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| chairman = Thierry Gomez
| chairman = Thierry Gomez
| manager = [[Réginald Ray]]
| manager = [[Patrick Videira]]
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'''Le Mans Football Club''' ({{IPA-fr|ləmɑ̃}}; commonly referred to as '''Le Mans FC''', formerly referred as '''Le Muc''') is a [[Football in France|French association football]] club based in [[Le Mans]]. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name '''Le Mans Union Club 72'''. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new stadium, [[MMArena]], which opened in January 2011.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=14660 Le MUC 72 devient LEMANS FC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204002231/http://www.lfp.fr/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=14660 |date=4 December 2009 }}</ref> The stadium is based in the interior of the [[Circuit de la Sarthe|famous circuit]] in the city.
'''Le Mans Football Club''' ({{IPA|fr|ləmɑ̃}}; commonly referred to as '''Le Mans FC''', formerly known as '''Le Muc''') is a [[Football in France|French]] professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Le Mans]]. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name '''Le Mans Union Club 72'''. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new stadium, [[MMArena]], which opened in January 2011.<ref>[http://www.lfp.fr/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=14660 Le MUC 72 devient LEMANS FC]. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204002231/http://www.lfp.fr/actualiteLFP/lireArticle.asp?idArticle=14660 |date=4 December 2009 }}.</ref> The stadium is based in the interior of the [[Circuit de la Sarthe]], a famous circuit in the city.


The club were controversially relegated from [[2019–20 Ligue 2]] when the season was terminated early due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].
The club were controversially relegated from [[2019–20 Ligue 2]] when the season was terminated early due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


== History ==
== History ==
Le Mans Sports Club were founded in 1900, but it was not until 1908 that a [[association football|football]] club existed within it. In 1910, Le Mans qualified for the Championnat de la France in 1910, but were heavily overturned by Saint-Servan. Gaining a huge reputation up to World War I, Le Mans SC plunged into obscurity by World War II before joining the war league in 1942.
[[:fr:Le Mans Sports Club|Le Mans Sports Club]] were founded in 1900, but it was not until 1908 that a [[association football|football]] club existed within it. Le Mans qualified for the [[:fr:Championnat de France de football 1910 (USFSA)|Championnat de la France]] in 1910, but were heavily overturned by Saint-Servan. Gaining a huge reputation up to World War I, Le Mans SC plunged into obscurity by World War II before joining the war league in 1942.


The football section of Union Sportive du Mans was founded in 1903.
The football section of [[:fr:Union Sportive du Mans|Union Sportive du Mans]] was founded in 1903.


The current club was formed as a result of a merger between Union Sportive du Mans and Le Mans Sports Club, on 12 June 1985. Upon its foundation, former football player Bernard Deferrez was installed as manager. Le Mans UC spent the majority of its infancy in Ligue 2. In the [[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04 season]], the club achieved promotion to [[Ligue 1]] for the first time, but were immediately relegated. Le Mans returned to the first division for the [[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06 season]] and successfully remained in the league for the next four seasons. The club suffered relegation back to Ligue 2 in the [[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10 season]]. Midway through the campaign, on 2 December 2009, Le Mans announced that it was changing its name from Le Mans Union Club 72 to Le Mans FC.
The current club was formed as a result of a merger between Union Sportive du Mans and Le Mans Sports Club, on 12 June 1985. Upon its foundation, former football player Bernard Deferrez was installed as manager. Le Mans UC spent the majority of its infancy in Ligue 2. In the [[2003–04 Ligue 1|2003–04 season]], the club achieved promotion to [[Ligue 1]] for the first time, but were immediately relegated. Le Mans returned to the first division for the [[2005–06 Ligue 1|2005–06 season]] and successfully remained in the league for the next four seasons. The club suffered relegation back to Ligue 2 in the [[2009–10 Ligue 1|2009–10 season]]. Midway through the campaign, on 2 December 2009, Le Mans announced that it was changing its name from Le Mans Union Club 72 to Le Mans FC.


Le Mans moved to the MMArena midway through the [[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11 season]], comfortably in the promotion spots for a return to Ligue 1, but a bad run sees them finish 4th, missing promotion on goal difference. The failure to achieve promotion is costly, as the club sees its payroll limited by the DNCG. Many players leave, and relegation is only narrowly avoided. The club survives by appeal an attempt by DNCG to relegate them to [[Championnat National]]. The following [[2012–13 Ligue 2|season]] they are relegated on the field, and a long summer of legal battles sees them liquidated and reforming in [[Maine (province)]] Division d'Honneur as an amateur club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemansfc.fr/NotreClub/Histoire|title=L’épopée Sang et OR|language=fr|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182936/http://www.lemansfc.fr/NotreClub/Histoire|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Le Mans moved to the MMArena midway through the [[2010–11 Ligue 2|2010–11 season]], comfortably in the promotion spots for a return to Ligue 1, but a bad run sees them finish 4th, missing promotion on goal difference. The failure to achieve promotion is costly, as the club sees its payroll limited by the DNCG. Many players left, and relegation was only narrowly avoided. The club survived by appeal an attempt by DNCG to relegate them to [[Championnat National]]. The following [[2012–13 Ligue 2|season]] they were relegated on the field, and a long summer of legal battles saw them liquidated and reforming in [[Maine (province)]] Division d'Honneur as an amateur club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lemansfc.fr/NotreClub/Histoire|title=L’épopée Sang et OR|language=fr|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306182936/http://www.lemansfc.fr/NotreClub/Histoire|archive-date=6 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Promotion to [[Championnat de France Amateur 2]] was achieved on the first attempt, and promotion from that division was only narrowly missed in 2014–15 and 2015–16. On the third attempt, promotion to the new [[Championnat National 2]] was obtained in [[2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2016–17]], when Le Mans finished as one of the best runners up in the competition. Le Mans was promoted for the second season in a row winning [[2017–18 Championnat National 2#Group D|Group D]] and being promoted to the [[2018–19 Championnat National]], the club would achieve a third consecutive promotion after successfully overcoming [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] in the [[Ligue 2]] relegation play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate score, swapping places with the Corsican club who, only three years before had been members of the top-flight themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=821|title=Actualité – LE MANS FC est en Ligue 2 !|website=www.lemansfc.fr|language=en|access-date=4 June 2019}}</ref>
Promotion to [[Championnat de France Amateur 2]] was achieved on the first attempt, and promotion from that division was only narrowly missed in 2014–15 and 2015–16. On the third attempt, promotion to the new [[Championnat National 2]] was obtained in [[2016–17 Championnat de France Amateur 2|2016–17]], when Le Mans finished as one of the best runners up in the competition. Le Mans was promoted for the second season in a row winning [[2017–18 Championnat National 2#Group D|Group D]] and being promoted to the [[2018–19 Championnat National]], the club would achieve a third consecutive promotion after successfully overcoming [[Gazélec Ajaccio]] in the [[Ligue 2]] relegation play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate score, swapping places with the Corsican club who, only three years before had been members of the top-flight themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=821|title=Actualité – LE MANS FC est en Ligue 2 !|website=www.lemansfc.fr|language=en|access-date=4 June 2019|archive-date=10 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610212459/https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=actualites-contenu&actu=821|url-status=live}}</ref>


The club were in 19th place in Ligue 2 when the season was terminated early due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Despite the club supporting an LFP proposal which would have seen Ligue 2 operate temporarily with 22 clubs, meaning they would stay in the division, the FFF ruled on 27 May 2020 that they were to be relegated to [[Championnat National]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-la-ligue-2-avec-22-clubs-refusee-par-la-fff-134082.html|title=La Ligue 2 avec 22 clubs refusée par la FFF|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=27 May 2020}}</ref>
The club were in 19th place in Ligue 2 when the season was terminated early due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. Despite the club supporting an LFP proposal which would have seen Ligue 2 operate temporarily with 22 clubs, meaning they would stay in the division, the FFF ruled on 27 May 2020 that they were to be relegated to [[Championnat National]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-la-ligue-2-avec-22-clubs-refusee-par-la-fff-134082.html|title=La Ligue 2 avec 22 clubs refusée par la FFF|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=27 May 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528005242/http://www.foot-national.com/foot-la-ligue-2-avec-22-clubs-refusee-par-la-fff-134082.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Players ==
== Players ==
=== Current squad ===
=== Current squad ===
''As of 30 November 2022''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/le-mans-union-club-72/905/squad/ |title=Le Mans FC squad |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=equipes-masculines|title=Équipe National|publisher=Le Mans FC|language=fr|access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref><!--Official squad page does not show numbers-->
''As of 1 August 2024.''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/le-mans-union-club-72/905/squad/ |title=Le Mans FC squad |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=21 December 2020 |archive-date=26 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426031057/https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/france/le-mans-union-club-72/905/squad/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=equipes-masculines|title=Équipe National|publisher=Le Mans FC|language=fr|access-date=21 December 2020|archive-date=9 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009143511/https://www.lemansfc.fr/index.php?section=equipes-masculines|url-status=live}}</ref><!--Official squad page does not show numbers-->


{{Fs start}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 2|nat=CMR|name=[[Pierre-Daniel N'Guinda]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=FRA|name=Ewan Hatfout|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 3|nat=FRA|name=Freddy Colombo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 5|nat=MTQ|name=Harold Voyer|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=[[Maxence Derrien]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=FRA|name=Edwin Quarshie|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=COM|name=Zaïd Amir|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 7|nat=COM|name=Zaïd Amir|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=[[Tristan Boubaya]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no= 8|nat=FRA|name=[[Alexandre Lauray]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 10|nat=MAS|name=[[Ramadhan Saifullah]]|pos=FW|other={{small|on loan from [[Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C.]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=FRA|name=[[Antoine Rabillard]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no= 9|nat=CIV|name=[[Armand Gnanduillet]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|name=Erwan Colas|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=FRA|name=Maken Aiko|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=[[Anthony Ribelin]]|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=13|nat=MLI|name=[[Tiécoro Keita]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=COD|name=Arnold Vula|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=[[Nicolas Kocik]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=FRA|name=[[Nicolas Kocik]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|name=Martin Rossignol|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=FRA|name=[[Samuel Yohou]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=FRA|name=Hugo Vargas-Ríos|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=FRA|name=Zakary Lamgahez|pos=DF}}
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{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|name=[[Alexandre Lauray]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|name=Jeffrey Quarshie|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|name=[[Nathan Dekoke]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|name=Hassimi Fadiga|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=FRA|name=Théo Eyoum|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|name=Edwin Quarshie|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=FRA|name=[[Lucas Calodat]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=FRA|name=Ianis Polla Boyom|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=FRA|name=[[Maxime Nonnenmacher]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=FRA|name=Ewan Hatfout|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=FRA|name=Mike Bettinger|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Lilian Njoh|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=FRA|name=Ali Ouchen|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Jonas Smith|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=SEN|name=Dame Guèye|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Harold Voyer|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=FRA|name=Brice Oggad|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALG|name=Noa Cervantes|pos=MF|other={{small|on loan from [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]}}}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|name=Martin Rossignol|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Baptiste Loison|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|name=Augustin Delbecque|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=[[Alexandre Vincent (footballer)|Alexandre Vincent]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=33|nat=FRA|name=Gabin Bernardeau|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=FRA|name=Jérémie Matumona|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Noa Boissé|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}
{{Fs end}}
{{notelist}}
{{notelist}}
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''For a complete list of Le Mans players, see [[:Category:Le Mans FC players]]''
''For a complete list of Le Mans players, see [[:Category:Le Mans FC players]]''
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*{{flagicon|France}} Arnaud Denis
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Ludovic Baal]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Ludovic Baal]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Dagui Bakari]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Dagui Bakari]]
*{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Ismaël Bangoura]]
*{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Ismaël Bangoura]]
*{{flagicon| Montenegro}} [[Marko Baša]]
*{{flagicon| Montenegro}} [[Marko Baša]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Régis Beunardeau]]
*{{flagicon|France}} Régis Beunardeau
*{{flagicon|France}} Willy Bolivard
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Bonnart]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Bonnart]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Grégory Cerdan]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Grégory Cerdan]]
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*{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Daniel Cousin]]
*{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Daniel Cousin]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Mathieu Coutadeur]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Mathieu Coutadeur]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Vincent Créhin]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Joffrey Cuffaut]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Thomas Dasquet]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tulio De Melo]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Tulio De Melo]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Stéphane Diarra]]
*{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Moussa Doumbia (footballer, born 1989)|Moussa Doumbia]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Didier Drogba]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Didier Drogba]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Tom Duponchelle]]
*{{flagicon|France}} Romain Dupont
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Dan Eggen]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Dan Eggen]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Patrick Ekeng|Patrick Ekeng Ekeng]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Patrick Ekeng|Patrick Ekeng Ekeng]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[James Fanchone]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[James Fanchone]]
*{{flagicon|France}} Thibault Ferrand
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yannick Fischer]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yannick Fischer]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Thierry Froger]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Thierry Froger]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Eric Garcin]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Eric Garcin]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Antônio Géder]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Gervinho]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Gervinho]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Grafite]]
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Grafite]]
*{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Hamza Hafidi]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yohan Hautcoeur]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yohan Hautcoeur]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Thorstein Helstad]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Thorstein Helstad]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roland Lamah]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Roland Lamah]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Lemonnier (footballer)|Pierre Lemonnier]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Anthony Le Tallec]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Anthony Le Tallec]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Cyriaque Louvion]]
*{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Modibo Maïga]]
*{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Modibo Maïga]]
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Daisuke Matsui]]
*{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Daisuke Matsui]]
*{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Didier Ovono]]
*{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Didier Ovono]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Fabrice Pancrate]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Fabrice Pancrate]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Pierre Patron]]
*{{flagicon|France}} Olivier Pédémas
*{{flagicon|France}} Olivier Pédémas
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yohann Pelé]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yohann Pelé]]
*{{flagicon|France}} Christian Penaud
*{{flagicon|France}} Christian Penaud
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Laurent Peyrelade]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yoann Poulard]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Yoann Poulard]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Réginald Ray]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Romaric N'Dri Koffi|Romaric]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Romaric N'Dri Koffi|Romaric]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Stéphane Samson]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Stéphane Samson]]
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*{{flagicon|Benin}} [[Stéphane Sessègnon]]
*{{flagicon|Benin}} [[Stéphane Sessègnon]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Jacques Songo'o]]
*{{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Jacques Songo'o]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Mamadou Soro]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Fredrik Strømstad]]
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Fredrik Strømstad]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Frédéric Thomas (footballer)|Frédéric Thomas]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Frédéric Thomas (footballer)|Frédéric Thomas]]
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*{{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Thomert]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Thomert]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Patrick Van Kets]]
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Patrick Van Kets]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Alexandre Vardin]]
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Stéphen Vincent (footballer)| Stéphen Vincent]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Hassan Yebda]]
*{{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Hassan Yebda]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Mekeme Tamla Ladji|Zito]]
*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Mekeme Tamla Ladji|Zito]]
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*[[Alexandre Clément]] (2014–2015)
*[[Alexandre Clément]] (2014–2015)
*[[Richard Déziré]] (2015–2020)
*[[Richard Déziré]] (2015–2020)
*[[Réginald Ray]] (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-mans-ray-enclencher-une-nouvelle-dynamique-130739.html|title=Le Mans - Ray : "Enclencher une nouvelle dynamique"|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-mans-reginald-ray-s-en-va-off-134150.html|title=Le Mans : Reginald Ray s'en va (off)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
*[[Réginald Ray]] (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-mans-ray-enclencher-une-nouvelle-dynamique-130739.html|title=Le Mans - Ray : "Enclencher une nouvelle dynamique"|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=2 March 2020|access-date=29 May 2020|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303163647/http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-mans-ray-enclencher-une-nouvelle-dynamique-130739.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-le-mans-reginald-ray-s-en-va-off-134150.html|title=Le Mans : Reginald Ray s'en va (off)|publisher=foot-national.com|language=fr|date=28 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[Didier Ollé-Nicolle]] (2020–2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-a-trouve-son-entraineur/|title=National. Le Mans FC a trouvé son entraineur|publisher=footamateur.fr|language=fr|date=1 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-se-separe-de-didier-olle-nicolle/|title=National. Le Mans FC se sépare de Didier Ollé-Nicolle|publisher=footamateur.fr|language=fr|date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Didier Ollé-Nicolle]] (2020–2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-a-trouve-son-entraineur/|title=National. Le Mans FC a trouvé son entraineur|publisher=footamateur.fr|language=fr|date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020|archive-date=10 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610054539/https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-a-trouve-son-entraineur/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-se-separe-de-didier-olle-nicolle/|title=National. Le Mans FC se sépare de Didier Ollé-Nicolle|publisher=footamateur.fr|language=fr|date=17 May 2021|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=17 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517135609/https://www.footamateur.fr/national-le-mans-fc-se-separe-de-didier-olle-nicolle/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Cris (footballer, born 1977)|Cris]] (2021–2022)
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{{Ligue 2}}
{{Ligue 2}}
{{Championnat National}}
{{Championnat National}}
{{Championnat National 3 Group Pays de la Loire}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}


Latest revision as of 13:44, 21 September 2024

Le Mans
Full nameLe Mans Football Club
Nickname(s)MUC 72
Les Mucistes
Les Sang et Or (The Blood and Golds)
Founded12 June 1985; 39 years ago (1985-06-12)
GroundMMArena
Capacity25,064
ChairmanThierry Gomez
ManagerPatrick Videira
LeagueChampionnat National
2023–24Championnat National, 5th of 18
Websitehttps://www.lemansfc.fr

Le Mans Football Club (French pronunciation: [ləmɑ̃]; commonly referred to as Le Mans FC, formerly known as Le Muc) is a French professional football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new stadium, MMArena, which opened in January 2011.[1] The stadium is based in the interior of the Circuit de la Sarthe, a famous circuit in the city.

The club were controversially relegated from 2019–20 Ligue 2 when the season was terminated early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

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Le Mans Sports Club were founded in 1900, but it was not until 1908 that a football club existed within it. Le Mans qualified for the Championnat de la France in 1910, but were heavily overturned by Saint-Servan. Gaining a huge reputation up to World War I, Le Mans SC plunged into obscurity by World War II before joining the war league in 1942.

The football section of Union Sportive du Mans was founded in 1903.

The current club was formed as a result of a merger between Union Sportive du Mans and Le Mans Sports Club, on 12 June 1985. Upon its foundation, former football player Bernard Deferrez was installed as manager. Le Mans UC spent the majority of its infancy in Ligue 2. In the 2003–04 season, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time, but were immediately relegated. Le Mans returned to the first division for the 2005–06 season and successfully remained in the league for the next four seasons. The club suffered relegation back to Ligue 2 in the 2009–10 season. Midway through the campaign, on 2 December 2009, Le Mans announced that it was changing its name from Le Mans Union Club 72 to Le Mans FC.

Le Mans moved to the MMArena midway through the 2010–11 season, comfortably in the promotion spots for a return to Ligue 1, but a bad run sees them finish 4th, missing promotion on goal difference. The failure to achieve promotion is costly, as the club sees its payroll limited by the DNCG. Many players left, and relegation was only narrowly avoided. The club survived by appeal an attempt by DNCG to relegate them to Championnat National. The following season they were relegated on the field, and a long summer of legal battles saw them liquidated and reforming in Maine (province) Division d'Honneur as an amateur club.[2]

Promotion to Championnat de France Amateur 2 was achieved on the first attempt, and promotion from that division was only narrowly missed in 2014–15 and 2015–16. On the third attempt, promotion to the new Championnat National 2 was obtained in 2016–17, when Le Mans finished as one of the best runners up in the competition. Le Mans was promoted for the second season in a row winning Group D and being promoted to the 2018–19 Championnat National, the club would achieve a third consecutive promotion after successfully overcoming Gazélec Ajaccio in the Ligue 2 relegation play-off final with a 3-2 aggregate score, swapping places with the Corsican club who, only three years before had been members of the top-flight themselves.[3]

The club were in 19th place in Ligue 2 when the season was terminated early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the club supporting an LFP proposal which would have seen Ligue 2 operate temporarily with 22 clubs, meaning they would stay in the division, the FFF ruled on 27 May 2020 that they were to be relegated to Championnat National.[4]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 1 August 2024.[5][6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Ewan Hatfout
5 DF Martinique MTQ Harold Voyer
6 MF France FRA Edwin Quarshie
7 FW Comoros COM Zaïd Amir
8 DF France FRA Alexandre Lauray
9 FW France FRA Antoine Rabillard
11 FW France FRA Erwan Colas
12 DF France FRA Anthony Ribelin
13 DF Mali MLI Tiécoro Keita
15 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Arnold Vula
16 GK France FRA Nicolas Kocik
17 DF France FRA Samuel Yohou
18 DF France FRA Zakary Lamgahez
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF France FRA Nathan Dekoke
21 DF France FRA Théo Eyoum
22 FW France FRA Lucas Calodat
23 MF France FRA Maxime Nonnenmacher
23 DF France FRA Mike Bettinger
24 MF France FRA Ali Ouchen
25 FW Senegal SEN Dame Guèye
26 FW France FRA Brice Oggad
27 MF France FRA Martin Rossignol
30 GK France FRA Augustin Delbecque
33 MF France FRA Gabin Bernardeau
34 DF France FRA Jérémie Matumona
— DF France FRA Noa Boissé

Notable players

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Below are the notable former players who have represented Le Mans and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1985. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of Le Mans players, see Category:Le Mans FC players

Former managers

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Honours

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  • Division d'Honneur Ouest
    • Winners: 1961, 1965
  • Division d'Honneur Maine
    • Winners: 2014
  • Coupe Gambardella

References

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  1. ^ Le MUC 72 devient LEMANS FC. Archived 4 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "L'épopée Sang et OR" (in French). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Actualité – LE MANS FC est en Ligue 2 !". www.lemansfc.fr. Archived from the original on 10 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "La Ligue 2 avec 22 clubs refusée par la FFF" (in French). foot-national.com. 27 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Le Mans FC squad". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Équipe National" (in French). Le Mans FC. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Le Mans - Ray : "Enclencher une nouvelle dynamique"" (in French). foot-national.com. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Le Mans : Reginald Ray s'en va (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ "National. Le Mans FC a trouvé son entraineur" (in French). footamateur.fr. 1 June 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  10. ^ "National. Le Mans FC se sépare de Didier Ollé-Nicolle" (in French). footamateur.fr. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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