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Toulouse play their home matches at the [[Stadium Municipal]] in Toulouse. Built in 1937, the stadium presently has a capacity of 35,472.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfc.info/fr/Stadium/3501001/Presentation |title=Générateur d’émotions depuis 1949 | accessdate=2007-02-13}} (in french)</ref> The stadium was used in the [[FIFA World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]]. |
Toulouse play their home matches at the [[Stadium Municipal]] in Toulouse. Built in 1937, the stadium presently has a capacity of 35,472.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tfc.info/fr/Stadium/3501001/Presentation |title=Générateur d’émotions depuis 1949 | accessdate=2007-02-13}} (in french)</ref> The stadium was used in the [[FIFA World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]]. |
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Revision as of 21:52, 7 July 2007
| Full name | Toulouse Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | TFC, le Téfécé, le Tef | ||
| Founded | 1937 (defunct club) 1970 (current club) | ||
| Ground | Stadium Municipal Toulouse, Haute-Garonne France | ||
| Capacity | 35,472 | ||
| Chairman |  Olivier Sadran | ||
| Manager | Elie Baup | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2006-2007 | Ligue 1, 3rd | ||
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Toulouse Football Club is a French football team playing in the city of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. TFC is also known as le Téfécé (IPA [tefe'se]) or le Tef.
History
The predecessor side to the club was founded in 1937 as Toulouse Football Club, but sold its players and its place in French Division 1 professional football to Red Star Paris in 1967. (Main article: Toulouse FC (1937))
The association was re-founded as Union Sportive Toulouse on May 25, 1970 and took on the juniors of Gascogne and ACE Mermoz-Bonnefoy in order to establish a solid player base. They began competition in Division 2 in the 1970-71 season, playing in red and white. In 1977 the club re-claimed the historical name of its predecessor and adopted new colours of purple and white. The team quickly improved and earned promotion to Division 1 in 1982, followed by qualification for participation in the UEFA Cup in 1984. Their best result to date came in the 1986-87 season with a third place finish and another turn in the UEFA Cup competition, including a well-remembered win on penalty kicks over Maradona's mighty Napoli.
A decline followed that saw the club relegated to play in D2 by 1994. Throughout the 90s they yo-yoed between D1 and D2 with the club in frequent financial difficulty. Their financial problems led to their being sent down in 2001 by the French federation and nearly losing their professional status. Exceeding all hopes Toulouse FC quickly returned to Ligue 1 play in the course of just two seasons. After some disappointing results in their first seasons back in Ligue 1, they managed to scrape a place in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, finishing with a 3rd place.
Toulouse's route to the Champions League seemed to be fraught with obstacles, and at one point they were mathematically out of contention. However, in the stalemate with Nantes, they were awarded a win after the Breton crowd invaded the pitch in despair at les Canaris' poor display, which resulted in their renewed belief in the possibility of European football. In a good final day Téfécé beat Girondins de Bordeaux 3-1 (a hat-trick from Johan Elmander), which, when coupled with the losses of the other contenders and Lille's 93rd-minute equalizer against Rennes, saw Toulouse scrape through.
Stadium
Toulouse play their home matches at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse. Built in 1937, the stadium presently has a capacity of 35,472.[1] The stadium was used in the 1998 World Cup.
Colours
The violet is a reference to one of two Toulouse nicknames: la Cité des violettes (the City of Violets), the second one being la Ville rose (the Pink City), which explains the colour of the away jersey. The team's logo displays the gold and blood-red Occitan cross, the symbol of Occitania, which Toulouse is a historical capital of.
Players
Current squad
Numbers for the Ligue 1, as of February 11, 2007[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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U-21 Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
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Historic players
For a complete list of Toulouse FC players, see here
- Fabien Barthez
- Vincent Candela
- William Prunier
- Philippe Bergeroo
- Jean-François Domergue
- Yannick Stopyra
- Michel Pavon
- Dominique Rocheteau
- Jean-Luc Sassus
- Christian Lopez
Rob Rensenbrink
Alberto Márcico- Leonardo Rodríguez
- Alberto Tarantini
Managerial history
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Honours
- Coupe de France
- Winners (1) : 1957
References
- ^ "Générateur d'émotions depuis 1949". Retrieved 2007-02-13. (in french)
- ^ According to "Toulouse FC Squad 2006/2007".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) (in french) - ^ "Toulouse FC coach on RSSSF". Retrieved 2007-05-13.
See also
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