Vannes OC
Full name | Vannes Olympique Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The White-Blacks | ||
Founded | 1998 | ||
Ground | Stade de la Rabine | ||
Capacity | 9,500 | ||
President | Maxime Ray | ||
Manager | Pierre Talmont | ||
League | National 3 Group E | ||
2022–23 | National 2 Group A, 14th (relegated) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Vannes Olympique Club (Breton: Klub Olimpek Gwened; commonly referred to as simply Vannes) is a professional French football club based in Vannes. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of Véloce vannetais founded in 1911 and FC Vannes known before 1991 as UCK Vannes founded in 1946 and currently competing in Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French football. Vannes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Rabine, located within the city.
In 2002, the club hired
History
In November 2002, after dismissing Denis Goavec, Vannes hired recently retired player Stéphane Le Mignan as manager.[1] The team achieved promotion from the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur to the Championnat National under him in 2005.[2] In the 2006–07 Coupe de France, Vannes won 2–0 after extra time in the last 16 away to Ligue 2 team Montpellier,[3] then lost 5–0 at Ligue 1 Marseille in the quarter-finals.[4]
Vannes won the
In June 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation from the third tier, Vannes filed for bankruptcy, reforming in the Brittany Region Division Supérieure Elite in the seventh.
Players
Current squad
This section needs to be updated.(February 2023) |
- As of 4 October 2020[14]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
For a list of former Vannes players, see Category:Vannes OC players.
Honours
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Runners-up: 2008–09[7]
- Runners-up:
- Championnat National
- Championnat de France Amateur
- Winners: 2004–05[2]
- Division d'Honneur (Brittany)
- Winners: 1998, 2016[11]
- Division Supérieure Elite (Brittany)
- Winners: 2015[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Football. Coupe de France : « Pour passer à Vannes, il faudra être plus que sérieux » selon Stéphane Le Mignan, entraîneur de l'US Concarneau" [Football. Coupe de France: "To get past Vannes, we have to be more than serious" says Stéphane Le Mignan, manager of US Concarneau]. Le Télégramme (in French). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "AMICAL. US Montagnarde (CFA2) - Vannes OC (nat. ) : 1-0 Un premier test intéressant" [FRIENDLY. US Montagnarde (CFA2) - Vannes OC (Nat.): 1–0 a first interesting test]. Le Télégramme (in French). 21 July 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Montpellier - Vannes : 0-2 (a.p.). Ça sentait le KO..." [Montpellier - Vannes: 0-2 (a.e.t.). It felt like a knockout...]. Le Télégramme (in French). 31 January 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Coupe de France. Vannes : retour sur terre" [Coupe de France. Vannes: back to planet Earth]. Le Télégramme (in French). 1 March 2007. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b Arnou, Maxime (30 July 2008). "Ils veulent rester en Ligue 2" [They want to stay in Ligue 2]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Stunning Vannes to face Bordeaux in Cup final". France 24. 4 February 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue" [Bordeaux: Vannes opened up and first title of the season (4-0) in Coupe de la Ligue]. La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 26 April 2009. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "VOC en National. Quatorze joueurs sur la touche" [VOC in the National. Fourteen players laid off]. Le Télégramme (in French). 9 September 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Foot. Vannes se sépare de Stéphane Le Mignan" [Football. Vannes separate from Stéphane Le Mignan]. Ouest-France (in French). 27 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Le Vannes OC dépose le bilan" [Vannes OC file for bankruptcy]. Ouest-France (in French). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Trois clubs morbihannais rêvent des demies" [Three clubs from Morbihan dream of the semi-finals]. Ouest-France (in French). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Foot à Vannes. Le VOC champion de France de National 3" [Football in Vannes. VOC champions of France in National 3]. Ouest-France (in French). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "N2 : défait à Rouen, Vannes relégué en National 3" [N2: defeated at Rouen, Vannes are relegated to National 3]. Le Télégramme (in French). 6 May 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "EFFECTIF". vannesoc.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.