Le Mans FC

The Le Mans Football Club or shortly Le Mans FC is a French football club from the town of Le Mans, western France, Sarthe.

The League team plays in the MMArena, which provides space for 25,000 spectators. Until the opening of MMArena was the Stade Léon- Bollée venue of the home matches of the club. Club president Henri Legarda is, the league team coached by Denis Zanko was last before the club after relegation in 2013 left him. (August 2013)

History

Was founded the club in 1889 as Union Sportive du Mans, the football department but there is only since 1902. 1985, a merger with Stade Olympique du Maine, of which the club colors of red and yellow were adopted. The new club called Le Mans Union Club 72, where the 72 referred to the administrative number of the department of Sarthe. The renaming of the club in July 2010 was for marketing reasons; for the emblem was changed and in heraldry the club's history hitherto unknown "thoroughbred horse" ( according to the official description) added to the symbolism.

It was not until the middle of the Second World War ( 1942) managed to Le Mans for the professional league play to qualify ( in the occupied zone of France ), remained there but only until 1945. For the first time in 2003/ 04 and from 2005 to 2010 Le Mans was again in the highest division (Division 1 since 2002 Ligue 1 called ) represented.

Moving to the MMArena in January 2011. This multifunctional arena is named after the insurance company Mutuelles du Mans Assurances, which pays for the naming rights € 10 million over ten years. It is about the first name sponsorship of a football stadium in France. During the season, the club is in significant financial difficulties come ( debt around 7.5 million euros ), so that President Legarda has asked for the city fathers to provide financial support. In the summer of 2013, the deficit had risen to 14.4 million euros, so that the club has been administratively zwangsrelegiert in the fourth division; after the FC could not prevail on multiple sports court levels, he enters 2013/14 even only in the Division d' Honneur, ie on the sixth-highest league level, at.

Achievements

  • French Champion: None, so far best result was Table Rank 9 (2007/ 08)
  • French Cup Winners: None so far - 1998 managed the club once to the semifinals.

Well-known former players

Championnat de France Amateur
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