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. It took the current name after a further merger with ''FC Louhans'' in 2013. The club currently competes in the

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, the fourth level of the

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, 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 Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a football club located in Louhans, France. History The club was found ...

. On 13 June 2006,

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midfielder Alaixys Romao made history when he became the first Louhans-Cuiseaux player ever to appear at the

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finals, in Togo's first-round game against

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Former managers

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* Christian Lariepe * 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