Football Club de Chamalières commonly known as FC Chamalières is a French

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club based in

Chamalières Chamalières (; Auvergnat: ) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central France. With 17,276 inhabitants (2019), Chamalières is the fourth-largest town in the department. It lies adjacent to the west of Clermont ...

in the

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region of France. The club was founded in 1965 and since 2007 plays its games at Complexe Sportif Claude Wolff in the commune. The club has climbed steadily through the amateur division, winning back-to-back promotions in 2015 and 2016 to reach the

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for the first time. The club plays in

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, the fourth level of

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, having secured promotion from the

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. In the 2019–20 season, the club only retained their place in National 2 by winning the last game before the season was prematurely terminated due to the

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Honours

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, Auvergne: 2016 *

, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: 2019

References

External links

* Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in France Sport in Puy-de-Dôme Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-footyclub-stub