Football Club Montceau Bourgogne is a French

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team founded in 1948. They are based in

Montceau-les-Mines Montceau-les-Mines () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is the second-largest commune of the metropolitan Communauté urbaine Creusot Montceau, which lies southwest of ...

, Bourgogne, France and are currently playing in the Championnat National 3. They play at the Stade des Alouettes in

, which has a capacity of 6,000.

Coupe de France 2006–07

In the quarterfinals of the 2007

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, 4th division Montceau made the headlines by defeating

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1–0, who were at that time sitting in 2nd place in Ligue 1. In the same season, Montceau also defeated

Bordeaux Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...

, another Ligue 1 side. Eventually, the team fell in the semi-finals against

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy S ...

(2–0).

Current squad

References

External links

FC Montceau Bourgogne official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montceau 1948 establishments in France Association football clubs established in 1948 Sport in Saône-et-Loire Football clubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté