Nîmes Olympique

Nîmes Olympique is a French football club from the city of Nimes in southern France Gard.

Founded in 1901 as Sporting Club de Nîmes, he took in 1937 to its present name. The club colors are red and white; league team plays at the Stade des Costières, which has a capacity of 18,480 seats. Club president Jean -Louis Gazeau; the first team is coached by Victor Zvunka since June 2012. (August 2013)

League membership

Since the 1930s included the " crocodiles " (the nickname of the club ) to 2004 always to the area of professional football; in the 1950s and 1960s, they had their greatest time. However, the club remained a national title denied: a total of eight landed Nîmes in the great state competitions on rank 2 First class (Division 1 since 2002 in Ligue 1 renamed) played the club from 1932 to 1935, from 1939 to 1943 in 1944 /45, 1950 - 1967, 1968-1981, 1983/84 and 1991 to 1993. 2011 is descended from the second back in the third league Olympique. Only a year later and failed to re- ascent.

Achievements

  • French runners-up: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1972
  • French Cup finalist: 1958, 1961, 1996
  • Winner of the Coupe Drago: 1956

Moreover, it was four times the Olympique A Youth Cup ( Coupe Gambardella ) gain, namely 1961, 1966, 1969 and 1977 - only the AJ Auxerre is achieved this more often.

French national team

The number of caps for Nîmes Olympique (or to 1937 SC Nîmes) and the period of these international operations are given in parentheses

  • Jean -Pierre Adams (8; 1972-1973 ) then 14 more caps for a different club
  • Pierre Bernard (11; 1961-1963 ) before 3 and then 7 more caps for two other clubs
  • Laurent Blanc (5; 1993, firing shots, two goals) before and after 92 more caps for five other clubs
  • Bernard Boissier (1; 1975)
  • Éric Cantona (2; 1991, firing shots, two goals) before 18 and after 25 more caps for five other clubs
  • Daniel Charles Alfred (4; 1964)
  • Paul Chillan (2; 1963)
  • Stéphane Dakoski (2; 1951)
  • René Dedieu (3; 1924-1926 ) then 3 more caps for a different club
  • Marcel Domergue (11; 1924-1926; Olympians 1924) previously 3 and then 6 more caps for three other clubs
  • Firoud squad (6; 1951-1952 )
  • Maurice Lafont (4; 1958, taking the 3rd place match at the World Cup 1958)
  • Michel Mézy (17; 1970-1973; thereby scored a goal )
  • Albert Polge (3; 1933-1934 )
  • Bernard Rahis (3; 1959-1961; thereby scored a goal )
  • Henri Skiba (1; 1959) then 2 more caps for a different club
  • Joseph Ujlaki (6; 1952-1953; firing shots three goals) after 15 more caps for two other clubs
  • Jacky Vergnes (1; 1971, it scored a goal )
  • Alexandre Villa Plane ( 13; 1928-1929; Olympians 1928) of 6 matches before and after for two other clubs

Also

  • Hassan Akesbi, Scorers 1955-1961
  • Jonathan Ayité
  • Djibril Cissé (only as a teenager )
  • Jacques Novi
2010–11 Ligue 2 Championnat National 1957–58 Coupe de France 1960–61 Coupe de France 1995–96 Coupe de France Coupe Charles Drago 1924 Summer Olympics Kader Firoud Alexandre Villaplane Jacky Novi CA Bastia Stade Brestois 29 Stade Malherbe Caen Clermont Foot FC Istres Stade Lavallois FC Metz Chamois Niortais F.C. Tours FC
605458
de