Caen Ranks Lowโ in โSports City Index, Potential Ligue 2 Promotion โCouldโ Boost Standing
Caen, Normandy, is near the bottom of a new ranking of French sports cities, a study reveals. โฃThe agglomeration’s positionโ is largely influenced by the recent โขrelegation of its primary football club, Stade Malherbeโค Caen.
The analysis, conducted by โ Actu.fr, specifically examines “Comparable urban areas” – agglomerations with populations around 100,000. โฃ Among 16 โsuch โcities, Caen โขranksโฃ 13th, scoring only three points based on the study’s โcriteria. The study notes that cities like Annemasse and Bรฉthune, of similar โคsize,โ do not have โคhigh-level sports clubs, while cities like Clermont โฃand Dijon demonstrate greater sporting success.
impact of potential Ligue 2 Promotion
Leaders in Caen โคare focused โon Stade Malherbe Caen’s return to Ligue 2, and a accomplished promotion would โsubstantially improve theโฃ city’s ranking. The relegation of the team,โ coached by Maxime d’Ornano, has demonstrablyโค impacted the city’s sports profile.
If Stade Malherbe Caen achieves โpromotion, the city’s position in the rankingโ would jump to the level ofโ Reims, โwith four teams achieving the second tier of sportingโ success. This would โbetterโข reflect the agglomeration’s size. the study suggests that to โalign with demographic โrealities, Caenโค would ideally have at least one team competing in the highest level of its sport, which would place it around 25th in the nationalโ ranking. This puts pressure onโข Caen’s other sports clubs, including โขCBC (Caen Basket Calvados) andโข Vikingsโฃ (Caenโ Handball), to strive for higher levels of competition.
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