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1997–98 Coupe De La Ligue
The 1997–98 Coupe de la Ligue began on 11 November 1997 and the final took place on 4 April 1998 at the Stade de France. Strasbourg were the defending champions, but were knocked-out by Cannes in the Second round. Paris Saint-Germain went on to win the tournament, beating Bordeaux 4–2 on penalties in the final. First round The matches were played on 11, 25 November, 16 and 17 December 1997. Second round The matches were played on 4, 5, 6 and 13 January 1998. Round of 16 The matches were played on 30, 31 January and 1 February 1998. Quarter-finals The matches were played on 16, 17 and 18 February 1998. Semi-finals The matches were played on 10 and 12 March 1998. Final The final was played on 4 April 1998 at the Stade de France. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 Coupe de la Ligue Coupe de la Ligue seasons France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Strasbourg Alsace
Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a football in France, French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in 1933, and is currently playing in Ligue 1, the top tier of Football in France, French football, having won the 2016–17 Ligue 2 championship. This comes after the club was demoted to the fifth tier of French football at the conclusion of the 2010–11 Championnat National season after going into financial liquidation. Renamed RC Strasbourg Alsace, they won the CFA championship in 2012–13, and became Championnat National champions in 2015–16. Stade de la Meinau has been the club's stadium since 1914. RC Strasbourg is one of six clubs to have won all three major French trophies: 1978–79 French Division 1, the Championship in 1979; the Coupe de France in 1951 Coupe de France Final, 1951, 1965–66 Coupe de France, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Gueugnon
Football Club Gueugnonnais (commonly called Gueugnon ) is a French association football club based in Gueugnon, Burgundy. The club was formed in 1940 and plays its home matches at the Stade Jean Laville located within the city. The club has spent majority of its history in the second and third tiers of French football, with a short spell in the top flight. It has had success at national level, most notably winning the League Cup in 2000, Ligue 2 in 1979 and reaching the semi-finals of the French Cup in 1991. The club faced bankruptcy in 2011 and subsequently reformed in the sixth tier; since then it has aimed to climb back up the league pyramid. History Football Club de Gueugnon was founded in 1940. Upon the club's creation, it earned the nickname ''Les Forgerons'' (''The Blacksmiths''), due to having strong support from the commune's local steelworks area. The club won the Championnat de France amateur in 1947 and, by 1970, were playing in the second division of Fren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Poitevin FC
Stade Poitevin FC is a French football team based in the city of Poitiers, which was established in 1921. It was known as Poitiers FC between 2007 and 2018, and had a number of other names in its history. The club (as Stade Poitevin PEPP) spent the 1995–96 season in Ligue 2. As of the 2019–20 season, the club play in Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French football, and are managed by Erwan Lannuzel. History The club was formed in 1921 as Sporting Club Poitevin, and joined the Division d'Honneur of the ''Ligue du Centre-Ouest'' in 1936. In 1952 the club lost its place in the league, and in order to regain it, merged with another local club ''Patronage des Écoles Publiques de Poitiers'', becoming known as Stade Poitevin PEPP. The new club were champions of the DH Centre-Ouest in 1963, and gained promotion to the top level of amateur football, known as the Championnat de France Amateur. The club was invited to the new "open" Division 2 in 1970. They were relegated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Lavallois
Stade Lavallois Mayenne Football Club (), also referred to as Stade Lavallois or simply Laval,Stade Laval, used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, is not a grammatically correct name for the club. is a Football in France, French association football club based in Laval, Mayenne, Laval in western France. The club was formed on 17 July 1902 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of Football in France, French football. Laval plays its home matches at the Stade Francis Le Basser located in the city. History The club was founded in 1902 by Joseph Gemain, a passionate supporter of the sport of football. Émile Sinoir was installed as the club's first president. At that time, players were supplied with red tops and black shorts and matches were played at Senelle, a district of Laval. Laval's first official match was against nearby Stade Rennais F.C., Rennes. In 1903, the club participated in the Breton championship for the first time, and the red and blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Épinal
Stade Athletique Spinalien Épinal is a French football club based in the commune of Épinal. They currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French football. Their kit colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Stade de la Colombière in Épinal. History The club was founded in 1941 after the merge of two former teams, ''Stade Saint Michel'' and ''L'Athletique Club Spinalien'' and have never played in a higher division than Ligue 2. In 2022–23, SAS Épinal secure promotion to Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ... from 2023–24 and champions of Championnat National 2 Group B in 2022–23, the club return to third tier after seven years absence. Crest Honours * Championnat National 2 ** Winners (2): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Malherbe Caen
Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, Malherbe, or simply Caen) is a Football in France, French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy (administrative region), Normandy, that competes in the Championnat National from 2025–26 after relegation from Ligue 2 in 2024–25. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''Club Malherbe Caennais'' and ''Club Sportif Caennais''. For most of its history, SM Caen has been one of the main amateur clubs in France. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the rise of Stade Malherbe in the French football hierarchy. In 1985, Stade Malherbe adopted professional status. Three seasons later, it was promoted for the first time to first division. In 1992, a few months after being narrowly saved from bankruptcy, the club finished fifth in Division 1 and qualified for 1992–93 UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup. However, it was relegated three years later. Despite a second division title won in 1996, SM Caen fell back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Shootout (association Football)
In association football, a penalty shoot-out (previously known as kicks from the penalty mark) is a tie-breaking method to determine which team is awarded victory in a match that cannot end in a draw, when the score is tied after the normal time as well as extra time (if used) has expired. For example, in a FIFA World Cup, penalties are used in elimination matches; the round of 32, the round of 16, the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, and the final. In a penalty shoot-out, each team takes turns shooting at goal from the penalty mark, with the goal defended only by the opposing team's goalkeeper. Each team has five shots which must be taken by different players; the team that makes more successful kicks is declared the victor. Shoot-outs finish as soon as one team has an insurmountable lead. If scores are level after five pairs of shots, the shootout progresses into additional " sudden-death" rounds. Balls successfully kicked into the goal during a shoot-out do not count as go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lille OSC
Lille Olympique Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as LOSC, LOSC Lille or simply Lille, is a French professional association football, football club based in Lille, Northern France competing in Ligue 1, the top division of Football in France, French football. Lille have played their home matches since 2012 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy. The 50,186-capacity retractable roof venue is the fourth-largest List of football stadiums in France, stadium in France. Lille were founded as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives in 1944. Both clubs were founding members of the Ligue 1, French Division 1 and Olympique Lillois were the 1932–33 French Division 1, league's inaugural champions. The club's most successful period was the decade from 1946 to 1956, in the post-war period, when the first-team won seven major trophies, including a Double (association football), league/cup double in 1946, and was known as ''La Machine de Guerre'' (French language, French for "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Toulon
Sporting Club Toulon is a football club from Toulon, France, that plays in the Championnat National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. The club was founded in 1944 and played under that name until the 1999–2000 season when they were administratively reformed as Sporting Toulon Var. In 2016, Sporting Toulon Var merged with SC Toulon-Le Las to become Sporting Club Toulon once again. History Sporting Club Toulon was founded in 1944 after a merge between Sporting Club du Temple and Jeunesse Sportive Toulonnaise during the Vichy France regime. Genesis (1944-1982) After World War II it joined the French second division and left for only one season in 1946–1947. After eleven years in the second division, the club reached the highest division in France in 1959, after finishing third in the second division, but was relegated the year after. Toulon has never won the French Cup, but has reached the semi-final on two occasions: in 1963 and 1984. Semi-fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Martigues
Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club based in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. It competes in Championnat National from 2025–26, the third level of football in France, having following relegation from the Ligue 2 in 2024–25. The club plays at the Stade Francis-Turcan, which has a capacity of 11,500, in Martigues. Their principal rivals are Istres. History The club was founded in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when they gained promotion to the professional Division 2. The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to the First Division in 1993. The club played for three seasons in the top flight, until it was relegated down to Ligue 2 in 1996. A failed attempt to win promotion at once was followed by relegation to the Championnat National (third level) in 1998. Two years later the club won promotion back to Second Division, but only remained at that level for two seasons. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ES Troyes AC
Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Founded in 1986, it is the third professional club from the city, after AS Troyes-Savinienne and Troyes AF. The club is part of the City Football Group. History Previous clubs in Troyes (1900–1979) The first ever football club in Troyes was created in 1900, as Union Sportive Troyenne (UST). In 1931, it merged with the AS Savinienne, a club from the suburbs of Troyes, to form the Association Sportive Troyenne et Savinienne (ASTS). The newly formed club became professional in 1935, and joined Ligue 2. The club reached Première Division in 1954–55, under the guidance of manager and former international player Roger Courtois (1952–1963), with players such as Abdelaziz Ben Tifour, Marcel Artelesa or Pierre Flamion. It constituted one of the more glorious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamois Niortais F
The chamois (; ) (''Rupicapra rupicapra'') or Alpine chamois is a species of goat-antelope native to the mountains in Southern Europe, from the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Apennines, the Dinarides, the Tatra Mountains, Tatra to the Carpathian Mountains, the Balkan Mountains, the Rila–Rhodope Mountains, Rhodope massif, Pindus, the northeastern mountains of Turkey, and the Caucasus. It has also been introduced to the South Island of New Zealand. Some subspecies of chamois are strictly protected in the EU under the European Habitats Directive. Description The chamois is a very small bovid. A fully grown chamois reaches a height of and measures . Males, which weigh , are slightly larger than females, which weigh . Both males and females have short, straightish horns which are hooked backwards near the tip, the horn of the male being thicker. In summer, the fur has a rich brown colour which turns to a light grey in winter. Distinct characteristics are white contrasting marks on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
