En Avant Guingamp, commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp, is a professional football club based in the commune of Guingamp in France's Brittany region. The club was founded in 1912 and play in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. The club has appeared in the Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, for 13 seasons, and is known for its relative success given Guingamp's small population of only 7,000 people.
Le Mans Football Club is a French association football club based in Le Mans. The club was founded in 1985 as a result of a merger under the name Le Mans Union Club 72. In 2010, Le Mans changed its name to Le Mans FC to coincide with the re-modeling of the club, which includes moving into a new stadium, MMArena, which opened in January 2011. The stadium is based in the interior of the famous circuit in the city.
FC Sète 34 is the current name of a French football club based in Sète and founded in 1901 as Olympique de Cette. The club has won the French league title twice and the French cup also twice. In 1934 they became the first club to win the French league and cup double. At the time, they were using the Georges-Bayrou Stadium. Until 1960, the club played a major role in the French football championship, but due to financial issues, it was forced to give up professional status. From the 1970s until 2005, the club played in secondary levels, before accessing Ligue 2 for one season after finishing at the 3rd rank of Championnat National.
Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the Championnat National 2, the fourth level of French football. The football club forms part of an omnisports club that is also known for its handball team.
Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French association football club based in the commune of Niort, in the Deux-Sèvres department of western France. It was founded in 1925 by Charles Boinot, the son of the owner of a local chamois leather factory. The club's home stadium is the Stade René Gaillard in Niort, which has a capacity of 10,898 although in the last 20 years attendances have generally averaged below 5,000 per match due to the club's relatively small fan base. Chamois Niortais has traditionally played in an entirely blue home strip, although away strips regularly differ.
Stade Briochin, founded in 1904, are a French association football team based in Saint-Brieuc, France. As from the 2020–21 season they play in the Championnat National, the third tier in the French football league system. They play at the Stade Fred Aubert in Saint-Brieuc, which can hold 11,000 fans.
Limoges Football Club, founded in 1947, were a French association football team based in Limoges, France, last played in the sixth tier of the French football league system. They played at the Stade Saint-Lazare, which can hold 3,000 fans.
Athlétic Club Arlésien was a French association football club originally based in Arles. The club was founded in 1912 as a result of a merger and was formerly known as Athlétic Club Arles, but in 2010, moved to the nearby commune of Avignon and adopted the name of AC Arles-Avignon. Arles-Avignon last played in the Championnat de France Amateur, the fourth division in French football; it previously gained four promotions in five seasons to reach Ligue 1 in 2010.
Stade Bordelais ASPTT Football, known simply as Stade Bordelais, is the association football section of the French multi-sport club based in Bordeaux. The football section was created in 1889. They play at the Stade Sainte Germain, which has a capacity of 3,000 seated. They currently play in the Championnat National 3. The club's colours are black and white.
Stade Poitevin FC is a French football team based in the city of Poitiers, which was established in 1921. It was known as Poitiers FC between 2007 and 2018, and had a number of other names in its history. The club spent the 1995–96 season in Ligue 2.
Luçon Football Club is a French football club, located in Luçon. It was founded in 1924 as Stade Luçonnais. In 2003 it changed name to Vendée Luçon Football. In 2013 it rebranded to its current name. As of the 2017–18 season, the club plays in the Division Régionale Honneur of the Pays de la Loire regional league, at the eighth tier of French football.
Football Club Nevers 58, also known simply as Nevers, is an association football club based in the town of Nevers, France. The club was founded in 1948 and their home stadium is the Stade des Senets, with a capacity of 1,500. As of the 2010–11 season, Nevers play in the Division d'Honneur de Bourgogne, the sixth tier of French football.
Stade Olympique de Merlebach, commonly known as SO Merlebach, is a French association football club based in the commune of Freyming-Merlebach in the Moselle department of north-east France. Founded in 1925, the club has spent most of its existence in the regional divisions of French football, although they did compete in Division 2 in the 1970–71 season.
Union Montilienne Sportive Football, commonly known as UMS Montélimar, is a French association football club based in the commune of Montélimar, in the Drôme department of south-eastern France. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Alexandre Tropenas, which has a capacity of 3,500 spectators.
The 2015–16 Championnat de France amateur 2 is the 18th season of the fifth tier in the French football league system in its current format. The competition is contested by 112 clubs split geographically across 8 groups of 14 teams each. The teams include amateur clubs and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
The 2016-17 Coupe de France Preliminary Rounds make up the qualifying competition to decide which teams take part in the main competition from Round 7. This is the 100th season of the most prestigious football cup competition of France. The competition is organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and is open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories.
Voltigeurs de Châteaubriant is a French association football club based in the commune of Châteaubriant, Loire-Atlantique. As of the 2020–21 season the men's team competes in the National 2, the fourth tier of French football, having won promotion in the truncated 2019–20 season. The club plays their home matches at the Stade de la Ville en Bois, which has a capacity of 3,000.
The 2016–17 Coupe de France First preliminary rounds comprised the first rounds of the 2016–17 Coupe de France preliminary rounds. The competition was organised by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was made up of separate sections for each regional league in France as well as the overseas departments and territories.
Périgueux Foot is a football club located in Périgueux, France. The team plays in the Départemental 2, the tenth tier of French football. The club's colours are red and white.
Olivier Frapolli is a French professional football manager and former player, who currently manages Laval.
