FC Nantes
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| Full name | Football Club de Nantes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Canaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | La Beaujoire-Louis Fonteneau, Nantes (Capacity 38,285) |
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| Chairman |   Waldemar Kita |
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| Manager |  Michel Der Zakarian |
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| League | Ligue 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Ligue 2, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Football Club de Nantes is a French football team, based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 2, after 44 years in a row in Ligue 1.
The team has one of the most impressive histories in French football with 8 Ligue 1 titles and 3 Coupe de France. On the European level, the club reached the semi-finals of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979-80 and UEFA Champions League 1995-96.
FC Nantes is also famous for its jeu à la nantaise, a tactic based on one touch, mainly used by coaches José Arribas, Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix, and for its youth system, which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps or Christian Karembeu.
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[edit] History
The team was founded during World War II, in 1943. From 1992 to 2007, they were named "FC Nantes Atlantique". In 2008, they changed their logo and reverted to their old name of FC Nantes, removing the "Atlantique."
[edit] Honours
- French Champion (8): 1965, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1995, 2001
- French Cup (3): 1979, 1999, 2000
- Trophée des Champions (2): 1999, 2001
- Coppa delle Alpi (1): 1982
They also reached the semi-finals of the European Champion's League in 1996 (where they were beaten by Juventus).
They also hold the record for consecutive seasons played in Ligue 1, with 44, but played in Ligue 2 for the 2007-2008 season after being relegated on May 9, 2007. They got promoted to play Ligue 1 at the end of the 2007-2008 season after having finished at the 2nd position in Ligue 2.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Out on loan
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[edit] Squad changes during 07~08 season
In:
- David de Freitas signed from Amiens SC
- Olivier Thomas signed from Le Mans UC 72
- Guillaume Moullec signed from FC Lorient
- Harlington Shereni signed from EA Guingamp
- Rémi Maréval signed from Tours FC
- Nicolas Goussé signed from FC Istres
- Youssouf Sekour on loan from Girondins de Bordeaux
- Thomas Dossévi signed from Valenciennes
- Marek Heinz signed from AS St Etienne
- Yoann Poulard signed from Stade Brestois 29
Out:
- Nicolas Savinaud leaves for EA Guingamp
- Mamadou Diallo leaves for Qatar SC
- Nourdin Boukhari leaves for Sparta Rotterdam
- Alioum Saidou leaves for Kayserispor
- Julio Hernan Rossi leaves for Neuchâtel Xamax
- Dimitri Payet leaves for AS St Etienne
- Fabien Barthez leaves for Free Agent
- Florin Bratu leaves for Dinamo Bucharest
- Imed Mhadhbi leaves for Stade Tunisien
- Milos Dimitrijevic leaves for Grenoble Foot 38
- Adriano leaves for Mons
- Jaouad Zaïri leaves for Boavista F.C.
- Vladimir Stojkovic leaves for Sporting CP
- Franck Signorinoleavesfor Getafe CF
[edit] Former famous players
For a complete list of former FC Nantes Atlantique players with a Wikipedia article, see here.
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[edit] Former managers
- 1943-46 :
Aimé Nuic - 1946-49 :
Anton Raab - 1949-51 : Antoine Gorius
- 1951-55 : Émile Veinante
- 1955-56 : Anton Raab
- 1956 : Stanis "Staho" Laczny
- 1956-59 :
Louis Dupal - 1959-60 : Karel Michlowskli
- 1960-76 : José Arribas
- 1976-82 : Jean Vincent
- 1982-88 : Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1988-92 :
Miroslav Blazevic - 1992-97 : Jean-Claude Suaudeau
- 1997-01 : Raynald Denoueix
- 2001-03 :
Angel Marcos - 2003-December 2004 : Loïc Amisse
- January 2005-September 2006 : Serge Le Dizet
- September 2006-February 12 2007 : Georges Eo
- February 12 2007-2007 : Michel Der Zakarian and
Japhet N'Doram - 2007- : Michel Der Zakarian
[edit] External links
- Official website of FC Nantes Atlantique (in French)
- Maillots Nantes - Web site on Nantes Shirts in history (in french)
- The most complete unofficial website of FC Nantes Atlantique (in French)
- Puissance FCN : Unofficial website of FC Nantes (in French)
