Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières is a French

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from the city of

Charleville-Mézières Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of northern France and the prefecture of the Ardennes department, in the Grand Est region. Charleville-Mézières is located on the banks of the river Meuse. History Charleville and Mézières were ori ...

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, 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:

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...

Current squad

Managerial history

Erich Bieber The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-N ...

: 1935–1937 * Pepi Lehner: 1938–1939 * Segaux: 1951–1952 *

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: 1982–1984 * Etienne Martinot: 1986–1988 * Denis Troch: January 1990 – 1991 * Moussa Bezzaz: 1991–1997 * Alex Dupont: 1997 – October 1997 *

Miguel Vincent --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places * Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands *São Miguel (disamb ...

: 2003–2004 * Marc Kopniaeff: 2004–

References

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External links

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