Union Sportive de Forbach Football (; commonly referred to as US Forbach or simply Forbach) is a French

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club based in

Forbach Forbach ( , , ; ) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, northeastern French region of Grand Est. It is located on the German border approximately 15 minutes from the center of Saarbrücken, Germany, with which it constitutes a ...

in the

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. The club was founded in 1909 under the name ''Sport Club Forbach'' and is a part of a

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that consists of several other sports. The club played under the ''SCF'' emblem until 1919 before switching to its current name. Forbach celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The club currently plays in the Regional 1 Lorraine, effectively the sixth tier of

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. Though currently an amateur club, the club did have a stint as a professional club from 1957–1966, playing in the Division 2.

History

Sport Club Forbach was founded on 25 August 1909 through the merger of three clubs; FC Phönix, FC Triumph and FC Hansa. On 23 April 1919 it changed its name to Union Sportive de Forbach Football. In 1957 the club turned professional under sporting director Jean Gauche. In their first season in

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they won their first six games, and ended up missing promotion to

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by a point. In 1960 the club had their best run in the

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, reaching the 1/8th final round, before being defeated in

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. In 1967, with crowds dwindling, the club were forced to give up their professional status and return to amateur football. Since 1968 the club have played their football mainly between the lower end of the national amateur competition (currently National 3) and the Division d'Honneur of

. Most recently, the club were promoted to CFA 2 in 2010, relegated in 2014, promoted again in 2015 and relegated again in 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Forbach Association football clubs established in 1909 1909 establishments in France Sport in Moselle (department) Football clubs in Grand Est