Le Puy-en-Velay Football 43 Auvergne (; commonly referred to as Le Puy) is a French
football
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club based in
Le Puy-en-Velay
Le Puy-en-Velay (, literally ''Le Puy in Velay''; oc, Lo Puèi de Velai ) is the prefecture of the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of south-central France.
Located near the river Loire, the city is famous for its ca ...
in the
Auvergne
Auvergne (; ; oc, label=Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Auverg ...
region
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. It competes in the
Championnat National
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, the third tier of
French football
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.
The club was founded in 1903 under the name AS Le Puy. Since its foundation, the club has changed its name numerous times. In 1974, the club changed its name to ''CO Le Puy'' and, 17 years later, changed its name to ''SCO Le Puy''. The following year, Le Puy changed its name to ''USF Le Puy'' and, in 2009, merged with another local club, ''AS Taulhac'', to form the club that exists today. Despite being an amateur club today, Le Puy did have a stint in the professional division of
Ligue 2
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spending five seasons in the league during the 1980s.
Current squad
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Association football clubs established in 1903
1903 establishments in France
Sport in Haute-Loire
Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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