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INF Vichy

{{Short description|Football academy in Vichy, France}}

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{{Infobox football club

| clubname = INF Vichy

| fullname = Institut National du Football de Vichy

| founded = 1972

| dissolved = 1988

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The Institut National du Football de Vichy, more commonly known as INF Vichy, was a football academy based in Vichy, France. Founded in 1972 by the French Football Federation, it was dissolved in 1990. The academy had a team that competed in the Division 3.

History

The Institut National du Football de Vichy opened its doors on 6 November 1972. It was an initiative by the French Football Federation, in cooperation with the Groupement du Football Professionnel and the Union Nationale des Footballeurs Professionnels.{{Cite web|date=8 September 2012|title=20 - Marchioni Paul - N°866 - 1972/1974 - INF Vichy|url=http://corsicafoot.canalblog.com/archives/2012/09/08/25060753.html|access-date=26 May 2021|website=CorsicaFoot|language=fr}} It functioned in conjunction with the {{Interlanguage link|Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportives|lt=CREPS|fr|Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportives}} of Vichy, which opened at the same time as the academy. INF Vichy would include 40 players over the age of 16 in its first year.

The first director of the CREPS housing and of INF Vichy was Jean Forestier.{{Cite web|date=12 February 2021|title=Disparition de Jean Forestier, ancien directeur du Creps et président d'honneur du Sporting Golf de Vichy|trans-title=Disappearance of Jean Forestier, former director of Creps and president of honour of the Sporting Golf de Vichy|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/vichy-03200/sports/disparition-de-jean-forestier-ancien-directeur-du-creps-et-president-d-honneur-du-sporting-golf-de-vichy_13915185/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=La Montagne|language=fr}} The technical management fell to Pierre Pibarot, supported by the coaches {{Interlanguage link|Pierre Balarguet|lt=Pierre Balarguet|fr|Pierre Balarguet}}, Francisco Filho, Gérard Banide, and Philippe Troussier. INF Vichy was included in the national championships of France at both youth and senior level.{{Cite web|title=Une vraie " capitale des sports "|trans-title=A true "capital of sports"|url=https://carteret.pagesperso-orange.fr/Sports.htm|access-date=26 May 2021|website=Sports à Vichy|language=fr}}

Initially, INF Vichy's team played only friendly matches. However, from the 1973–74 season onwards, the team played in the Division 3, with two reserve sides participating in the Division 4 and Division d'Honneur.

In 1988, INF Vichy closed its doors and was relocated to Clairefontaine. Over the course of its 16-year history, the academy helped several dozen players turn professional.{{Cite web|title=INF Vichy » Players from A-Z|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/inf-vichy/10/|access-date=26 May 2021|website=WorldFootball.net}}

Academy

Each year, INF Vichy received 200 to 300 players, but only 30 or so were selected to join the academy in July. However, there would only be around 15 players that would leave the academy for a professional club three years later. The players were aged 16 to 18.

The normal duration of studies was three years, and on the side of learning to become footballers, players received accounting, commerce, or mathematics classes. The best players would go play with the team in the Division 3. Each coach was responsable (manager) of one generation of players, and would follow them during their three years of study. Although the primary goal of INF Vichy was to train players to help them become professional, the academy also had the goal of preparing its players should they fail to make it professionally, and for their post-retirement careers.

Team

Starting in 1973, INF Vichy had a team that participated in the Division 3, the third tier of French football. The team consisted of the academy's best young players, and gave them an experience in competitive football. The results were not of great importance, as the team could neither be relegated or promoted. Since the team was an academy team with minors in it, it could not become professional, and therefore promotion to the Division 2 was not handed to INF Vichy despite winning the Division 3 on two occasions (in the 1978–79 and 1982–83 seasons). The furthest round that the team reached in the Coupe de France was the round of 64, which they reached on four occasions.

= Honours =

class="wikitable"

|+INF Vichy honours

!Honour

!No.

!Years

Coupe Gambardella

|align="center"|3

|1977–78, 1979–80, 1987–88

Division 3

|align="center"|2

|1978–79, 1982–83

Division 4

|align="center"|1

|1983–84 (reserve team)

Division d'Honneur Auvergne

|align="center"|1

|1983–84 (second reserve team)

Notable people

= Notable instructors =

= Notable players =

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References

External links

  • [https://www.mondefootball.fr/clubs/inf-vichy/ INF Vichy] on WorldFootball.net

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Category:INF Vichy

Category:1972 establishments in France

Category:Association football clubs established in 1972

Category:Association football training grounds in France

Category:National football academies

Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1990

Category:1990 disestablishments in France

Category:Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes