Strasbourg Football Club Profile and 2026 Squad

Strasbourg

Strasbourg is a historic Alsatian football club founded in 1906, known for its royal-blue identity and home at Stade de la Meinau. The club’s story combines regional character with notable resilience, including a return from liquidation to the professional game. Its setting in eastern France gives the team a distinctive cross-border cultural context, while the profile brings together essential information on the club’s identity, coaching timeline, squad and recent activity as of August 2026.

Xtra rating
1781
Conservative: 1265
Rank club
145
Updated: 12 September 2026

Strasbourg Upcoming matches by league

Ligue 1

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Paris FC
    Strasbourg
    Stade Jean Bouin
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Nice
    No H2H
    Strasbourg
    Allianz Riviera
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Strasbourg
    No H2H
    Paris Saint Germain
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Rennes
    No H2H
    Strasbourg
    Roazhon Park

Strasbourg Last matches by league

Ligue 1

  • - Regular Season - 4
    Strasbourg
    Monaco
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Estac Troyes
    Strasbourg
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Strasbourg
    Lens
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Regular Season - 1
    Marseille
    Strasbourg

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Newcastle
    Strasbourg
  • - Club Friendlies
    SC Freiburg
    Strasbourg
  • - Club Friendlies
    Strasbourg
    SV Elversberg
  • - Club Friendlies
    Brighton
    Strasbourg

UEFA Europa Conference League

  • - Semi-finals
    Strasbourg
    Rayo Vallecano
  • - Semi-finals
    Rayo Vallecano
    Strasbourg
  • - Quarter-finals
    Strasbourg
    FSV Mainz 05
  • - Quarter-finals
    FSV Mainz 05
    Strasbourg

Coupe de France

  • - Semi-finals
    Strasbourg
    Nice
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Quarter-finals
    Strasbourg
    Reims
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Round of 16
    Strasbourg
    Monaco
    Stade de la Meinau
  • - Round of 32
    Avranches
    Strasbourg
    Stade René Fenouillère

Strasbourg Team Roster

The recorded roster lists 40 Strasbourg players: eight attackers, nine defenders, three goalkeepers and 20 midfielders. The forward group includes J. Panichelli, S. Mara and Fabio Amadu Uri Baldé, while defensive options include A. Omobamidele, A. Sylla, B. Chilwell and I. Doukouré. F. Jörgensen, G. Kerckaert and M. Piekutowski are the listed goalkeepers. Midfield depth features Diego Moreira, G. Reyna, J. Enciso, S. Nanasi, P. Diop and Gessime Yassine, alongside Tyrese Noubissie and Yaya Diémé. The positional balance places midfielders at the centre of the recorded group and gives the roster broad coverage across every major role.

position Goalkeeper

1 Filip Jörgensen
12 Miłosz Piekutowski
60 Gabriel Kerckaert

position Defender

position Midfielder

7 Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
MID England
8 Maximillian Oyedele
15 Mateo Del Blanco
Mateo Del Blanco
MID Argentina
21 Pape Demba Diop
Pape Demba Diop
MID Senegal
26 Omari Jamian Kellyman
29 Samir El Mourabet
Samir El Mourabet
MID France
45 Benjamin Brantlind
46
80 Gessime Yassine
Gessime Yassine
MID France

position Attacker

Last Strasbourg Coachs

Liam Rosenior is Strasbourg’s current head coach, having started on 1 July 2024. The English coach followed Patrick Vieira, who led the team from July 2023 to July 2024. Frédéric Antonetti held the role from February to June 2023, after Mathieu Le Scornet’s brief January appointment. Julien Stéphan’s tenure ran from May 2021 to January 2023. The sequence places Rosenior at the front of the club’s latest documented coaching cycle.

Coach since 1 August 2024
Coach until 1 August 2025
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
1 August 2024 1 August 2025
Patrick Donalé Vieira Senegal 1 July 2023 1 July 2024
Frédéric Antonetti France 1 February 2023 1 June 2023
Mathieu Le Scornet France 1 January 2023 1 February 2023
Julien Stéphan France 1 May 2021 1 January 2023
Thierry Laurey France 1 July 2016 1 May 2021
Jacky Duguépéroux France 1 March 2014 1 June 2016
François Keller France 1 July 2011 1 March 2014
Antoine Kombouare New Caledonia 1 July 2003 1 October 2004
Ivan Hašek Czechia 1 July 2001 1 July 2003
René Girard France 1 January 1998 1 June 1998
Roger Lemerre France 1 December 1981 1 June 1982

Strasbourg Transfers

Strasbourg’s recorded arrivals include transfers, loans, free-agent additions and players returning from temporary spells. G. Reyna, M. Del Blanco, B. Brantlind and Diogo Sousa are listed as transfers, while F. Jörgensen and G. Antwi arrived on loan. H. Diandaga and M. Piekutowski are recorded as free agents. The return group includes M. Luković, A. Sylla, S. Mara, P. Diop, S. Coulibaly and D. Diongu, among others. These entries are a limited recorded selection of recent movements rather than a complete arrivals total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
C. Harder
RB Leipzig
Loan 31 August 2026
Dário Essugo
Chelsea
Loan 31 August 2026
Deivid Washington
Chelsea
Transfer 31 August 2026
Oso
Sevilla
Transfer 29 August 2026
O. Kellyman
Chelsea
Transfer 24 August 2026
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly
Werder Bremen
Transfer 20 August 2026
J. Mitchell
Sturm Graz
Transfer 18 August 2026
H. Diandaga
Paris Saint Germain
Free agent 11 August 2026
H. Diandaga
Paris Saint Germain
Free agent 11 August 2026
F. Jörgensen
Chelsea
Loan 10 August 2026
G. Reyna
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Transfer 3 August 2026
G. Antwi
Chelsea
Loan 2 August 2026
M. Del Blanco
Union Santa Fe
Transfer 7 July 2026
M. Piekutowski
Jagiellonia
Free agent 5 July 2026
B. Brantlind
IFK Goteborg
Transfer 3 July 2026

Recent recorded departures include transfers, loans, free-agent exits and returns to parent clubs. R. Nzingoula and V. Barco are listed as transfers, while R. Messi, S. Sow and Ó. Perea departed on loan. S. Bajić is recorded as a free agent, and several players returned to Chelsea after loan spells, including D. Fofana, A. Anselmino, M. Penders and M. Sarr. The dated entries also include E. Emegha’s transfer to Chelsea and J. Mwanga’s move to Le Havre. This is a limited selection of movements, not a complete departures total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
A. Omobamidele
Anderlecht
Loan 1 September 2026
M. Amougou
Toulouse
Loan 31 August 2026
G. Doué
Bayer Leverkusen
Transfer 31 August 2026
B. Chilwell
Crystal Palace
Free agent 31 August 2026
S. Coulibaly
Watford
Loan 31 August 2026
D. Diongu
KVC Westerlo
Transfer 26 August 2026
M. Luković
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Loan 26 August 2026
RED Star FC 93
Loan 25 August 2026
Diego Moreira
AC Milan
Transfer 18 August 2026
A. Ouattara
Ipswich
Transfer 16 August 2026
J. Enciso
Ipswich
Transfer 16 August 2026
R. Messi
Al-Ettifaq
Loan 13 August 2026
R. Nzingoula
West Brom
Transfer 10 August 2026
S. Sow
Nantes
Loan 6 August 2026
V. Barco
Chelsea
Transfer 1 August 2026

Transfers Synthesis

The movement picture recorded for Strasbourg combines recruitment from other clubs with the return of players from temporary placements. Incoming entries include transfers involving G. Reyna, M. Del Blanco, B. Brantlind and Diogo Sousa, loans for F. Jörgensen and G. Antwi, free-agent arrivals H. Diandaga and M. Piekutowski, and multiple loan returns. Outgoing entries show the same range of mechanisms: transfers such as R. Nzingoula, V. Barco and E. Emegha, loans for R. Messi, S. Sow and Ó. Perea, a free-agent departure for S. Bajić, and several returns to Chelsea. The pattern therefore reflects both incoming recruitment and changes in the status of players previously attached to Strasbourg temporarily. Because the movement lists are limited recent selections and contain no recorded fees, they support a description of transaction types and timing, not a complete balance of activity or financial assessment.

Leagues Strasbourg has participated in

As of August 2026, Strasbourg has recent recorded participation in Ligue 1, Coupe de France, Friendlies Clubs and the UEFA Europa Conference League, with each listed through 2025. The record also includes historical appearances in the Coupe de la Ligue through 2019, the UEFA Europa League in 2019, Ligue 2 in 2016, National 1 from 2013 to 2015 and National 2 - Group B in 2012. The recent competition profile is led by Ligue 1 and Coupe de France, while the continental entries document Strasbourg’s European reach across different periods.

More about Strasbourg

Strasbourg is a historic football club based in the city of the same name in eastern France and the capital of Alsace. The authoritative foundation date is 1906, and the club has built a distinctive identity around the region’s borderland character. French and German influences meet in Alsace, but Strasbourg’s football culture is anchored by its own blue-and-white tradition. The team is widely associated with the name Racing and with a strong local following.

Home matches are played at Stade de la Meinau in the southern Meinau district. Football has been staged at the site since 1906, giving the venue a direct connection with the club’s origins. The stadium has hosted major events including the 1938 World Cup and Euro 1984, and it remains a defining landmark of Strasbourg’s sporting culture. The badge incorporates a white stork, a red diagonal element and a representation of Strasbourg Cathedral, linking the visual identity to Alsatian symbols and the city itself.

Strasbourg’s history includes a notable recovery after liquidation in 2011. The club rebuilt from the fifth tier and returned to the professional game, a period that reinforced its reputation for resilience. Its honours tradition includes three Coupe de France victories and three Coupe de la Ligue successes, while European competition has also formed part of its recorded profile.

The modern club is controlled by BlueCo, the consortium that also owns Chelsea. That structure places Strasbourg within a wider multi-club ecosystem, with the recent profile emphasizing young, internationally sourced talent and development pathways. This model sits alongside a strong regional identity rather than replacing it: the blue-and-white colors, the Meinau setting and Alsatian symbols continue to anchor Strasbourg’s place in French football.

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Strasbourg vs Monaco
Ligue 1 2026 - 1552764
Estac Troyes vs Strasbourg
Ligue 1 2026 - 1552755
Strasbourg vs Lens
Ligue 1 2026 - 1552745
Marseille vs Strasbourg
Ligue 1 2026 - 1552733
Strasbourg vs Monaco
Ligue 1 2025 - 1388003
Stade Brestois 29 vs Strasbourg
Ligue 1 2025 - 1387951
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