FC Lorient
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| Full name | Football Club Lorient-Bretagne Sud | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Stade du Moustoir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 17 000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Jean-Pierre Le Merdy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Christian Gourcuff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | Ligue 2, 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French football club, based in Lorient. In 2005-06, it played in Ligue 2. It returned to the top flight for the 2006-07 season. [[1]]
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[edit] History
Lorient formed as an amateur club on 2 April 1926 as Football Club Lorientais.[1] They first played in the regional third division, but progressed to join the Division d'Honneur in 1929.
The club has been professional since 1995, though the club also had two earlier periods as a professional club, between 1967-1977 and 1898-1991.
The club won the French Cup in 2002, and were finalists in the Coupe de la Ligue the same year. In the 2005-06 season, the club finished third in Ligue 2, earning promotion to Ligue 1.
[edit] Honours
- French Cup winner : 2002
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] Notable former players
For a complete list of FC Lorient players with a Wikipedia article, see here..
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ALGERIA
FRANCE
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GUINEA IVORY COAST
MALI |
[edit] Managerial history
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1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
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[edit] References
- ^ De la Marée sportive au Football Club Lorientais.. FC Lorient official website. Retrieved on April 8, 2007.
[edit] External links
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