Dijon Info

Coach

At the club since summer 2021, Nenad Markovic was "suspended" on December 14, 2023, and is claiming more than 400,000 euros from JDA Dijon before the Labor Court. He was replaced by Laurent Legname as head coach, assisted by Vincent Dumestre, Keny Foreau and Elise Prodhomme.

On June 11, 2025, Laurent Legname extended his story with JDA Dijon by three seasons! A week later, on June 18, 2025, Dijon was ordered to pay 115,291 € in damages and legal costs to its former coach Nenad Markovic.

On September 24, 2025, Jean-Louis Borg returned to JDA Dijon. Having been with JDA Dijon between 2010 and 2023, Jean-Louis Borg is back in the Burgundy club's organizational chart. After contributing to HTV's return to LNB, the former coach joined Dijon's recruitment cell.

Budget

For the 2025/2026 season, the Dijon club has a projected budget of 6.4 M€ (versus 6.4 M€ last year, +0%), making it the 9th budget among the 16 BETCLIC Elite clubs, as well as a payroll of 2.0 M€ (7th in BETCLIC Elite) - cf. DNCCG communication of October 6, 2025.

For the 2024/2025 season, the Dijon club has a projected budget of 6.4 M€ (versus 6.2 M€ last year, +3%), making it the 7th budget among the 16 Betclic Elite clubs (cf. DNCCGCP communication of October 22, 2024).

For the 2023/2024 season, the Dijon club has a projected budget of 6.2 M€ (versus 5.6 M€ last year, +12%), making it the 7th budget among the 18 Betclic Elite clubs (cf. DNCCGCP communication of October 12, 2023).

Training Center

The Dijon training center, created in 1982, consists of two teams in the French championship (U18 and U21). The structure is led by Fabien Romeyer and is connected to the SASP.

With daily or twice-daily training sessions, technical and tactical preparation is provided by experienced state-certified coaches. Physical preparation is provided by physical trainers from the Dijon Performance Expertise Center. Players are monitored by the club doctor.

• Winner of the 2024 French Cup (83-70 victory in the final against Strasbourg)
• French Vice-Champion 2021 (0-1 in final against Asvel)
• Winner of the 2020 Leaders Cup (77-69 victory in the final against ASVEL)
• Winner of the 2004 All-Star Week (62-60 victory in the final against Le Mans)

• Rasheed Sulaimon: 2020 Leaders Cup MVP
• David Holston: 2018-2019 MVP (Pro A)
• Tony Dobbins: 2013/2014 Defender of the Year (Pro A)
• Willem Laure: 1997/1998 Best Young Player (Pro A)