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.
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).[1] In 1957, after playing the majority of their first ten years at the top level of amateur football, they gained professional status, and became part of an expanded French Division 2. They finished third in the table, which gained them promotion to the top division.[1]
The club stayed in French Division 1 for three seasons, with their highest finish being 10th in 1959–60. From relegation in 1961 until 1987, the club competed in Division 2 or Division 3. They came close to promotion back to Division 1 in both 1964 and 1965, qualifying for the playoffs on both occasions. Twice during this period they reached the quarter-final of the Coupe de France, losing after extra time to Stade de Reims in 1962–63 and to Stade Rennais over two legs in 1969–70. At the end of the 1972–73 season they were relegated to Division 3, returning to Division 2 in 1977.[1]
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]
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]
^ abcdef"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.
^. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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January 01, 1970
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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 Limoges FCFull nameLimoges Football ClubFounded31 May 1947 76 years ago 1947 05 31 DissolvedJanuary 2020GroundStade Saint LazareLimogesCapacity3 000ChairmanBenoit RaggaziniManagerDragan CvetkovicLeagueRegional 1 Nouvelle Aquitaine2018 19National 3 Group A 8th relegated administratively Home colours 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 Contents 1 History 2 Notable players 3 Managerial history 4 References 5 External linksHistory editLimoges Football Club was formed in 1947 through a merger of two rival clubs Red Star Athletique de Limoges founded 1917 and Star Limousin Universite Club founded 1906 1 In 1957 after playing the majority of their first ten years at the top level of amateur football they gained professional status and became part of an expanded French Division 2 They finished third in the table which gained them promotion to the top division 1 The club stayed in French Division 1 for three seasons with their highest finish being 10th in 1959 60 From relegation in 1961 until 1987 the club competed in Division 2 or Division 3 They came close to promotion back to Division 1 in both 1964 and 1965 qualifying for the playoffs on both occasions Twice during this period they reached the quarter final of the Coupe de France losing after extra time to Stade de Reims in 1962 63 and to Stade Rennais over two legs in 1969 70 At the end of the 1972 73 season they were relegated to Division 3 returning to Division 2 in 1977 1 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 Championnat de France amateur 2 immediately as champions of the 2003 04 Division d Honneur Centre Ouest Centre West group They spent time at level five and six until 2014 when they won promotion to level 4 from Championnat de France Amateur 2 but were relegated again in 2014 15 1 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 editFrench international players Raymond Cicci Yvon Goujon Armand Penverne Francois Remetter Paul Sauvage Laurent Koscielny Madagascan international players Dimitry CaloinManagerial history edit1951 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 Gerard 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 Lemee 2002 3 Christophe Matl 2003 6 Stephane 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 Lautrete 2016 present Dragan Cvetkovic 7 References edit a b c d e f Limoges Football Club in French pari et gagne com Retrieved 27 January 2020 L equipe du dimanche apres midi LIMOGES FOOTBALL CLUB 1986 87 in French thevintagefootballclub blogspot com Retrieved 27 January 2020 Le FC Limoges Sera Retrograde au Minimum d Une Division in French actufoot fr 8 May 2018 Retrieved 21 May 2018 DNCG Trois clubs prives 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 Federation francaise 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 editOfficial website in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Limoges FC amp oldid 1207518482, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
