US Lusitanos Saint-Maur
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| Full name | Union Sportive Lusitanos Saint-Maur | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Lusitanos | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground | Stade Adolphe-Chéron, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | ||
| Capacity | 3,500 | ||
| Chairman | Arthur Machado | ||
| Manager | Adérito Moreira | ||
| League | National 3 Group H | ||
| 2022–23 | National 2 Group B, 12th (relegated) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Union Sportive Lusitanos Saint-Maur or US Lusitanos Saint-Maur is a French
The club was founded in 1966 by Portuguese immigrants who worked in a factory in the town. They play their games at the Stade Adolphe-Chéron. They have twice reached the Championnat National, the third level of French football, and in 2002 they reached the round of 16 in the Coupe de France.
As of the 2017–18 season, the club plays in Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French football.
History
US Lusitanos Saint-Maur was founded in 1966 by José Lebre, amongst the Portuguese immigrant community in the town of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés. Initially the club consisted entirely of first generation Portuguese, but before long it needed to recruit second generation immigrants with French nationality in order to expand.
In 1975 Armand Lopes, one of the sponsors of the club, took over and set goals for the club to rise up to the national leagues within five years. This took longer than planned, but they arrived in the newly formed
After finishing fourth at the first attempt, the club moved up and down between the Championnat National and
They suffered another relegation back to the CFA in 2002, and due to a failed merger with US Créteil-Lusitanos and failure to properly register the team, they were administratively relegated to the Division Supérieure Régionale of the Paris region, effectively level seven of French football. They remained in regional football for more than a decade. In 2012 Arthur Machado was elected as president, restructuring the club.[1]
The club gained promotion again to
References
- ^ "50 anos de História" (in French). US Lusitanos Saint-Maur Official Site. Retrieved 22 February 2018.