Regional sports fans across the Franche-Comté region and beyond face a packed weekend schedule featuring fixtures across football, handball, volleyball, table tennis, and rugby. Regional leagues and national divisions feature an extensive lineup of matches starting Friday evening and continuing through Sunday afternoon.
Friday Night Handball and Regional Football Openers
Action gets underway Friday with a busy evening across multiple disciplines. In handball, BesAC hosts Charleville-Mézières at 20:00 local time, while ASM Belfort meets Thaon at 18:00. Additional handball fixtures feature BAUHB facing Molsheim at 20:30, GBDH 2 playing Marckolsheim at 20:30, Reichstett taking on Palente 2 at 19:00, and ESBF 2 challenging Sainte-Maure Troyes at 20:30.
On the regional football front, IS Selongey plays Pontarlier at 18:00, Annecy (2) meets Racing Besançon at 15:00, Jura Sud faces Saint-Vit at 18:00, and Morteau Montlebon squares off against CA Pontarlier 2 at 18:00. A full slate of District and regional matches follows through the evening, including Chevigny against Ornans on Saturday at 18:00, Coteaux de Seille meeting Besançon Foot at 19:00, and Champagnole playing Rioz at 19:00.
Volleyball and Table Tennis Action
Volleyball competition in the N3F Poule E features Volant Bisontin hosting ASPTT Strasbourg 2 at 16:00, Val de Morteau facing Orléans at 16:00, Volant Bisontin 2 playing Basse-ham at 12:30, and Etupes taking on Schwindraztzheim 2 at 15:00.
In table tennis, Nationale 3 Poule 2 matches see Roche Besançon 2 play Strasbourg at 17:00, ASM Belfort meet Haguenau at 17:00, Nîmes face Saint-Vit at 17:00, Roche Besançon take on Paris 13 at 17:00, and Besançon play Epinal 2 at 18:00.
Sunday Football and Rugby Showdowns
Sunday features a heavy concentration of football fixtures across National 2 and district leagues, alongside a key rugby fixture. In National 2, RC Strasbourg (2) meets Sochaux 2 at 15:00, Metz plays Sochaux at 15:00, Montfermeil faces Pontarlier at 15:00, and Sochaux takes on Auxerre at 15:00.
Additional Sunday afternoon football matches scheduled for 15:00 include Racing Besançon 2 against Grandvillars, Pont-de-Roide Vermondans facing Saint Apollinaire, Besançon Foot 2 meeting 4 Rivières 70, Jura Lacs playing Larians Munans, ASM Belfort 2 taking on Noidans, and Valdahon Vercel playing Pays Maichois. In Fédérale 3 Poule 3 rugby, CA Pontarlier hosts Grand Dole at 15:15.
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