Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a

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club located in Louhans, France.

History

The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux'' (founded in 1930), based in the villages of Louhans and

Cuiseaux Cuiseaux () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Cuiseaux is in the far southeastern corner of the department of Saône-et-Loire on the edge of the plain of Bresse a ...

. It took the current name after a further merger with ''FC Louhans'' in 2013. The club currently competes in the Championnat National 2, the fourth level of the French football league system, following promotion in 2019, and plays at the

Stade du Bram Stade du Bram is a stadium in Louhans, France. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CS Louhans-Cuiseaux. The stadium holds 8,400 spectators. References External links *Stadium information Louhans-Cuiseaux FC ...

. On 13 June 2006,

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midfielder

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made history when he became the first Louhans-Cuiseaux player ever to appear at the World Cup finals, in Togo's first-round game against

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Former managers

* Philippe Hinschberger *

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* Alain Michel

References

Association football clubs established in 1970 Sport in Saône-et-Loire 1970 establishments in France Football clubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-footyclub-stub