Étoile FC
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| Full name | Etoile FC | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Star | ||
| Founded | 2010 | ||
| Ground | Queenstown Stadium Queenstown, Singapore | ||
| Capacity | 3,800 | ||
| Chairman | Johan Gouttefangeas | ||
| Head Coach |  Guglielmo Arena | ||
| League | S.League | ||
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Etoile Football Club is a professional football club which was formed to play in Singapore's S.League in 2010.
Their name means "star" in French. Etoile FC is the first team of players all born in Europe to ply their trade in Singapore's professional league, and the first in Asia. The team is entirely made up of players of French origin.
Etoile FC became the eighth team defined by foreign team composition to compete in the S.League after Sinchi FC (2003), Albirex Niigata (2004), Sporting Afrique (2006), Liaoning Guangyuan and Super Reds (both 2007), Dalian Shide (2008) and DPMM (2009), and in 2010 became the first such team to win the S.League title.
Current squad
as of 09 April 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Head coach: Guglielmo Arena
S.League Record
- 2010 - Champions
Singapore Cup Record
- 2010 - 3rd place
Singapore League Cup Record
- 2010 - Champions
Singapore Charity Shield Record
- 2010 - Runners-up
Notable players
Algeria
- Mansour Lakehal
Cameroon
- Stephane N’cho
France
- Cyril Bagnost
- Mathieu Delahaigue
- Julien Delétraz
- Yohann Lacroix
- Leeroy Anton Matesanz
- Frédéric Mendy
- Mouty Ousseni
- Matthias Verschave
Laos
- Anousone Prasitharath
Sponsors
- Kit Supplier: Diadora
- Sponsor: Ayam Brand
Etoile FC secured Ayam Brand as their sponsor after sports marketing company, The Red Card, dropped their sponsorship on 22 April 2010. Their jersey will feature the Ayam Brand logo on the front of their shirts for one match against defending champions SAFFC at the Jalan Besar Stadium on 23 April, on a match-day sponsorship deal. The deal includes advertisement boards and match-day hospitality. This deal make Etoile FC the first S-League side to have a match-day sponsorship deal. After the match, the logo will be printed on the sleeve instead of the front. [1]
External links
- Official Website
- S.League.Com: Étoile FC and Beijing Guoan to play in S.League 2010
- TODAYonline.Com: Sports: "Voila, and the French are here"
- TODAYonline.Com: Sports: Get ready for some French flair
- ChannelNewsAsia.Com: France's Etoile FC named as 11th team for 2010 S.League season
- ChannelNewsAsia.Com: Football: French and Chinese team expected to add more buzz to S.League
- TheNewPaper: Bonjour, S-League
- AsiaOne.Com: French club Etoile one of two new S-League teams
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- Tempointeraktif.Com - Liga Singapura Sertakan Klub Eropa
- Reuters: French and Chinese sides enter Singapore league for 2010
- Kallangroar.com: Etoile FC
- Foot69: Singapore, a trampoline for the stars (French)
References