2018 |publisher=France 3 |date=4 January 2015 |language=fr}}</ref><ref name=france>{{cite news |title=La tragique déroute du Grenoble Foot 38 |trans-title=The tragic decline of Grenoble Foot 38|url=http://www.france24.com/fr/20110706-football-fin-grenoble-foot-38-ligue-1-relegation-retrogadation |access-date=21 June 2018 |publisher=France 24 |date=8 July 2011 |language=fr}}</ref> The new owners invested in the Stade des Alpes, a new ground with an initial capacity of 20,000 which opened in February 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.index-hd.com/english/group/groupnews.php?id=105 |title=Grenoble Foot 38 celebrates the long awaited opening of its new professional soccer stadium, "Stade des Alpes" |publisher=Index Holdings |access-date=17 May 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122082151/http://www.index-hd.com/english/group/groupnews.php?id=105 |archive-date=22 January 2009 }}</ref>

Grenoble Foot finished the 2007–08 Ligue 2 season in third place, thus returning to Ligue 1 for the first time since 1963. In the 2008–09 Ligue 1 season, Grenoble finished 13th.<ref name=france/> Grenoble also reached the semi-final of the Coupe de France for the first and only time, after beating AS Monaco 2–0 at home in the quarter-final.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 March 2009 |title=Coupe de France de foot: Grenoble et Rennes dans le dernier carré |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/03/18/575599-coupe-france-foot-grenoble-rennes-dernier-carre.html |access-date=19 March 2026 |work=La Dépêche}}</ref> Grenoble then lost 0-1 to Stade Rennais in the semi-final.<ref>{{cite news |title=Historic final spot for Rennes |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/5220127/historic-final-spot-for-rennes |access-date=24 January 2023 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=21 April 2009}}</ref>

In the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season, Grenoble Foot were eventually relegated with six games remaining amidst severe financial problems.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grenoble relégué en L2|trans-title=Grenoble relegated to L2 |url=http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/football/ligue-1/fil-info/grenoble-relegue-en-l2-369927 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=Le Figaro |date=10 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Le GF38 relégué en Ligue 2... Grenoble, et maintenant ? |trans-title=GF38 relegated to Ligue 2... Grenoble, and now?|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2010/04/12/le-gf38-relegue-en-ligue-2...-grenoble-et-maintenant |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=Le Dauphiné |date=12 April 2010 |language=fr}}</ref>

The professional football club was liquidated in July 2011 with debts of €2.9 million, and relegated administratively to Championnat de France Amateur 2, the fifth tier.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2011/07/07/le-club-de-football-de-grenoble-en-liquidation-judiciaire_1545752_3242.html |title=Le club de football de Grenoble en liquidation judiciaire |trans-title=Grenoble's football club in judicial liquidation |work=Le Monde |language=fr |date=7 July 2011 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canalplus.fr/c-sport/cid494052-grenoble-le-gf38-relegue-en-cfa2.html |title=Grenoble: Le GF38 relégué en CFA2 |trans-title=Grenoble: GF38 relegated to CFA2 |publisher=Canal+ |language=fr |date=27 July 2011 |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref> Index provided false financial statements during their ownership of the club.<ref name="france" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Guiho |first1=Mickael |title=Arrestation du président d'Index, ex-propriétaire japonais du Grenoble foot 38 |trans-title=Arrest of president of Index, Japanese former owner of Grenoble Foot 38|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/arrestation-du-president-index-ex-proprietaire-japonais-du-grenoble-foot-38-486353.html |access-date=21 June 2018 |publisher=France 3 |date=28 May 2014 |language=fr}}</ref> Grenoble Foot was once again owned by the municipality of Grenoble until 2015 when the current owner - Stéphane Rosnoblet - acquired the club.

As an amateur side, Grenoble Foot won promotion from Championnat de France Amateur 2 at the first attempt in 2012, and were champions of the 2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur, returning to Championnat National for the 2017–18 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le GF38 officiellement promu en National ! |trans-title=GF38 officially promoted to National!|url=https://www.ledauphine.com/sport/2017/05/13/gf38-grenoble-cfa-national-football |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=Le Dauphiné |date=13 May 2017 |language=fr}}</ref>

Grenoble Foot secured their promotion to Ligue 2 on 27 May 2018, after an aggregate play-off victory over Bourg-en-Bresse.<ref>{{cite news |title=Grenoble monte en L2, Bourg-en-Bresse descend en National|trans-title=Grenoble climb to L2, Bourg-en-Bresse fall to National |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Grenoble-monte-en-l2-bourg-en-bresse-descend-en-national/905166 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=L'Équipe |date=27 May 2018 |language=fr}}</ref>

=== Name changes === * ''Football Club de Grenoble'' (1911–1977) * ''Football Club Association Sportive de Grenoble'' (1977–1984) * ''Football Club de Grenoble Dauphiné'' (1984–1990) * ''Football Club de Grenoble Isère'' (1990–1992) * ''Football Club de Grenoble Jojo Isère'' (1992–1993) * ''Olympique Grenoble Isère'' (1993–1997) * ''Grenoble Foot 38'' (1997–''present'')

== Players == === Current squad === {{updated|2 February 2026|<ref>{{cite web |title=Effectif GF38: Découvrez Notre Équipe Première |url=https://gf38.fr/effectif/ |website=Grenoble Foot 38 |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref>}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|name=Maxime Pattier|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=SEN|name=Moussa Djitté|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|name=Stone Mambo|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=FRA|name=Clément Vidal|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=Lucas Bernadou|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=GUI|name=Yadaly Diaby|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=Jessy Benet|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=FRA|name=Arthur Lallias|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=BFA|name=Mamady Bangré|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=Ugo Bonnet|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=MTN|name=Mamadou Diop|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=FRA|name=Baptiste Mouazan|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=Bobby Allain|pos=GK}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|name=Shaquil Delos|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|name=Nesta Zahui|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=Evans Mourin|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|name=Allan Tchaptchet|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=CIV|name=Ange-Loïc N'Gatta|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=FRA|name=Loris Mouyokolo|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|name=Mathieu Mion|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|name=Matthéo Xantippe|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|name=Gaëtan Paquiez|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=SEN|name=Samba Lélé Diba|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=FRA|name=Mohamed Bechikh|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=49|nat=ENG|name=Charlie Dressel|pos=MF}} {{Fs end}}

===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=TUR|name=Efe Sarıkaya|pos=DF|other={{small|at Çorum until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Alan Kerouedan|pos=FW|other={{small|at Rouen until 30 June 2026}}}} {{Fs end}}

=== Notable players === {{main category|Grenoble Foot 38 players}} * {{flagicon|FRA}} Youri Djorkaeff

==Coaching staff== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! style="width:150px;" | Position ! style="width:140px;" | Name |- | Head coach |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Rizzetto |- | Assistant coach |{{flagicon|URU}} Francisco Palladino <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} Frédéric Guéguen |- | Goalkeeping coach |{{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Genty |- | Physical coach |{{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Diaferia <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Eyssard |- | Video analyst |{{flagicon|FRA}} Adrien Bister |- | Doctor |{{flagicon|FRA}} Eric Garrel |- | Physiotherapist |{{flagicon|FRA}} Morgan Renaudin <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} Ugo san Julian |- | Team manager |{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Kurkeden |- |}

== Managers ==  {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *Jules Dewaquez (1945–1946) *R. Lacoste (1953–1954) *G. Dupraz (1957–1958) *A. Fornetti (1958–1963) *Albert Batteux (1963–1967) *R. Abad (1967–1970) *René Gardien (1970–1971) *J. Donnard (1971–1972) *R. Garcin (1972–1975) *Jean Deloffre (1975–1978) *R. Belloni (1978–1980) *Michel Lafranceschina (1980–1981) *Jean Djorkaeff (1981–1983) *Claude Le Roy (1983–1985) *Robert Buigues (1985–1986) *Christian Dalger (1986–1989) *Patrick Parizon (1989–1990) *Noël Tosi (1990–1991) *Bernard Simondi (1991–1993) *B. David (1993–1994) *C. Letard (1994–1995) *É. Geraldes (1995–1996) *Bernard Simondi (1996–1997) *Alain Michel (1997–2001) *Marc Westerloppe (2001–2002) *Alain Michel (2002–2004) *Thierry Goudet (2004–2006) *Yvon Pouliquen (2006–2007) *Mehmed Baždarević (2007–2010) *Yvon Pouliquen (2010–2011) *Olivier Saragaglia (2012–2015) *Jean-Louis Garcia (2015–2016) *Olivier Guégan (2016–2018) *Philippe Hinschberger (2018–2021) *Maurizio Jacobacci (2021) *Vincent Hognon (2021–2024) *Laurent Peyrelade (2024) *Oswald Tanchot (2024) *Franck Rizzetto (2025–Present) {{div col end}}

== Honours == thumb|Historical league performance chart of Grenoble Foot 38 *Ligue 2 **''Champions'': 1960, 1962 *Championnat National **''Champions'': 2001 *Coppa delle Alpi **''Runners-up'': 1963 *Coupe Gambardella **''Runners-up'': 1987, 1990

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.grenoblefoot.info/ Site d'information du GF38]

Category:Grenoble Foot 38 Category:Association football clubs established in 1911 Category:1911 establishments in France Category:Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Category:Sport in Grenoble Category:Ligue 1 clubs