US_Torcy
US Torcy
French football club
Union Sportive Torcy-Paris Vallée de la Marne Football is a football club based in Torcy, Seine-et-Marne, France, founded in 1942.
| Full name | Union Sportive Torcy-Paris Vallée de la Marne Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1942; 82 years ago (1942) |
| Ground | Stade du Frémoy Torcy, Seine-et-Marne |
| Capacity | 1,350 |
| Chairman | Pascal Antonetti |
| League | Régional 1 |
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 3, Group L: Île-de-France, 11th (relegated) |
| Website | Club website |
US Torcy is known for its youth development.[1][2] As of January 2020, 52 players who have trained at the club have become professionals, among them Paul Pogba, Adrien Hunou, Mourad Meghni, Yohann Pelé, and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.[1]
The club reached the eighth round of the 2007–08 Coupe de France in 2006, playing against Ligue 2 side FC Metz.[3]
As part of Paul Pogba's move from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016, the club received 0.25 percent of the then-world record fee of €105 million Manchester United paid to Juventus, amounting to about €300,000.[4]
Ahead of the 2019–20 season, US Torcy was promoted to the fifth-tier of French football, the Championnat National 3.[1]
In January 2020, it participated in the round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella, the main youth national cup competition in France.[1] As of the 2020–21 season, Torcy's under-19 side participates in the Championnat National U19, the highest tier of under-19 football in France.[5]
- "Gambardella : Torcy, l'autre fabrique à champions" [Gambardella: Torcy, the other champion factory]. Le Parisien (in French). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- "Foot. Le club de Torcy pourrait aligner un onze de Ligue 1 - Le Parisien". Le Parisien (in French). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- "Editorial - club Football US Torcy Paris Vallee de la Marne". Footeo (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- Leicester, John (20 May 2018). "Small clubs cross fingers for World Cup windfalls". AP News. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- "Championnat National U19 2020/2021 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
