Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot
	Clermont Foot
Full name	Clermont Foot Auvergne
Founded	1911/1990
Ground	Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
Capacity	10,607
Chairman	Claude Michy
Manager	Vacant
League	Ligue 2
2011–12	5th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Clermont Foot Auvergne 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger. Clermont currently play in Ligue 2, the second level of French football having achieved promotion to the league after winning the 2006–07 edition of the Championnat National. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Gabriel Montpied located within the city. Clermont is managed by the Armenian-born former French football player Michel Der Zakarian and captained by Damien Perrinelle.

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 during the 1945–46 season. Their professional status was repealed after the 46–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand 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 Ligue 2 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, Lorient and then Paris Saint-Germain, before succumbing to Nice.

More recently, the club won the Championnat National in 2007, being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006.

Players

Current squad

As of 2 July, 2011^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Jessy Moulin (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
2	DF	CMR	Charley Fomen
3	DF	FRA	Antoine Jouan
4	DF	GLP	Cédric Avinel
5	DF	FRA	Damien Perrinelle
6	MF	CMR	Eugène Ekobo
7	MF	FRA	Nicolas Bayod
8	MF	BRA	Moreira
9	FW	FRA	Romain Armand
10	MF	CGO	Cédric Lubasa
11	MF	FRA	Romain Alessandrini
12	FW	FRA	Mana Dembélé
13	DF	FRA	Cédric Bockhorni
15	MF	FRA	Guillaume Moullec


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	GK	FRA	Mehdi Jeannin
18	FW	FRA	Jean-François Rivière
19	DF	FRA	Loïck Landre (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
20	DF	FRA	Jacques Salze
21	DF	FRA	Damien Robin
22	MF	FRA	Yacouba Sylla
23	DF	FRA	Marvin Esor
25	MF	FRA	Benjamin Morel
28	FW	FRA	Florent Sauvadet
29	MF	MAR	Mehdi Namli
30	GK	BEN	Fabien Farnolle
32	MF	FRA	Hugo Videmont
33	FW	FRA	Souleiman Djabour
34	MF	FRA	Jordan Millot

Retired numbers

14 - Clément Pinault, Defender (2008-09) - posthumous honour.

Notable former players

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

Honours

Championnat National
- Champions (2): 2002, 2007

References

^ Joueurs

External links

Official website

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[1] Joueurs

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v t e Division 2 / Ligue 2 seasons
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