Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières is a French football

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from the city of

Charleville-Mézières or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France, capital of the Ardennes department, Grand Est. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. ...

, Ardennes, which plays in Division d'honneur (6th division in the

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History

The team was founded in 1904 as ''Association Sportive des anciens élèves de Belair la Villette''. The club was renamed ''Club Ardennais'' in 1910, ''Football Club de Charleville'' in 1927 and then ''Football Club Olympique Charleville'' (FCO Charleville) in 1932, in a merger with ''Olympique de Charleville''. The team became professional in 1935, and played in Division 2 till 1939. In 1936, the club obtained its major achievement by qualifying to the

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final, but lost against

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. The team had a very defensive strategy for the era, thanks to captain

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. After the

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, the club did not retrieve its professional status and found it difficult to get to Division 2. The team was professional from 1994 to 1997, but was forced to forsake playing due to financial problems. The team was relegated to the 6th division, and changed its name as ''Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières''.

Honours

runners-up:

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Current squad

Managerial history

* Erich Bieber: 1935–1937 * Pepi Lehner: 1938–1939 * Segaux: 1951–1952 * Claude Breny: 1982–1984 * Etienne Martinot: 1986–1988 *

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: January 1990 – 1991 * Moussa Bezzaz: 1991–1997 * Alex Dupont: 1997 – October 1997 * Miguel Vincent: 2003–2004 * Marc Kopniaeff: 2004–

References

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External links

Official site

Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** ...

1904 establishments in France Sport in Ardennes (department) Football clubs in Grand Est