Dijon FCO

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Full name	Dijon Football Côte-d'Or
Founded	1998
Ground	Stade Gaston Gérard, Dijon (Capacity: 15,995)
Chairman	Bernard Gnecchi
Manager	Vacant
League	Ligue 2
2011–12	Ligue 1, 19th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Dijon Football Côte d'Or (French pronunciation: [diʒɔ̃ koʊt daˈor]; commonly referred to as Dijon FCO or simply Dijon) is a French association football club based in Dijon. The club was founded in 1998 as a result of a merger between two local clubs in the city and currently competes in Ligue 2 after suffering relegation from Ligue 1 in the 2011-12 season. The club president is Bernard Gnecchi and the first-team is coached by Patrice Carteron, a former football player. Dijon play its home matches at the Stade Gaston Gérard.

Current squad[link]

As of 15 January 2012^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Jean-Daniel Padovani 2 FW Koro Koné 3 DF Zié Diabaté 4 DF Abdoulaye Méïté (captain) 6 DF Zakaria Diallo 7 MF Bennard Yao Kumordzi 8 MF Younousse Sankharé 9 FW Brice Jovial 10 FW Grégory Thil 11 MF Eric Bauthéac 12 MF Gaël Kakuta (on loan from Chelsea) 14 DF Chaher Zarour 15 DF Abdoulaye Bamba 16 GK Baba Tchagouni

No. Position Player 17 MF Thomas Guerbert 18 DF Hakeem Achour 19 DF Samuel Souprayen 20 MF Benjamin Corgnet 23 MF Sekou Baradji 24 MF Sanaa Altama 25 DF Steven Paulle 26 MF Lesly Malouda 27 DF Cédric Varrault 28 MF Daisuke Matsui 29 MF Florin Berenguer 30 GK Baptiste Reynet 31 MF Damien Marcq (on loan from Caen) 40 GK Daniel Yeboah

Out on loan[link]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 22 FW Mehdi Courgnaud (at Arles) - DF Florent Ogier (at Besançon) - FW Christophe Mandanne (at Guingamp) - FW Raphaël Caceres (at Troyes)

Notable former players[link]

• Vedad Ibišević
• Abdoulaye Méïté
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
• Éric Carrière
• Benjamin Corgnet
• Lynel Kitambala
• David Linarès
• Jordan Loties
• Lesly Malouda
• Daisuke Matsui
• Kévin Bru
• Sebastián Ribas

Managerial history[link]

• Noël Tosi (1998-99)
• Daniel Joseph (1999-01)
• Mario Relmy (2001-02)
• Rudi Garcia (2002-07)
• Serge Romano (June 2007 - December 2007)
• Frédéric Bompard (December 2007)
• Faruk Hadžibegić (2007-09)
• Patrice Carteron (July 2009 - May 2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• (French) Official website

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Dijon
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Dijon
Location within Burgundy region  Dijon
Administration
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Department	Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement	Dijon
Intercommunality	Dijon
Mayor	François Rebsamen (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	220–410 m (720–1,350 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
Land area1	40.41 km2 (15.60 sq mi)
Population2	151,576  (2008)
- Density	3,751 /km2 (9,720 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	21231/ 21000
Website	http://www.dijon.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°17′26″N 5°02′34″E / 47.2906°N 5.0428°E / 47.2906; 5.0428

Dijon (French pronunciation: [diʒɔ̃] ( listen)) is a city in eastern France, and is the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.

Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population (2008): 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 (2007) for the greater Dijon area.

History[link]

Dijon began as a Roman settlement called Divio, located on the road from Lyon to Paris. Saint Benignus, the city's patron saint, is said to have introduced Christianity to the area before being martyred.

Capital of the Duchy of Burgundy[link]

This province was home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th centuries and Dijon was a place of tremendous wealth and power and one of the great European centres of art, learning and science. The Duchy of Burgundy was a key in the transformation of medieval times toward early modern Europe. The Palais des ducs de Bourgogne (Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy) now houses city hall and a museum of medieval art.

20th century[link]

It was occupied by Nazi Germany between June 1940 and 12 September 1944, when it was liberated by joint French/UK/US forces.^[1]

Climate[link]

The average low of winter is -1°C (with average high of 4.2°C). The average high of summer is 25.3°C (average low 14.7°C). Average normal temperatures are between 2.3C and 5.3C from November to March, and 17.2C to 19.7C from June to August.

Population[link]

Porte Guillaume (Guillaume Gate), Place Darcy (Darcy Square), in the center of Dijon.

Sights[link]

Dijon boasts a large number of churches, notably Notre Dame de Dijon, St. Philibert, St. Michel, Dijon Cathedral, the crypt of which, dedicated to Saint Benignus, dates from 1,000 years ago. The city has retained varied architectural styles from many of the main periods of the past millennium, including Capetian, Gothic and Renaissance. Many still-inhabited town houses in the city's central district date from the 18th century and earlier.

Cathédrale St Bénigne.

Dijon architecture is distinguished by, among other things, toits bourguignons (Burgundian polychrome roofs) made of tiles glazed in terracotta, green, yellow and black and arranged in eye-catching geometric patterns.

Dijon was largely spared the destruction of wars such as the 1870 Franco-Prussian War and the Second World War, despite the city being occupied. Therefore, many of the old buildings such as the half-timbered houses dating from the 12th to the 15th centuries (found mainly in the city's core district) are undamaged, at least by organized violence.

Dijon is home to many museums, including the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon in part of the Ducal Palace (see below). It contains, among other things, ducal kitchens dating back to the mid-15th century, and a substantial collection of European painting from Roman times through contemporary art.

Among the more popular sights is the Ducal Palace, the Palais des Ducs et des États de Bourgogne or "Palace of the Dukes and the States of Burgundy" (47°19′19″N 5°2′29″E / 47.32194°N 5.04139°E / 47.32194; 5.04139), which includes one of only a few remaining examples of the Capetian period in the region.

The church of Notre Dame is famous for both its art and architecture. Popular legend has it that one of its stone relief sculptures, an owl (la chouette) is a good-luck charm: visitors to the church touch the owl with their left hands to make a wish. (The current carving was restored after it was damaged by vandalism in the night of 5 and 6 January 2001).

Transport[link]

Dijon and suburbs

Dijon is located approximately 300 km (190 mi) southeast of Paris, which takes about three hours by car along the motorways A38 and A6. The A31 provides connections to Nancy, Lille and Lyon. The A39 connects Dijon with Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva, the A36 with Mulhouse and Basel.

The Gare de Dijon-Ville is the main railway station, providing connection in one hour and 40 minutes by the TGV high-speed train (LGV Sud-Est) to Paris-Gare de Lyon. For comparison, Lyon is 180 km (110 mi) away and two hours distant – although there is no high-speed train link between both cities. Nice takes about six hours by TGV and Strasbourg about three hours at regular train speed. Lausanne in Switzerland is less than 150 km (93 mi) away or two hours by train. Several regional trains of TER Bourgogne depart from the station.

A new tram network is under construction in Dijon; it is expected to open in 2012.^[2]

Culture[link]

Dijon holds its International and Gastronomic Fair every year in autumn. With over 500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors every year, it is one of the ten most important fairs in France. Dijon is also home, every three years, to the international flower show Florissimo.

Dijon has numerous museums such as the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, the Musée Archéologique, the Musée de la Vie Bourguignonne, the Musée d'Art Sacré, and the Musée Magnin. It also contains approximately 700 hectares of parks and green space, including the Jardin botanique de l'Arquebuse.

Apart from the numerous bars, which sometimes have live bands, some popular music venues in Dijon are : Le zenith de Dijon, La Vapeur and l'Atheneum.

Colleges and universities[link]

• Dijon hosts the main campus of the University of Burgundy (Université de Bourgogne)
• École nationale des beaux-arts de Dijon
• European Campus of Sciences Po Paris
• ENESAD - Établissement National d’Enseignement Supérieur Agronomique de Dijon

Food and drink[link]

Mustard[link]

A Dijon mustard.

Dijon is famous for its mustard: the term Dijon mustard (moutarde de Dijon) designates a method of making a particularly strong mustard relish. This is not necessarily produced near Dijon, as the term is regarded as genericized under European Union law, so that it cannot be registered for protected designation of origin status.^[3] Most Dijon mustard (brands such as Amora or Maille) is produced industrially and over 90% of mustard seed used in local production is imported, mainly from Canada. In 2008, Unilever closed its Amora mustard factory in Dijon. Dijon mustard shops also feature exotic or unusually-flavored mustard (fruit-flavoured, for example), often sold in decorative hand-painted faience (china) pots.

Wine and Liqueurs[link]

As the capital of the Burgundy region, Dijon reigns over some of the best wine country in the world. Many superb vineyards producing vins d'appellation contrôlée, such as Vosne-Romanée and Gevrey-Chambertin, are within 20 minutes of the city center. The town's university boasts a renowned oenology institute. The road from Santenay to Dijon, known as the route des Grands Crus, passes through an idyllic countryside of vineyards, rivers, villages, forests, and 12th century churches.

The city is also well known for its crème de cassis, or blackcurrant liqueur, used in the drink known as "Kir", a mixture of white wine, especially Bourgogne aligoté, with blackcurrant liqueur, named after former mayor of Dijon canon Félix Kir.

Sport[link]

To the northwest of Dijon, the race track of Dijon-Prenois hosts various motor sport events. It hosted the Formula 1 French Grand Prix on five occasions from 1974 to 1984.

Dijon is home to Dijon FCO, a Football team in Ligue 1 .Dijon has its own basketball club (Pro A), JDA Dijon Basket.

Dijon is home to the Dijon Ducs ice hockey team, who play in the Magnus League.^[4]

Personalities[link]

• John the Fearless (1371–1419), Duke of Burgundy
• Charles, Duke of Burgundy (1433–1477)
• Jane Frances de Chantal (Jeanne – Françoise Frémiot, baronne de Chantal, 1572–1641), founder of the Visitation Order
• Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627–1704), bishop and theologist
• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764), composer
• François Chaussier (1746–1828), physician
• Bernard Courtois (1777–1838), discoverer of the element iodine
• François Rude (1784–1855), sculptor
• Augustin Cauchy (1789–1867), mathematician
• Henry Darcy (1803–1858), engineer
• François Jouffroy (1806–1882), sculptor
• Henri Legrand du Saulle (1830 – 1886), psychiatrist
• Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923), engineer and architect
• Elizabeth of the Trinity (Marie – Élisabeth Catez, 1880–1906), Carmelite nun and religious writer
• Émile Allegret (1907-1990), French soldier and member of the French Resistance during the World War II
• Roger Guillemin (b. 1924), Nobel laurate in Physiology and Medicine
• Jean-Pierre Marielle (b. 1932), actor
• Claude Jade (1948–2006), actress
• Jean-Marc Boivin (1951–1990), extreme sports specialist
• Vitalic (born as Pascal Arbez in 1976), an electronic music artist
• Julien Pillet (b. 1977), olympic medalist sabre fencer
• Anne-Caroline Chausson (b. 1977), olympic medalist BMX racer
• Madjid Bougherra (b. 1982), Rangers F.C. football/soccer player
• Laurent Chambertin volleyball player

Photo gallery[link]

International relations[link]

Twin towns – sister cities[link]

Dijon is twinned with:

See also[link]

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
• Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy

References[link]

• INSEE

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Dijon

• Official Dijon website
• Dijon tourism website
• Dijon travel guide from Wikitravel
• A lot of photos about Dijon
• Official site of the city government
• Original WW2 color photos of VE Day 1944 in Dijon
• Old Postal Cards about Dijon
• Dijon in 1900