Dijon Football Côte-d'Or, also known as Dijon FCO, DFCO or Dijon, is an association football club based in Dijon, France. The club was formed in 1998 after a merger between two local clubs in the city (Cercle Sportif Laïque Dijonnais and Dijon FC). They play their home matches at Stade Gaston Gérard.

Summary

Their first season as a club was 1998–99 in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth tier of French football. The club achieved their first promotion in 2000, finishing 2nd in the Championnat de France Amateur Group A. They were promoted to Ligue 2 in 2004, finishing 3rd in the Championnat National. They achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in 2011 after finishing 3rd in Ligue 2, before being relegated the following season. In 2016, they finished 2nd in Ligue 2 and returned to Ligue 1, before being relegated in 2021. In 2023, they were relegated to the Championnat National, before being promoted again in 2026, after the club won their first ever league title.

The club has reached the semi-final of the Coupe de France once during the 2003–04 season and reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de la Ligue once during the 2011–12 season. The club has spent a total of six seasons in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, with their best season in 2017–18, finishing in 11th place. Their highest average attendance was 13,597 during the 2011–12 season in Ligue 1 and their highest home attendance was 15,160 on 14 October 2017 vs Paris Saint-Germain. They beat Paris Saint-Germain for the first and so far only time on 1 November 2019.

Key Champions Promoted Relegated

L1 = Ligue 1 L2 = Ligue 2 CN = Championnat National CFA = Championnat de France Amateur

Pos = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points

R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R5 = Fifth round R6 = Sixth round R7 = Seventh round R8 = Eighth round R64 = Round of 64 R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals

Seasons

Season Division Level League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Attendance Ref. Notes Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Average Highest 4 5th 34 14 11 9 65 41 +24 87 R32 4 2nd 34 21 6 7 62 33 +29 103 R6 3 16th 38 9 15 14 43 53 −10 42 R5 1,863 3 15th 38 12 6 20 40 53 −13 42 R7 1,570 2,717 3 4th 38 17 10 11 65 59 +6 61 R32 1,708 3,199 3 3rd 38 19 7 12 49 36 +13 64 SF 2,718 7,929 2004–05 L2 2 4th 38 14 15 9 44 34 +10 57 R7 R16 4,799 6,704 2005–06 L2 2 5th 38 16 12 10 47 32 +15 60 R16 R7 4,780 7,461 2006–07 L2 2 8th 38 14 12 12 44 47 −3 54 R7 R16 5,150 7,049 2007–08 L2 2 17th 38 9 15 14 32 51 −19 42 QF R2 4,891 7,252 2008–09 L2 2 8th 38 14 10 14 43 46 −3 52 R16 R1 4,053 4,637 2009–10 L2 2 9th 38 12 15 11 52 46 +6 51 R8 R2 5,421 7,456 2010–11 L2 2 3rd 38 17 11 10 55 40 +10 62 R8 R1 7,457 14,405 L1 1 19th 38 9 9 20 38 63 −25 36 R16 QF 13,597 15,081 L2 2 7th 38 15 14 9 52 49 +3 59 R7 R2 8,708 12,126 L2 2 6th 38 14 15 9 53 42 +11 57 R32 R1 8,272 10,869 L2 2 4th 38 17 10 11 44 34 +10 61 R32 R2 8,709 12,036 L2 2 2nd 38 20 10 8 62 36 +26 70 R8 R16 8,108 10,689 2016–17 L1 1 16th 38 8 13 17 46 58 −12 37 R32 R3 10,126 13,416 2017–18 L1 1 11th 38 13 9 16 55 73 −18 48 R64 R3 12,228 15,160 2018–19 L1 1 18th 38 9 7 22 31 60 −29 34 QF R16 13,041 15,117 2019–20 L1 1 16th 28 7 9 12 27 37 −10 30 QF R3 12,705 15,061 2020–21 L1 1 20th 38 4 9 25 25 73 −48 21 R64 3,460 4,398 2021–22 L2 2 11th 38 13 8 17 48 53 −5 47 R64 6,495 11,301 2022–23 L2 2 18th 38 10 12 16 38 43 −5 42 R7 7,691 14,210 2023–24 CN 3 4th 34 15 9 10 50 41 +9 54 R8 5,121 7,729 2024–25 CN 3 4th 32 12 11 9 37 35 +2 47 R64 5,025 7,273 2025–26 CN 3 1st 32 18 11 3 52 25 +27 65 R6 TBD 14,550

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