Clermont Foot 63 (

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Clermont-Ferrand Clermont-Ferrand (, , ; or simply ; ) is a city and Communes of France, commune of France, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions of France, region, with a population of 147,284 (2020). Its metropolitan area () had 504,157 inhabitants at the 2018 ...

, France. It competes in

Ligue 2 Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...

. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger. The club plays its home matches at the

Stade Gabriel-Montpied The Stade Gabriel-Montpied () is a multi-use stadium in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Clermont Foot. It was also the venue for the inaugural edition of the France Women's Se ...

located within the city. Between 2014 and 2017, Clermont was managed by

Corinne Diacre Corinne Catherine Diacre (born 4 August 1974) is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. She played her entire club career with Soyaux in the Division 1. She was also an international player with the ...

, the first woman to manage a men's professional football team. In 2021, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history. It returned to Ligue 2 in 2024.

History

The club started in 1911 under the name Stade Clermontois. Despite little league success in the early days, they reached the semi-finals of the

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

during the 1945–46 season. Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and

AS Montferrand Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two t ...

merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC). The club was placed in the third division. The club was later renamed ''Clermont Foot Auvergne'', having to start again in the Division Honneur. After 13 years, Clermont Foot got promoted multiple times, from the Division Honneur up to

in 1993. During these 13 years of success, the club had numerous successes in the Coupe de France. One notable cup run was in 1997, when the Auvergne club eliminated three professional sides,

Martigues Martigues ( in classical norm, ''Lou Martegue'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune northwest of Marseille. It is part of the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the eastern end of the Canal de Caronte. A ...

Lorient Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France. History Prehistory and classical antiquity Beginn ...

and then

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

, before succumbing to

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

in 2007, being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006. In 2014, Clermont became the first French professional men's team to appoint a female manager when they appointed Helena Costa. Less than a month after taking charge, Costa quit her role, and was replaced by another woman,

, who would go on to train the French women's team. Clermont were promoted to

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

for the 2021–22 season for the first time in their history, having achieved promotion to the league after finishing second in the 2020–21 edition of Ligue 2. After 3 years, the club was relegated following the 2023–24 season.

Honours

Championnat National The Championnat National (), commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, is the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2. Contested by 18 clubs, the Championnat National operates on a system of ...

**Champions (2): 2001–02, 2006–07

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Retired numbers

14 -

Clément Pinault Clément Pinault (4 February 1985 – 22 January 2009) was a French professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Pinault began his career with Le Mans UC72. He on loan to Angers SCO in the summer ...

, defender (2008–09) – ''posthumous honour''

Notable former players

''For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see :Clermont Foot players.''

Club officials

Coaches

Albert Rust Albert Rust (April 4, 1870) was an American politician and slaveholder, who served as a delegate from Arkansas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. represent ...

(2000–01) *

Hubert Velud Hubert Velud (born 8 June 1959) is a French football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Moroccan club AS FAR. Playing career Velud was born in Villefranche-sur-Saône. A goalkeeper, played for Stade de Reims, Châlons-s ...

(2001–04) * Olivier Chavanon (2004–05) *

Dominique Bijotat Dominique Bijotat (born 3 January 1961) is a French football manager and former professional player who played as a midfielder. He obtained eight international caps (no goals) for the France national team during the 1980s. Club career Bi ...

(2005) *

Marc Collat Marc Collat (born 24 May 1950) is a Martinican-French professional Association football, football former player who is the head coach of Martinique national football team, Martinique. References External links

* * 1950 births Livi ...

(2005–06) *

Didier Ollé-Nicolle Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player who played as a defender. He most recently managed Division 1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. Club career Ollé-Nicolle was born in Be ...

(2006–09) *

Michel Der Zakarian Michel Der Zakarian (, born on 18 February 1963) is an Armenian professional football manager and former player who played as a defender. Raised in France, he played for Nantes and Montpellier, and earned five caps for the Armenia national te ...

(2009–12) * Régis Brouard (2012–14) * Helena Costa (7 May 2014 – 24 June 2014) *

(28 June 2014 – 30 August 2017) * Pascal Gastien (1 September 2017 – 19 May 2024) * Sébastien Bichard (1 July 2024 - 28 October 2024) *

Laurent Batlles Laurent Batlles (born 23 September 1975) is a French former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and current manager. Playing career Batlles was born in Nantes. In 1993, he emerged from the Toulouse academy into the senior squad, ...

(30 October 2024 - 7 April 2025)

References

{{Authority control Association football clubs established in 1911 1911 establishments in France Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Sport in Clermont-Ferrand Ligue 1 clubs