Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in

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, the second level of

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. Until November 2022, the club played its home matches at the Stade des Costières.

History

In the 1995–96 season, Nîmes reached the final of the

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, allowing them to compete the following year in the

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. In September 1996, in the Round of 32, Nîmes beat

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(4–1 on aggregate), before losing to

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in the next round (2–3 on aggregate). On 5 May 2018, Nîmes secured promotion back to

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for the first time since the 1992–93 season after finishing second in

. In the 2018–19 season, Nimes finished comfortably above the relegation zone in Ligue 1, placing 9th among 20 teams. On 5 November 2022, Nîmes played its final match at the Stade des Costières, a 1–0 Ligue 2 victory over

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. The club would move into the {{Interlanguage link, Stade des Antonins, lt=Stade des Antonins, fr, Stade des Antonins on a temporary basis, before the demolition of the Stade des Costières would pave the way for the construction of the Stade Nemausus, for a projected completion in 2026.

Players

Current squad

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Axel Maraval Axel Maraval (born 20 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nîmes. Club career A youth product of Monaco, Maraval left the club in July 2014 to gain more playing time, signing for AC Arles-Avi ...

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Nicolas Benezet Nicolas Benezet (born 24 February 1991) is a French professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Nîmes Olympique, Nîmes. Club career France Born in Montpellier, Benezet played in the youth academ ...

, pos=MF {{Fs player, no=11, nat=FRA, name= Pablo Pagis, pos=FW, other=on loan from

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Lamine Fomba Lamine Fomba (born 26 January 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Saint-Étienne. He is a former under-17 international for France. Club career Fomba signed his first professional contract for Auxerre ...

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Jens Jakob Thomasen Jens Jakob Dyhr Thomasen (; born 25 June 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Nîmes Olympique. Club career Early career Born in Sanderum, a suburb of Odense, Thomas started playing footba ...

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Rafiki Saïd Rafiki Saïd Ahamada (born 15 March 2000) is a Comorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for French club Nîmes. Club career Saïd joined the youth academy of Brest at the age of 11, and signed his first professional contract on 2 ...

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Ronny Labonne Ronny Labonnne (born 14 September 1997) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as a right-back for French club Nîmes. Career Labonnne is a youth product of the Martiniquais club US Robert, before moving to mainland France with t ...

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Amjhad Nazih Amjhad Nazih (born 18 January 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Nîmes. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco under-23 national team. Club career Amjhad Nazih made his professional debut for Nîmes on t ...

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Reserve squad

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Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Nîmes in

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and international competition since the club's foundation in 1937. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented the national team for which the player is eligible during his stint with Nîmes or following his departure. ''For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see :Nîmes Olympique players'' {{columns-list, colwidth=22em, {{flag, France * Jean-Pierre Adams *

William Ayache William Ayache ( ar, ويليام عياش, born 10 January 1961) is a French former professional footballer who played as a side back, both left and right, and then manager. International career At international level, Ayache participated at ...

Ivan Bek Ivan "Ivica" Bek (; 29 October 1909 – 2 June 1963), also known as Yvan Beck, was a Serbian football player. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics and at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Club career Bek was born to a German fat ...

* Pierre Bernard *

Laurent Blanc Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back, and is currently the manager of Ligue 1 club Lyon. He has the nickname ''Le Président'', which was given to him ...

* Bernard Boissier *

Éric Cantona Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (; ; born 24 May 1966) is a French actor, director, producer, and former professional footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Cantona is credited as having made Manchester United a d ...

André Chardar André Chardar (7 October 1906 – 13 April 1993) was a French international footballer. Career Chardar was born in Buenos Aires in Argentina to French parents. While growing up in the country, he drew in interest to the sport of football a ...

* Johann Charpenet *

Paul Chillan Paul Chillan (17 December 1935 – 1 September 2021) was a French footballer who played as a forward in over 200 matches for French Ligue 1 club Nîmes between 1959 and 1967. He was born in La Trinité, Martinique La Trinité (; Martinic ...

* Patrick Cubaynes * Johnny Ecker * Jean-Marc Ferratge * Jordan Ferri *

Kader Firoud Abdelkader Firoud (October 11, 1919 in Oran, Algeria – April 3, 2005 in Nîmes, France), most commonly known as Kader Firoud, was a French-Algerian professional football midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in associati ...

René Girard René Noël Théophile Girard (; ; 25 December 1923 – 4 November 2015) was a French polymath, historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of philosophical anthropology. Girard was the aut ...

Edmond Haan Edmond Haan (25 May 1924 – 15 August 2018) was a French football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form o ...

Mahi Khennane Mahi Khennane (born 21 October 1936) is a French–Algerian former footballer who represented both the France and Algeria national teams as a striker. In 1967, he was part of the first professional team of FC Lorient Football Club Lorient B ...

* Maurice Lafont *

Michel Mézy Michel Mézy (born 15 August 1948) is a French former professional football player and manager. Honours Manager Montpellier * Division 2: 1986–87 * Coupe de France: 1989–90 * UEFA Intertoto Cup runner-up: 1997 File:1997 Events Coll ...

Jacky Novi Jacques Novi (born 18 July 1946), most commonly called Jacky Novi, is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the player with the eighth-most appearances in the French championship. References External links * ...

* Christian Perez *

Frédéric Piquionne Frédéric Michel Piquionne (born 8 December 1978) is a Martiniquais former professional footballer who played as a forward. Piquionne's former clubs are Golden Star of Martinique, Nîmes, Rennes, Saint-Étienne, Monaco, Lyon, Portsmouth, ...

* Benoît Poulain * Bernard Rahis *

Téji Savanier Téji Tedy Savanier (born 22 December 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Montpellier, of which he is the captain. Formed at Montepellier, where he only made the reserve team in his first spe ...

Henri Skiba Heinrich "Henri" Skiba (14 July 1927 – 11 March 2018) was a French football player and manager who played as a striker. Of German origin, he played for the France national team. Skiba was born in German Upper Silesia. After World War II, a ...

Joseph Ujlaki Joseph Ujlaki ( hu, Újlaki József) (10 August 1929 – 13 February 2006) was a French footballer of Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 (190 goals) in the 1950s and 1960s. He acquired French nationality by naturalizati ...

Philippe Vercruysse Philippe Vercruysse (born 28 January 1962 in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire) is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder. International career Vercruysse earned a total number of twelve international caps (one goal) for the France natio ...

* Jacky Vergnes *

Alexandre Villaplane Alexandre Villaplane (24 December 1904 – 27 December 1944) was a French football player who played as a midfielder. He played for France at the 1928 Summer Olympics and captained the national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup. Villaplane was ...

* Anthony Vosahlo {{flag, Algeria * Omar Belbey * Ali Boulebda *

Rabah Gamouh Rabah Gamouh (born 21 October 1952) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and forward. International career Gamouh was a member of the Algeria national team that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playi ...

Faouzi Mansouri Faouzi Mansouri ( ar, فوزي منصوري; 17 January 1956 – 18 May 2022) was an Algerian professional footballer who played as a defender. He played mostly in France with Montpellier. For the Algeria national team he participated at two e ...

Djamel Menad Djamel Menad ( ar, جمال مناد; born 22 July 1960) is an Algerian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward and who manages USM El Harrach. Club career Born in El Bayadh, Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad ...

* Mehdi Mostefa * Abder Ramdane * Amokrane Oualiken *

Abderraouf Zarabi Abderraouf Zarabi (born 26 March 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He made 22 appearances for the Algeria national team. Club career Hibernian Zarabi was born in Algiers, Algeria. He signed with t ...

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José Luis Cuciuffo José Luis Cuciuffo (1 February 1961 – 11 December 2004) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a centre back and who was part of the 1986 FIFA World Cup title-winning Argentina national team. Club career Cuciuffo started hi ...

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Steve Mounié Steve Michel Mounié (born 29 September 1994) is a Beninese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Brest, whom he captains, and the Benin national team. Club career Montpellier Mounié is a Montpellier HSC youth acade ...

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Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Baždarević played for Bosnian side Željezničar and French outfit Sochaux, ...

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Benjamin Moukandjo Benjamin Moukandjo Bilé (born 12 November 1988) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Greek club AEL. Club career Moukandjo began his career in hometown's Kadji Sports Academy, joining the club's youth s ...

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Manassé Enza-Yamissi Manassé Ruben Enza-Yamissi (born 28 September 1989) is a Central African professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Early life Enza-Yamissi was born in Bangui in 1989. His father Robert Enza was born in Fort-Crampel, Oubangui-Cha ...

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Mohamed M'Changama Mohamed "Momo" M'Changama (born 9 June 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Racing Besançon. Born in France, he represented the Comoros national team. Previously, he has played with amateur clubs Aubagne and Gardanne a ...

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Guy Demel Guy Roland Demel (born 13 June 1981) is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He could play in several positions including right back and centre back. Demel started his career in France with Nîmes Olympique befor ...

{{flag, Croatia * Darko Vukić {{flag, Czechoslovakia *

Adolf Scherer Adolf Scherer (born 5 May 1938) is a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. He is of Carpathian German descent. He played 36 games and scored 22 goals for the Czechoslovakia national team. Scherer represented Czechoslovakia at the 1960 Eu ...

Dušan Tittel Dušan Tittel (born 27 December 1966) is a former Slovak professional footballer, who played internationally for Czechoslovakia (11 caps) and Slovakia (44 caps, 7 goals). He was elected three times Slovakia player of the year. International goals ...

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Panagiotis Vlachodimos Panagiotis Vlachodimos (Modern Greek, Greek: Παναγιώτης Βλαχοδήμος; born 12 October 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for 3. Liga club Dynamo Dresden ...

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Vilmos Kohut Vilmos "Willy" Kohut (17 July 1906 – 18 February 1986) was a Hungarian footballer who played as a striker for Ferencvárosi TC, French team Olympique Marseille and the Hungary national team. Kohut got 25 caps and 14 goals for the Hun ...

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Moussa Sidibé Moussa Sidibé (born 22 August 1981 in Paris) is a French former professional footballer who played as a left-back or left midfielder. He is the cousin of Mamady Sidibé. Originally, Sidibé was a striker like his brother. Sidibé previously p ...

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Hassan Akesbi Hassan Akesbi ( ar, حسن أقصبي; born 5 December 1934) is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a striker. Career In 2006, Akesbi was selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of the best 200 African football ...

Rachid Alioui Rachid Alioui (born 18 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Versailles. Born in France, he played for the Morocco national team from 2014 to 2019, scoring two goals in eighteen appearances. Club career On 7 ...

Adil Hermach Adil Hermach ( ar, عادل هرماش; born 27 June 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Career Born in Nîmes, France, Hermach represented the Morocco national team in the Olympics. h ...

Hassan Kachloul Hassan Kachloul ( ar, حسان كشلول; born 19 February 1973) is a Moroccan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Morocco national team and was a squad member at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Career Born i ...

* Mohammed Mahroufi * Mustapha Merry {{flag, Netherlands *

Ton Lokhoff Antonius Johannes Jacobus "Ton" Lokhoff (born 25 December 1959) is a Dutch football manager and former player, currently serving as assistant coach and interim head coach of NAC Breda. Playing career Lokhoff is named ''Mister NAC'' due to his l ...

Jan Poortvliet Jan Poortvliet (; born 21 September 1955) is a Dutch professional football coach and a former player who played as a left-back. He works as the coach of the Under-18 squad of FC Eindhoven He represented the Netherlands national team at the 1 ...

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Wilson Oruma Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France. Club career Oruma was born in Warri, Nigeria. He arrived at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in ...

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Birger Meling Birger Solberg Meling (born 17 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Rennes. Club career Early career After playing youth football for Viking and Middlesbrough, Meling joined Stabæk before ...

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Imad Zatara Imad Zatara (Arabic: عماد زعترة; born on 1 October 1984) is a Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Zatara began his career in FC Inter Orhoy, a club famous for bringing players ...

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Sebastián Fleitas Sebastián Fleitas Miranda (22 February 1947 – 14 April 2000) was a footballer from Paraguay who played as a striker. Club career Born in Asunción, Fleitas started his career at Club Libertad of Paraguay, making his debut at the age of 17 ...

José Parodi Silvio José del Rosario Parodi Rojas (30 August 1932 – 22 August 2006) was a Paraguayan football player and coach. Parodi was born in Luque. He played for Sportivo Luqueño, Calcio Padova, Genoa, UD Las Palmas, Nîmes Olympique and FC Mul ...

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Jan Domarski Jan Andrzej Domarski (born 28 October 1946 in Rzeszów) is a Polish former footballer and bronze-medal winner in the 1974 World Cup tournament in Germany. He played in seventeen matches for the Poland national team and was a double-champion Stal ...

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Ladislas Douniama Ladislas Petre Meyair Douniama (born 24 May 1986) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays for Rostrenen FC. Club career Douniama was born in Brazzaville, Congo. He made his senior debut for Nîmes Olympique in Championnat National on ...

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Florea Voinea Florea Voinea (born 21 April 1941) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a striker. Club career Florea Voinea was born on 21 April 1941 in Puchenii Moșneni, Prahova County and started to play football at junior level at Rafinăria ...

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Alec Cheyne Alexander George Cheyne (28 April 1907 – 5 July 1983) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He is reputed to have been responsible for the Hampden Roar following his goal in the 'Cheyne International' of 1929. Playing c ...

* Andrew Wilson {{flag, Senegal *

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Lamine Sakho Lamine Sakho (born 28 September 1977) is a Senegalese former professional Association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger or striker (association football), striker. Career Early career Sakho's previous cl ...

* Mamadou Seck {{flag, Serbia *

Nenad Kovačević Nenad Kovačević ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Ковачевић; born 11 November 1980) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He made 25 appearances the Serbia national team. He works as a head coach in ...

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{{flag, Sweden * Niclas Eliasson {{flag, Togo *

Komlan Amewou Komlan Amewou (born 15 December 1983) is a Togolese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He capped for the Togo national team. Club career Amewou was born in Lomé, Togo. In January 2008 he moved from Togo-based club OC ...

Jonathan Ayité Jonathan Serge Folly Ayité (born 21 July 1985) is a Togolese professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Olympiakos Nicosia and the Togo national football team. Career In 20 ...

Robert Malm Robert Ismaël Kobla Malm (born 21 August 1973) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in France, he represented Togo at international level. Club career Malm was born in Dunkerque, France. In January 2008, he signed ...

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* Milko Gjurovski *

Josip Pirmajer Josip Pirmajer (14 February 1944 – 24 June 2018) was a Slovenian Association football, football player and manager who played as a winger (association football), winger. At international level, he represented the Yugoslavia national football tea ...

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Coaches

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(1939–40) *Marcel Gebelin (1940–42)France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs
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Louis Gabrillargues Louis Gabrillargues (16 June 1914 – 30 November 1994) was a French footballer. He was born in Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres ...

(1942–46) *René Dedieu (1946–48) * Pierre Pibarot (1948–55) *

(1955–64) * Pierre Pibarot (1964–67) *Marcel Rouvière (1967) * Marcel Tomazover (1967–69) *

(1969–78) *Henri Noël (1978–82) * Pierre Barlaguet (1982–84) *

Marcel Domingo Marcel Domingo Algara (15 January 1924 – 10 December 2010) was a French football goalkeeper and manager of Spanish origin. He spent part of his career in Spain. Domingo coached RCD Espanyol, UD Las Palmas, UE Lleida, Pontevedra CF, Córdob ...

(1984–86) *

(1986–87) * Jean Sérafin (1987–88) * Bernard Boissier (1988–90) *Daniel Romeo (1990–91) *

(1991–92) *

(1992) *Léonce Lavagne (1992–93) *

(1993) *

René Exbrayat René Exbrayat (born 30 October 1947) is French former footballer and football manager. He played for Arles and Aix-en-Provence, playing for France amateur football team at the Mediterranean Games. He coached Arles, Beaucaire, Avignon, Bas ...

(1993–94) *

Josip Skoblar Josip Skoblar (born 12 March 1941) is a Croatian former professional football player and manager. He was primarily a forward, and also capable of playing on both wings. He played for Zadar, OFK Belgrade, Hannover 96, Marseille and NK Rijeka. W ...

(1994) *

(1994) * Pierre Barlaguet (1994–96) * Pierre Mosca (1996–99) *Serge Delmas (1999–00) *

Dominique Bathenay Dominique Bathenay (born 13 February 1954) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder and coach. Career Bathenay played for AS Saint-Étienne from 1973 to 1978, and for Paris Saint-Germain F.C., P ...

(2000) * Bernard Boissier (2001–02) * François Brisson and Armand Sene (2002–03) *Patrick Champ (2003) *

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(2003–05) *

Régis Brouard Régis Brouard (born 17 January 1967) is a French football manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Bastia. Coaching career Brouard was appointed as head coach of Red Star, newly relegated to ...

(2005–07) *

Laurent Fournier Laurent Fournier (born 14 September 1964) is a French former professional footballer. Managerial career Fournier retired in 1998, immediately becoming manager of his final club SC Bastia in Ligue 1. He was fired in April 1999, and his next jobs ...

(2007) * Jean-Luc Vannuchi (2007–08) *

Jean-Michel Cavalli Jean-Michel Cavalli (born 13 July 1957) is a French and Corsican association football, football manager, who most recently managed MC Oran, and former player. Biography Cavalli started his playing career at Gazélec Ajaccio in 1971, also turning ...

(2008–10) * Noël Tosi (2010–11) *

Thierry Froger Thierry Froger (born 21 March 1963) is a former French football player and the current head coach of AS Arta/Solar7. Playing career Froger played club football for Le Mans, Lille and Grenoble. Coaching career Thierry Froger subsequently coached ...

(2011–12) *

Victor Zvunka Victor Zvunka ( ro, Victor Zvuncă; born 15 November 1951 in Le Ban-Saint-Martin) is a French former association football, football Defender (association football), defender and football manager most recently in charge of Sporting Club Toulon. ...

(2012–13) * René Marsiglia (2013–14) * José Pasqualetti (2014–15) * Bernard Blaquart (2015–20) * Jérôme Arpinon (2020–21) * Pascal Plancque (2021–22) * Nicolas Usaï (2022) *

Frédéric Bompard Frédéric "Fred" Bompard (born 30 December 1962) is a French professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of club Nîmes. As a player, he was a goalkeeper. Managerial career Early career While playing for Paris ...

(2022–present)

Honours

**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1959, 1960, 1972 *

**''Champions'': 1950 **''Runners-up'': 2018 *

Championnat National The Championnat de France National ( en, French National Championship), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, t ...

**''Champions'': 1997, 2012 *

**''Runners-up'': 1958, 1961, 1996 *

Trophée des Champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries. His ...

**''Runners-up'': 1958 *

Coppa delle Alpi Coppa delle Alpi (translated as ''Cup of the Alps'') was a friendly football tournament, first organized by the Italian national league as it started in 1960 and then they were aided by the Swiss League from 1962, for the reason that the majorit ...

**''Champions'': 1972 *Coupe Drago **''Runners-up'': 1956 *

Coupe Gambardella The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-18s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). The cup is regarded as an opportunity for young hopefuls to showcase their sk ...

**''Champions'': 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977

References

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