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 Clermo ...

in the

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urban area in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. They were founded in 1965 and have played their home games at the Complexe Sportif Claude Wolff since 2007. 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

, the fifth division of

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, having been relegated from the

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at the end of the 2023–24 season. 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