Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a

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club located in

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

, France.

History

The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux'' (founded in 1930), based in the villages of

Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

and

Cuiseaux Cuiseaux () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography Cuiseaux is in the far southeastern corner of the department of Saône-et-Loire on the edge of the plain of Bress ...

. It took the current name after a further merger with ''FC Louhans'' in 2013. The club currently competes in the

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, the fifthlevel of the

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, following relegation in 2023, and plays at the

Stade du Bram Stade du Bram is a stadium in Louhans, France. It is currently used for football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of CS Louhans-Cuiseaux. The stadium holds 8,400 spectators. References External links *Stadium information
...

. On 13 June 2006,

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midfielder

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made history when he became the first Louhans-Cuiseaux player ever to appear at the

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finals, in Togo's first-round game against

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Former managers

Philippe Hinschberger Philippe Hinschberger (born 19 November 1959) is a French football manager and former player. Playing career Hinschberger was a one-club man, having spent his entire career with Metz. He was capped twice with France under-21s and once by Franc ...

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* Alain Michel

References

Association football clubs established in 1970 Sport in Saône-et-Loire 1970 establishments in France Football clubs in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté {{France-footyclub-stub