Let’s dive into the history of Grenoble football to go back to the 1969-1970 season. The “GF38” is then called “FC Grenoble” and evolves into D2. It is the French Cup course that will put the Dauphinois on the front of the stage.
After having pulled out USM Malakoff (D3) 2-0 in the 32nd finals, the team coached by René Gardien inherits AS Saint-Etienne in the 16th finals. At this level of the competition, the matches are played on neutral ground and the match is contested at Gerland.
To put the ASSE back in place at that time, the Greens stayed on 3 titles of champion of France and won a 4th at the end of the season. Spoil: they will even double the Championship – Cup after having crushed Nantes in the 5-0 final. In the Champions Cup, the Stéphanois left Bayern Munich but bowed to Légia Warsaw in the round of 16 of the European event.
This is to say the myth that stands before the “FCG”. And yet this March 1, 1970 the Isérois will raise doubts about the green giant. Grenoble even opened the scoring (csc Durkovic) and held the draw at the break (1-1) before yielding to the return from the locker room, despite a goal by Daniel Sanlaville, to finally fall 4-2 (goals for the ASSE: Hervé Revelli, Francis Camérini, Salif Keita and Dusé csc) facing the training then coached by Albert Batteux… former trainer from Grenoble.
The Greens will write their epic in the following seasons. For Grenoble, the rest will be more difficult with relegation to D3 the following year and then to D4 in stride.
Workforce :
FCG: Dusé, Laffont, Perli, Ceccon, Bailet, Blanc, Copé, Koum, Pélisson, Wisniewski, Sanlaville.
ASSE: Carnus, Revelli, Bereta, Parizon, Mitoraj, Jacquet (Loved by his first name), Polny, Camérini, Bosquier, Durkovic, Keita.
The game :