Valenciennes (VAFC)

Valenciennes Football Club:
Founded 1913
In Ligue 1 since 2006

November 8th, 2009

Week 13: Grenoble Nolonger Pointless, Several Suffer Strokes Over OL-OM

By: Thomas | Comments 2 Comments

One of the most exciting weekends in memory culminates with “The Match of the Century” (That last part of the title is a joke, in case you were worried)
Le Mans UC 72 0 – 1 AJ Auxerre

AJA pushed into the top three, at least temporarily, as they eked out a win against Paolo Duarte’s side, [...]



November 1st, 2009

A Quick Sunday Roundup

By: Thomas | Comments No Comments

Time to talk about today’s three matches…
Rennes 0-3 Valenciennes

Rennes dominated from the off, having a Peter Hansson goal wrongly dissalowed, followed by numerous chances including an Ekoko shot that hit the bar. The first goal came a little way into the second half, when Valenciennes’ new center-back Dianbobo Balde headed in from close range. This [...]

October 24th, 2009

Matchday 10: Saturday Highlights

By: Thomas | Comments 3 Comments

If you’re lazy like me you’ll appreciate having all of these in one place.
FC Girondins de Bordeaux 3-0 Le Mans UC 72

Bordeaux, inspired by their victory against Bayern midweek, got back to winning ways against a Le Mans side currently sitting in the relegation zone.

October 17th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 9

By: Thomas | Comments 2 Comments

The games happening this weekend are

October 16th, 2009

Ligue 1 Jerseys: Part 4

By: Thomas | Comments 3 Comments

This is the final group, make sure you’ve voted for your favorite kit in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. As I have said before, a week from today the polls will close and the next round will begin, with the four group winners making the quarterfinals. However, after thinking on this, I wondered [...]



October 4th, 2009

Matchday 8 Highlights

By: Thomas | Comments 3 Comments

Here are the complete highlights from another thrilling weekend of Ligue 1 action. Twenty-nine goals were scored, 48 yellow cards were handed out along with three reds. Giants Marseille and Bordeaux lost while Grenoble remain without a single point.
Grenoble Foot 38 2-3 Montpellier HSC

September 27th, 2009

Week 7’s Biggest Tops and Flops

By: Sarah | Comments 2 Comments

First, let me introduce myself. I’ve recently started blogging for The Offside-OM, and I will be contributing to the Ligue 1 blog as well.
Now, on to the the players that most impressed and disappointed us this week…

September 26th, 2009

Matchday 7: Saturday Report

By: Thomas | Comments 4 Comments

In another surprising and unpredictable day in Ligue 1, Valenciennes steal the headlines when they come back from a goal down twice to beat Olympique de Marseille 3-2. Nineteen goals were scored in only seven matches–2.74 goals per match–and 26 yellows and 2 red cards were awarded.
AS Monaco 1-2 AS Saint-Etienne

(0-1 Sanogo 3′, 1-2 [...]

September 26th, 2009

Ligue 1: Matchday 7

By: Thomas | Comments 1 Comment

Since this blog has only recently restarted, and many of you may not have followed Ligue 1 in its absence, I’ll start this post with the current table:

(Click on full standings for complete table)
Now that everyone knows whats going on in terms of the table, I’ll fill you on the probable lineups for today’s matches.

November 1st, 2007

League Cup: Business As Painfully Usual

By: Sam | Comments No Comments

The Round of 16 of the Coupe de la Ligue rounded to a close today, with Le Mans beating Ligue 2 misfit Chamois Niortais. Here’s a rundown of what went down and what is scheduled to go down in the quarter finals.
Lyon laid down the law against upstarts Caen yesterday, with goals from Bodmer, Keita [...]






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