Association Sportive de Valentigney is a French

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

located in Valentigney, France.

History

AS Valentigney was founded in 1920, in Valentigney, France. An amateur club for most of their existence, they made it to the

1926 Coupe de France Final The 1926 Coupe de France Final was a football match held at Stade Olympique, Colombes on May 9, 1926, that saw Olympique de Marseille defeat AS Valentigney 4–1 thanks to goals by Jules Dewaquez (2), Douglas De Ruymbecke and Jean Boyer. Match de ...

, where they lost 4–1 to

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; oc, Olimpic de Marselha, ), also known simply as Marseille or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional men's football club based in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Founded in 1899, the club pl ...

. Privately managed by Peugeot, Valentigney's early successes inspired the Peugeot management team to create

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard (; commonly referred to as FCSM or simply Sochaux) is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Frenc ...

in 1928. From 1942 to 1944 during World War II, Sochaux and Valentigney briefly merged to create ''FC Sochaux Valentigney'', but thereafter separated and ran independently again.

Colours and badge

AS Valentigney's colors are red and white.

Honours

* Coupe de France ** ''Runners-up'': 1925-1926 *

Championnat de France Amateur The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

** Winners: 1935-36

References

External links

AS Valentigney Official website

FFF Profile

Stat Football Club Profile
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