Full Name: Football Club Istres Ouest Provence City: Istres Founded: 1920 Stadium: Stade Parsemain (17,000) Colors: Purple, White Previous: Section Sportive Istréenne (1920-77), Istres Sports Football (1977-91), Football Club Istres Ville Nouvelle (1991-2003) Nickname: FCIVN, Les Violets
Merged into all-sports club Istres Sports in 1977, keeping SS Istréenne's purple and black colors. The club were promoted six times in eight seasons in the late 70s and early 80s.
Sports map specialist Bill Turianski contributes an article to Albion Road roughly once a month, bringing us something from his collection of sports maps.