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FC Nantes (women)
Football Club de Nantes (; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (), is a Women's association football, women's football club based in Nantes, France. It has been the women's section of FC Nantes since 2012. Coached by Nicolas Chabot, the club competes in the Division 2 Féminine. History In the summer of 2012, the plan to create a women's section of FC Nantes took effect. Firstly, youth teams were put in place, with the objective being to become a competitive feminine football club at a national scale in the long run. The senior team entered French football league system#Women, the league system in 2014, starting from the lowest tier, the third division of the District de Football de Loire-Atlantique. The club had failed to secure a merger with another club in the Nantes region, notably with . The team rapidly progressed, successively finishing first in the third, second, and first district divisions, accessing the regional level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Marcel-Saupin
The Stade Marcel-Saupin is a sports complex in the city of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), France. It was opened in 1937 under the name Stade Malakoff, and was used primarily by Stade nantais université club for rugby union, then became the stadium of FC Nantes after World War II until the club moved to the Stade de la Beaujoire in 1984. History At first, the stadium did not have lights for night matches; these were not installed until 1957. There was room for 14,000 spectators, but there were only 1,200 seats. When FC Nantes was promoted to Ligue 1, the stadium was renovated and enlarged for 25,000 spectators. In May 1965, it was renamed Marcel-Saupin, after the recently deceased president and founding member of FC Nantes, despite his links to collaborators during World War II. The unfavourable location of the stadium, wedged between the Loire and the urban centre, limited its expansion to 29,500 spectators in the 1970s, despite the increasing popularity of the club. For more th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
