Le Mans Union Club 72
Le Mans Football Club (; commonly referred to as Le Mans FC, formerly referred as Le Muc) is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new stadium, MMArena, which opened in January 2011. The stadium is based in the interior of the famous circuit in the city. The club were controversially relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 2 when the season was terminated early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. History Le Mans Sports Club were founded in 1900, but it was not until 1908 that a football club existed within it. In 1910, Le Mans qualified for the Championnat de la France in 1910, but were heavily overturned by Saint-Servan. Gaining a huge reputation up to World War I, Le Mans SC plunged into obscurity by World War II before joining the war league in 1942. The footba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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MMArena
The Stade Marie-Marvingt (previously MMArena) is a multi-use stadium in Le Mans, France, that opened in January 2011. It is used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of Le Mans FC. The stadium has a capacity of 25,064 people. It replaced the Stade Léon-Bollée as the club's stadium. The arena is located inside the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans, and adjacent the first right kink on the Mulsanne Straight The Mulsanne Straight (''Ligne Droite des Hunaudières'' in French) is the name used in English for a formerly long straight of the Circuit de la Sarthe around which the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race takes place. Since 1990, the straight is int .... References External links *Stadium picture Football venues in France Le Mans FC Sports venues in Sarthe Sports venues completed in 2011 21st-century architecture in France {{France-stadium-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Championnat National 2
The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue 2, and the Championnat National. Contested by 64 clubs, the Championnat National 2 operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Championnat National and the Championnat National 3, the fifth division of French football. Seasons run from August to May, with teams in four groups playing 32 games each totalling 1280 games in the season. Most games are played on Saturdays and Sundays, with a few games played during weekday evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. The Championnat de France amateur was initially founded by the French Football Federation in 1927 and was composed of the regional amateur league champions. The league served as ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandre Vincent (footballer)
Alexandre Vincent (born 25 April 1994) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Le Mans. Career Vincent is a youth exponent from Auxerre. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 23 January 2015 against Orléans in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first goal on 25 April 2015 against Châteauroux in a 2–1 away defeat. On 30 May 2015, he appeared in the 2015 Coupe de France Final as a second-half substitute. In July 2018, Vincent signed a one-year contract with Laval. He left at the end of the contract, and eventually signed for Rouen in January 2020. In July 2020, Vincent had a successful trial with Concarneau, and joined the club for the 2020–21 season. After having played for Chambly, Vincent joined Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man ... ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stade De Reims
Stade de Reims () is a French professional association football, football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1910 and plays in Ligue 1, the top level of Football in France, having been promoted from Ligue 2 in 2017–18 Ligue 2, 2018. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune and are managed by William Still (football manager), William Still. Reims is one of the List of French football champions, most successful clubs in French football history having won six Ligue 1 titles, two Coupe de France trophies, and five Trophée des champions titles. The club has also performed well on European level having finished as runners-up in the 1956 European Cup Final, 1956 and 1959 European Cup Final, 1959 editions of the European Cup, and winning the Latin Cup and Coppa delle Alpi in 1953 Latin Cup, 1953 and 1977, respectively. However, since the 1980s, Reims have struggled to get back to their zenith. The club hovered between Ligue 2 and the Championnat National for ove ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandre Lauray
Alexandre Lauray (born 18 March 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as centre-back for club Le Mans. Club career Lauray joined the youth academy of Toulouse FC in 2011, and moved to Bordeaux in 2018. Lauray made his senior debut with Bordeaux in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to AS Saint-Étienne on 14 April 2019. In July 2019 he signed his first professional contract, for three years, with Bordeaux, and subsequently joined USL Dunkerque on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season. In September 2020 he was loaned to Villefranche for the 2020–21 season. On 9 August 2021, he signed with Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man .... He suffered a serious injury in a friendly in July 2022, sidelining him for an extended period. References External links * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nicolas Kocik
Nicolas Kocik (born 4 August 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Le Mans. Club career Kocik made his professional debut with Valenciennes in a 4–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Ajaccio on 13 August 2019. On 5 July 2022, Kocik returned to Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man .... Personal life Kocik's grandfather, Bolec Kocik, was also a professional football player and manager of Polish descent. References External links * * * 1998 births Living people People from Maubeuge Association football goalkeepers French footballers France youth international footballers French people of Polish descent Valenciennes FC players Le Mans FC players SO Cholet players Championnat National 3 players Championnat Nati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Armand Gnanduillet
Armand Erwan Dsihounou Gnanduillet (born 13 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National club Le Mans. Both of Gnanduillet parents originate from the Ivory Coast. Armand Gnanduillet started playing football at CS Lanrelas in Brittany. He will join then the French clubs Le Havre and Poissy, Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian, and was an Ivory Coast Under-20 international. He was named in the Ivory Coast squad for the 2011 CAF African Under-23 Championships. Club career France His first steps on a football field were made at the CS Lanrelas in Brittany. Gnanduillet then joined Le Havre, where he failed to break into the first team but played 24 times for the reserves, scoring three goals. He moved from Le Havre to AS Poissy in 2012, where he went on to score five times in 11 games., Chesterfield Gnanduillet joined Chesterfield on 21 January 2013. He was handed a contract until the end of the season by Chesterfield boss ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tristan Boubaya
Tristan Boubaya (born 2 October 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Le Mans. Career Boubaya was part of the Nantes academy. He went on to play in the third and fourth tiers for Carquefou, Épinal, Fontenay, Les Herbiers, and Saint-Malo before signing with the reserve team of Lorient in the Championnat National 2 in August 2017. He would eventually be made captain of the reserve team. Boubaya made his first team debut for Lorient in a 1–0 Coupe de la Ligue win over Valenciennes on 14 August 2018. He played in his only Ligue 2 match with the club on 8 February 2019, a late substitute appearance against Grenoble. In May 2020, Boubaya signed with Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, ... side Concarneau. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maxence Derrien
Maxence Derrien (born 3 September 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Championnat National club Le Mans. Career On 21 June 2019, Derrien joined Ligue 2 club FC Chambly on a one-year contract. On 18 June 2021, he signed with Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Man .... References External linksMaxence Derrienat FC Chambly's website 1993 births Living people Association football defenders French footballers Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players FC Lorient players US Avranches players Red Star F.C. players FC Chambly Oise players Le Mans FC players {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda
Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda N'Diffon (born 18 June 1996) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French club Le Mans. Club career N'Guinda made his professional debut on 2 February 2017 in the Coupe de France round of 32 against Chambly. He started the game and was replaced in the 78th minute by Irvin Cardona in a 5–4 away win. In July 2021, N'Guinda joined Créteil in the Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t .... Career statistics References External linksAS Monaco profileLFP profile 1996 births Footballers from Douala Cameroonian emigrants to France Living people Cameroonian footballers French footballers Association football defenders AS Monaco FC players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players Cercl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by Balkrishna Industries, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with both Ligue 1 and the third division Championnat National. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 38 games each, totalling 380 games in the season. Most games are played on Fridays and Mondays, with a few games played during weekday and weekend evenings. Play is regularly suspended the last weekend before Christmas for two weeks before returning in the second week of January. Ligue 2 was founded a year after the creation of the first division in 1933 under the name ''Division 2'' and has served as the second division of French football e ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gazélec Ajaccio
Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio ( co, Gazélec Football Club Aiacciu), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1960, Gazélec plays in the Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of football in France. History The club was founded in 1960 as result of the merger of two small Ajaccio clubs, Football Club Ajaccien (commonly known as FC Ajaccio), founded in 1930 and Gazélec Corse Club, founded in 1910. Gazélec reached the semi-finals of the 2011–12 Coupe de France, while playing in the third-tier Championnat National. They hosted home games in the later rounds at the larger Stade François Coty, home of AC Ajaccio. On 15 May 2015, Gazélec were promoted to Ligue 1 for the first time in the club's history, following a 3–2 win over Niort with two goals by John Tshibumbu. It was their second consecutive promotion and fourth in five years. Gazelec Ajaccio started off the 2015â ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |