Dijon Football Côte-d'Or

Founded in 1998 following a merger between Dijon Football Club and Cercle Football Dijonnais, Dijon FCO has been run by Olivier Delcourt since 2012.
In 2002, following his stint at Saint-Etienne, Rudy Garcia took up the reins of the team, which subsequently switched from amateur to professional status in the space of two years. Season 2003/2004 was an exceptional one for Dijon, who earned promotion to Ligue 2 after finishing third behind Reims and Brest, and reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France after eliminating Lens, Saint-Etienne and Amiens.
In 2015-16, DFCO enjoyed their most successful Ligue 2 season ever. Boasting the division’s best attack and losing just six times, they finished second in the table and were promoted to the Ligue 1 Conforama.
While Dijon have retained their top-flight status for two consecutive campaigns, they have only spent four seasons at this level in total, making them the second least experienced club after Amiens.
At the end of a complicated 2018-19 season, DFCO have succeeded in maintaining in Ligue 1 Conforama, after a two-games playoff victory against RC Lens.
On June 20^th, 2019, le club appointed Stéphane Jobard, former assistant of Ollivier Dall'Oglio and Rudi Garcia's member of staff last season, as new coach, consecutive to a press conference.

Dijon Football Côte-d'Or

Day 12
Saturday, November 2nd
Stade Gaston Gérard
Date to be confirmed

Dijon FCO
PARIS Saint-Germain

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Day 27
Saturday, February 29th
Parc des Princes
Date to be confirmed

PARIS Saint-Germain
Dijon FCO

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Previous encounters

Paris SG - Dijon FCO

On January 17^th, 2018 at Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Dijon 8-0, in a game that included four goals from Neymar – his first quadruple in the Ligue 1 Conforama – and a brace from Ángel Di María.

On Coupe de France Round of 8, the Red and Blue have defeated them 3 - 0, thanks to goals from Di Maria and Meunier.

This season, the Dijonnais will be welcoming the Parisians at Gaston Gérard during the week-end of November 2^nd - 3^rd. DFCO will be travelling to Parc des Princes during the week-end of Febryuary 27^th.

Did you know?

Dijon is the youngest club currently playing in the Ligue 1 Conforama. Having existed for just 20 years, the Burgundy club has claimed just one trophy in its history, the fourth division title in 2000. Last year, Dijon, exhibiting a doggedly offensive style of play and boasting the fifth most productive attack in the Ligue 1 Conforama, finished in a remarkable 11th spot.

Player to watch

Julio Tavares
19//11/1988
Striker

Born on 19 November 1988 in Tarrafal de Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, Julio Tavares is currently captain of the team. A member of the Dijon team since 2012, Julio was involved in the club's transition to Ligue 1 Conforama in June 2016. His first goal in this championship was against Olympique Lyonnais. Later, it was during the match against FC Nantes that he became the club's top scorer, scoring the winning goal (1-0). Last season, Julio got his team off to a perfect start in the league with a goal in the first match against Montpellier and a goal on the second day against FC Nantes. An international from Cape Verde, he is competing in his first African Cup of Nations (CAN) in 2013, a competition in which his team has progressed to the quarter-finals.

Dijon FCO against Paris Saint-Germain

Discover Dijon FCO official squad for their travel to Parc des Princes on Ligue 1 Conforama matchday 37!

Runarsson, Alphonse, Yambéré, Lautoa, Haddadi, Balmont, Amalfitano, Kwon, Marié, Saïd, Tavarès

Stade Gaston Gérard

The arena, named after a former major of Dijon, was opened in 1934. Located in the Montmuzard district, it is mainly used for Dijon FCO matches. It boasts a capacity of 15,459; its record crowd of 15,160 was set on 15 October 2017, when Paris Saint-Germain came calling. A number of other sporting and cultural events have been held at Stade Gaston-Gérard, such as the athletics meet where legendary pole-vaulter Sergey Bubka set a new world record in June 1992, and a unique Bob Marley concert on 4 June 1980.

ADRESSE

Place Gaston-Gérard

21 000 Dijon

INFOS PRATIQUES

Situated in the Montmuzard district of Dijon, Stade Gaston Gérard is well served by the town’s public transport network, particularly tram T1 (Parc des Sports stop), and a specific shuttle bus service, StadiGO, which has five lines that traverse the Bourgogne Franche-Comté region picking up fans heading to the match. In addition, there are four park-and-ride facilities located near the stadium.