US Montagnarde

The Union Sportive de Montagnarde Lochrist ( U.S. Montagnarde short ) is a French football club based in Inzinzac -Lochrist in the Morbihan department of Brittany; " La Montagnarde " is a bit higher situated in Quartier Lochrist. The amateur club has repeatedly reached the main round of the state competition at the Coupe de France since the 1980s and is even ventured twice to the last sixteen. He is therefore considered one of the most successful " Tom Thumb " - as petits pouches are called in French Cup football particularly well abschneidende, unterklassige clubs - in the country.

The club colors are blue and red as club president currently acts Lionel Le Gal, first-team coach is Anthony Ludena. The Ligaelf denies their home games at Stade Mane Braz, which has a capacity of 3,500 seats. (As of December 2011)

History and league affiliation

Founded as the USM 1937 In the early days of the club, many players worked at the local large metal processing operation ( Forges d' Hennebont ). ; this company was shut down in 1968, but teams are referred to in the present as " the smiths " ( les Forgerons ). With Gilbert Le Chenadec even a later French A-National player emerged from the club in the 1950s, who returned after finishing his career as a coach after Inzinzac -Lochrist.

The team from the 6,000 -strong community played since 1979 in the third division in 1986 and missed promotion to the Division 2 only by two points. Over the past decade and a half but it only commutes between fourth and sixth league. In the 2013/14 season they compete in the sixth-highest league.

A team of Cup surprises

In contrast to the league championship, the U.S. Montagnarde has ensured the Cup for three decades repeated for stir throughout the country and reached 2011/12 for the ninth time the main round ( Zweiunddreißigstelfinale ). For games against particularly attractive opponent the team is often evaded in the Stade du Moustoir in Lorient just 15 km away. But also from Inzinzac -Lochrist their cup matches were partially transferred already live, and in particular TV Breizh.

So far, the USM is five times (1986, 1991, 2000, 2011 and 2012 ) excreted in the first round. In four appearances, she managed, however, to stay longer in competition: 1979/80, she defeated first the Erstdivisionär SCO Angers, failed in the round of 32 teams but then later on surprise finalist U.S. Orléans. In 2004 /05 ended with a second division side CS Sedan, which also pushed forward to the final, in the Round of wider aspirations of USM.

1998/99 and 2001/ 02, however, she was even each among the 16 best teams in the country Cup. In 1999, the then fifth- division side one lap before the two classes higher antretenden Paris FC equal defeated 4-0 before asserted itself with a 2-0 victory after extra time at the Stade Olympique in the second round Mane Braz Grand Rouen. 2002 Forgerons initially defeated second division SM Caen ( 2-1) and then third division ESOF La Roche ( 4:2 ); but then they lost the Ligue 1 team AS Monaco 0-1. The footballers from Inzinzac -Lochrist played at that time even just in the Division d' honneur sechstklassigen and were the first team of this level, which made ​​it to the long history of the competition so far penetrate.