ESA Linas-Montlhéry

Linas-Montlhéry was founded in 1960 as a result of the merging of two clubs, US Linas and ES Montlhéry.^{[citation needed]}

The club gained notable attention after being drawn against French champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the round of 64 of the 2019–20 Coupe de France.^[6] The match took place on 5 January 2020 at the Stade Robert Bobin, and ended in a 6–0 victory for PSG.^[7][8] Unfortunately for Linas-Montlhéry, they had a penalty saved by PSG's goalkeeper Sergio Rico when the score was 1–0.^[9] After the end of the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Linas-Montlhéry sat top of their group in the Régional 1. They were subsequently promoted to the Championnat National 3, the fifth division in the French football pyramid.^[10]

On 13 November 2021, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated Ligue 2 side Dunkerque in the seventh round of the 2021–22 Coupe de France.^[11] The match ended in a 1–0 victory for ESALM after a late goal from Tom Bouvil. Goalkeeper Ali Lutumba made several "heroic" saves to stop Dunkerque from scoring.^[12] On 19 December, Linas-Montlhéry eliminated Ligue 1 club Angers in the round of 64 thanks to two goals from Pascal Leno.^[13] In the round of 32, Sang-et-Or were knocked out by Ligue 2 side Amiens; the Somme side took a 3–0 lead, only to concede three Linas-Montlhéry goals to bring the match to a penalty shoot-out. Amiens eventually won the shoot-out by a score of 4–3.^[14]

The club is a resident of both the Stade Paul Desgouillons and the Stade Cosom, although the Stade Paul Desgouillons is the main venue at which the club play at.^[15] The Stade Cosom has a capacity of 1,000.^[16]

In 2020, the Stade Paul Desgouillons was renovated, in order for Linas-Montlhéry to not be relegated.^[17][18]

Tanguy Ndombele is an icon of Linas-Montlhéry, and the club has put up a poster of him in the Stade Paul Desgouillons, just like several other notable former youth players.^[19]

As of 28 November 2021^{[citation needed]}

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  FRA Ali Lutumba — GK  FRA David Madureira — GK  MLI Bandiougou Dianka — DF  FRA Gratien Tsota — DF  FRA Teddy Duval — DF  FRA William Djoko — DF  SEN Elhadji Tchabo — DF  ITA Colin Kouassi — DF  CIV Ousmane Diallo — DF  FRA Kylian Baroudi — DF  FRA Yanis Félix — MF  FRA Johan Roca (captain) — MF  FRA Xavier Marcilla — MF  FRA Mehdi Admi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  COD Bryan Botuly — MF  FRA Jordan Fukidi — MF  FRA Tom Bouvil — MF  CIV Emmanuel Gbobouo — MF  FRA Albino Bass — MF  FRA Lucas Lamoureux — MF  GRE Basile Karagiannis — FW  FRA Haris El Mouttaqi — FW  COD Aurélien Ngeyitala — FW  MLI Baba Sylla — FW  FRA Pascal Leno — FW  COD Issa Cissé — FW  FRA Aadil El Gachbour — FW  BFA Ohiri Dignan