Limoges FC
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Limoges Football Club, founded in 1947, were a French association football team based in Limoges, France which last played in the sixth tier of the French football league system. They played at the Stade Saint-Lazare, which can hold 3,000 fans.
The club changed names twice during its existence, being Limoges Football Club at formation, Limoges Foot 87 from 1987 to 2003 and then returning to Limoges Football Club from 2003 until dissolution in 2020. As of 27 January 2020, a proposal exists to reform the club as Limoges Football from the 2020–21 season.
The club played in Division 1 from 1958 to 1961.
History
Limoges Football Club was formed in 1947 through a merger of two rival clubs, Red Star Athlétique de Limoges (founded 1917) and Star Limousin Université Club (founded 1906).
The club stayed in
In June 1987, despite a 7th-place finish in Division 2, the leaders of the club declared bankruptcy with a debt of more than five million francs.[2] The club, reborn under the title Limoges Foot 87, were administratively relegated to French Division 4.[1]
From 1987 to 2003, the club played at the fourth and fifth levels of French football. At the end of the 2002–03 season, the club was again forced into bankruptcy, and were administratively relegated to level 6 of the French football league system; Limoges Foot 87 was dissolved, and the reborn club took back the old title of Limoges Football Club.[1]
The club won promotion back to
In 2017 the club won promotion to the new fourth level Championnat National 2, but despite finishing 12th in their group in 2017–18 they were relegated administratively back to the fifth level after being placed into administration during the season.[3] At the end of the 2018–19 season they were relegated administratively again to the Regional league due to not being in compliance with the financial rules of the competition.[4]
In January 2020 the club was placed into compulsory liquidation, with the senior men's teams declaring forfeit.[5] The sporting rights of the club were assigned to a new entity, Limoges Football, by the FFF on 24 January 2020, ensuring continuation of junior and women's football at the club. The future of the senior men's teams will be defined at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]
Notable players
French international players:
Madagascan international players:
Managerial history
- 1951–55: Camille Cottin
- 1957–62: Pierre Flamion
- 1962–66: Maurice Blondel
- 1966–68: Roger Meerseman
- 1968–69: Maurice Blondel
- 1969–70: Maurice Cailleton
- 1970–72: Yvon Goujon
- 1972–74: Maurice Cailleton
- 1974 – jan. 75: Henri Kowal
- jan. 1975 – juin 75: Slobodan Stojovic
- 1975–78: Henri Kowal
- 1978–81: Henri Skiba
- 1981–84: Robert Dewilder
- 1984–85: Francis Smerecki
- 1985–86: Yves Todorov
- 1986–87: Robert Dewilder
- 1987–88: Pierre Soria
- 1988–89: Gérard Fontenay and Jacques Mouilleron
- 1989–90: Bastian Lassalle
- 1990 – jan. 1997: Eddie Hudanski
- jan. 1997 – 2000: Colbert Marlot
- 2000–1: Jean-Yves Kerjean
- 2001–2: Jacky Lemée
- 2002–3: Christophe Matl
- 2003–6: Stéphane Roussy
- 2006–7: Jean-Jacques Eydelie
- 2007–9: Pierre Soria
- 2009–11: Christophe Lassudrie
- 2011–14: Vincent Gaudron
- 2014–15: Vincent Gaudron and Nicolas Le Bellec
- 2015–16: Nicolas Le Bellec and Francis Lautréte
- 2016–present: Dragan Cvetkovic
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Limoges Football Club" (in French). pari-et-gagne.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "L'équipe du dimanche après-midi. LIMOGES FOOTBALL CLUB 1986-87" (in French). thevintagefootballclub.blogspot.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- ^ "Le FC Limoges Sera Rétrogradé, au Minimum, d'Une Division" (in French). actufoot.fr. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ "DNCG : Trois clubs privés de National 3 en appel" (in French). foot-national.com. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Le Limoges FC est mort, vive le Limoges Football !" (in French). footamateur.fr. 9 January 2020.
- ^ "La Fédération française de football donne son feu vert au Limoges Football" (in French). Le Populaire du Centre. 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Historique". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)