US Ivry
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Wikipedia - US Ivry
Union Sportive d'Ivry are a French multi-sports club based in Ivry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne. The club is primarily known for its football team and handball team. US Ivry play their home matches at the Stade Clerville, which seats 2,000 spectators.
History
The club was founded in 1919 by Socialist Youth activists in the name of Union Sportive du Travail d'Ivry (USTI). The club's first chairman was Gaston Richard. Early in the club's foundation, they primarily focused on the football, athletics, and basketball sections of the club. As the club grew in size, so did the membership and the club eventually developed new sporting sections such as cycling, gymnastics, boxing, and tennis. In 1934, the club merged with two local clubs to form a new club called Etoile Sportive du Travail d'Ivry.
After the second World War, in 1949, the club changed its name to its current form Union Sportive d'Ivry. Three years later, the club's stadium, Stade Clerville, was built. In 2006, the club had 36 sections of sport with over 6,000 members.
In April 2023, former Chairman of the club, and uncle of current Paris Saint Germain and French forward, Kylian Mbappé, Pierre Mbappé, was appointed manager of the club, succeeding Jacques-Olivier Paviot. Mbappé having previously managed the team between 2008 and 2013.
Lo stadio di casa dell'US Ivry è lo Stade Municipal de la Plaine, che ha una capienza di 10.000 spettatori. I colori sociali del club sono il rosso e il blu.
L'US Ivry ha vinto il Championnat de France Amateur, il quarto livello del calcio francese, nel 1983 e nel 1991. Il club ha anche raggiunto gli ottavi di finale della Coppa di Francia nel 1990 e nel 2010.
Alcuni dei giocatori più famosi che hanno giocato per l'US Ivry includono:
* Bernard Lama
* Lilian Thuram
* Patrick Vieira
* Thierry Henry
* Nicolas Anelka
* Louis Saha
* Hatem Ben Arfa
L'US Ivry è un club molto popolare a Ivry-sur-Seine e nella regione di Val-de-Marne. Il club ha una forte tradizione calcistica e ha prodotto alcuni dei migliori giocatori francesi degli ultimi anni.