Metz, Latin: Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then Mettis) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand Est region. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany and Luxembourg, the city forms a central place of the European Greater Region and the SaarLorLux euroregion.
Nancy is the prefecture of the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle. It was the capital of the Duchy of Lorraine, which was annexed by France under King Louis XV in 1766 and replaced by a province, with Nancy maintained as capital. Following its rise to prominence in the Age of Enlightenment, it was nicknamed the "capital of Eastern France" in the late 19th century. The metropolitan area of Nancy had a population of 511,257 inhabitants at the 2018 census, making it the 16th-largest functional urban area in France and Lorraine's largest. The population of the city of Nancy proper is 104,885.
Football Club de Metz, commonly referred to as FC Metz or simply Metz ), is a French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division in the French football league system, for the 2023–24 season after having been promoted as Ligue 2 runners-up for the 2022–23 season. They play their home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien located within the city. The team is currently managed by László Bölöni. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice.
Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine, known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomblaine in the inner suburbs of Nancy, and currently competes in the Championnat National, the third tier of French football.
Sarrebourg is a commune of northeastern France.
Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport or Aéroport de Metz–Nancy–Lorraine is an airport serving the Lorraine région of France. It is located in Goin, 16.5 km southeast of Metz, and north of Nancy. It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy–Essey and Metz–Frescaty airports.
The 1998–99 Ligue 1 season was the 61st since its establishment. FC Girondins de Bordeaux won the French Association Football League with 72 points.
Paul Verlaine University – Metz was a French university, based in Metz. It merged with Nancy-I, Nancy-II, and the INPL forming the University of Lorraine. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "pôles de recherche et d'enseignement supérieur" or PRES and was completed 1 January 2012.
National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine, based in Nancy, is a French technological university system. It is under the Academy of Nancy and Metz.
Albert Cartier is a French professional football manager and former player.
Louvigny ; German: Loveningen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It had a registered population of 890 in 2018.
The Lorraine Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was played as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979 to 1989. It was held in Lorraine, one of the 26 regions of France. The venue alternated annually from Lorraine's two main cities of Metz and Nancy, with Nancy hosting odd-numbered years, and Metz even-numbered. The surface in both locations was indoor carpet courts.
Jacques Favre was a French football player and manager who played as a goalkeeper.
Marcel Husson is a retired French football defender and manager.
Dany Achille Nounkeu Tchounkeu is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Djiboutian club Arta/Solar7.
The University of Lorraine, often abbreviated in UL, is a grand établissement created on 1 January 2012, by the merger of Henri Poincaré University, Nancy 2 University, Paul Verlaine University – Metz and the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (INPL). It aimed to unify the main colleges of the Lorraine region. The merger process started in 2009 with the creation of a "Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur".
Amine Bassi is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. Born in France, he represents Morocco internationally.
Ablie Jallow is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 2 club Metz, and the Gambia national team.
The 2015–16 season was the 49th season in the existence of AS Nancy Lorraine and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nancy participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
The 2021–22 season was the 112th season in the existence of AS Nancy Lorraine and the club's fifth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nancy participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.
