GOAL FC

Founded in 2000 as Beaujolais Monts d'Or, the club became Monts d'Or Azergues in 2005 and Monts d'Or Anse Foot in 2017.{{cite news |title=Insolite : GOAL FC, le plus grand club de France !|trans-title=Unexpected: GOAL FC, France's biggest club |url=https://www.lequotidiendusport.fr/goal-fc-plus-grand-club-france/ |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=Le Quotidien de Sport |date=29 December 2020 |language=French}} The club took its current name in 2020 when it merged with smaller amateur clubs Tassin FC, Champagne Sport FC and Futsal Saône Monts d'Or. The new club had over 1,800 registered players across all age groups and activities, making it France's largest.{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-national.com/foot-mont-d-or-anse-une-enorme-fusion-pour-creer-le-plus-gros-club-francais-133284.html|title=Mont d'Or Anse : Une énorme fusion pour créer le plus gros club français ?|trans-title=Mont d'Or Anse: An enormous merger to create the biggest French club?|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=9 May 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/goal-fc-la-naissance-officielle-du-plus-grand-club-de-france/|title=Goal FC, la naissance officielle du plus grand club de France|trans-title=Goal FC, the official birth of France's biggest club|publisher=footamateur.fr|language=fr|date=9 July 2020}} They are based in the towns of Chasselay, Anse, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, and Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, and their main home stadium is the Stade Ludovic Giuly in Chasselay, named after France international Ludovic Giuly.

On the pitch, the club won the fifth-tier Championnat de France Amateur 2 in 2009–10. In January 2013, they announced the signing of Lyon-born former France international and FC Barcelona player Ludovic Giuly from June.{{cite news |last1=Lebaratoux |first1=Yves |title=L'ex-attaquant de Monaco : Ludovic Giuly terminera sa carrière dans son 1er club : Chasselay (CFA)|trans-title=Ex-Monaco attacker: Ludovic giuly will finish his career at his 1st club |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/2013/01/04/l-ex-attaquant-de-monaco-ludovic-giuly-terminera-sa-carriere-dans-son-1er-club-chasselay-cfa-174545.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=France 3 |date=4 January 2013 |language=French}} He scored in a draw with FC Istres of Ligue 2 in the last 32 of the Coupe de France on 4 January 2014, which his team won on penalties.{{cite news |last1=Pitt-Brooke |first1=Jack |title=Cup romance is French affair as Ludovic Giuly returns to take on mighty Monaco |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/cup-romance-is-french-affair-as-ludovic-giuly-returns-to-take-on-mighty-monaco-9075863.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=The Independent |date=21 January 2014}} Eighteen days later in the last 16, held at Olympique Lyonnais's Stade de Gerland, the team lost 3–0 at home to Giuly's former club AS Monaco FC, for whom Radamel Falcao scored twice.{{cite news |last1=Hassett |first1=Sebastian |title=Colombia on track despite missing world-class striker Radamel Falcao |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/colombia-on-track-despite-missing-worldclass-striker-radamel-falcao-20140618-zsb6v.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=18 June 2014}} Also in January 2014, former France international and OL mainstay Sidney Govou joined the club.{{cite news |last1=Rouyer |first1=Nicolas |title=Foot : Govou rejoint Giuly à Chasselay|trans-title=Football: Govou joins Giuly at Chasselay |url=https://www.europe1.fr/sport/Foot-Govou-rejoint-Giuly-a-Chasselay-848628 |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=Europe 1 |date=27 January 2014 |language=French}}

In May 2019, former Brazil international and OL player Cris was hired as manager,{{cite news |title=Cris devient l'entraîneur du Monts d'Or Anse Foot |trans-title=Cris becomes manager of Monts d'Or Anse Foot|url=https://www.leprogres.fr/rhone-69-edition-ouest-lyonnais/2019/06/08/cris-devient-l-entraineur-du-monts-d-or-anse-foot |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=Le Progrès |date=8 June 2019 |language=French}} leaving two years later for Championnat National club Le Mans FC.{{cite news |last1=Even |first1=Fabienne |title=Foot : le brésilien Cris nouvel entraineur du Mans FC |trans-title=Football: Brazilian Cris new manager of Le Mans FC|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/sarthe/le-mans/foot-le-bresilien-cris-nouvel-entraineur-du-mans-fc-2113897.html |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=France 3 |date=31 May 2021 |language=French}} Another of his former teammates, France international Anthony Réveillère, was director of football from 2020 to 2022.{{cite news |last1=Clement |first1=Arnaud |title=Jamal Alioui va quitter le GOAL FC, comme Anthony Réveillère|trans-title=Jamal Alioui will leave GOAL FC, as will Anthony Réveillère|url=https://www.leprogres.fr/sport/2022/05/10/jamal-alioui-va-quitter-le-goal-fc-comme-anthony-reveillere |access-date=8 August 2023 |work=Le Progrès|date=10 May 2022 |language=French}} The club won promotion to the third-tier Championnat National for the first time as group winners in 2022–23, after defeating Stade Bordelais 3–1 on 3 June 2023.{{cite news |title=Le GOAL FC en National : "Les joueurs passeront sur la balance tous les lundis" |trans-title=GOAL FC in the Championnat National: "The players will be weighed every Monday"|url=https://www.lyonfoot.com/article/4012/le-goal-fc-en-national-les-joueurs-passeront-sur-la-balance-tous-les-lundis |access-date=8 August 2023 |publisher=Foot Lyon |date=6 June 2023 |language=French}}

• Championnat National 3
• Winner: 2009–10

• Championnat National 2
• Winner: 2022–23

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