Association Sportive de Mutzig, commonly known as AS Mutzig, is an

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club based in the commune of

Mutzig Mutzig ( or ; german: Mützig) is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est, in north-eastern France. The commune of Mutzig is located at the entrance of the Bruche river valley, on the Route des Vins d'Alsace. History Evidences of h ...

, in the

Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin (; Alsatian: ''Unterelsàss'', ' or '; traditional german: links=no, Niederrhein; en, Lower Rhine) is a department in Alsace which is a part of the Grand Est super-region of France. The name means 'Lower Rhine', referring to its low ...

department of eastern France. Founded in 1930 as FC Mutzig, the club currently plays in the Excellence de Bas-Rhin at the seventh level of French football, although for 13 years between 1963 and 1976 they competed in the third tier. AS Mutzig plays at the Stade Roger Leissner, named in honour of the club president during their accession to the

Championnat de France amateur 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 ...

in the early 1960s.

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, the former manager of English Premier League club

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, started his senior playing career at Mutzig after being signed by then manager Max Hild, who went on to manage

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

. Other former Mutzig coaches to have managed professional clubs include Paco Mateo and Paul Frantz.

Honours

Championnat de France Amateur 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 ...

Group East: 1964–65 * Division 3 Groupe East: 1973–74 *

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Alsace: 1962–63 *Coupe d'Alsace: 1971

References

External links

AS Mutzig club information
at FFF.fr
AS Mutzig league history
at FootballenFrance.fr
AS Mutzig club history
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