FC Martigues

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Martigues
FC Martigues logo.svg
Full nameFootball Club de Martigues
Nickname(s)Les Sang et Or (The Blood and Gold)
Founded1921;103 years ago (1921)
Ground Stade Francis Turcan
Capacity8,290
ChairmanColumbus Morfaw
Manager Grégory Poirier
League Championnat National
2022–23 Championnat National, 4th of 18
Website Club website

Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club which plays in the Championnat National, the third level of football in France.

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The club plays at the Stade Francis Turcan, which has a capacity of 11,500, in Martigues. Their principal rivals are Istres.

History

The club was founded in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when they gained promotion to the professional Second Division.

The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to the First Division in 1993. The club played for three seasons in the top flight, until it was relegated down to Ligue 2 in 1996. A failed attempt to win promotion at once was followed by relegation to the Championnat National (third level) in 1998. Two years later the club won promotion back to Second Division, but only remained at that level for two seasons.

In 2002, the club was relegated again and after another near miss at promotion in 2003, financial problems saw the club go into liquidation and reform in the Championnat de France Amateur. They finished the 2006–07 season in the Championnat National as 14th. They were relegated to CFA in 2007–08 season as 19th in the Championnat National.

The club was promoted back to the Championnat National in 2022, after ten years in lower divisions. [1]

Current squad

As of 17 January 2024 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
3 DF Flag of Albania.svg  ALB Rudolf Turkaj
4 DF Flag of the Comoros.svg  COM Ahmed Soilihi
5 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Raphaël Calvet
6 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Francis Kembolo
7 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Oualid Orinel
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yanis Zouaoui
9 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Romain Montiel
10 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Karim Tlili
11 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Abdoul Diawara
12 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Milan Robin
13 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Amine Hemia
18 FW Flag of Gabon.svg  GAB Gaëtan Missi Mezu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yazid Aït Moujane
21 DF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Yanis Hadjem
22 DF Flag of the Comoros.svg  COM Akim Djaha
24 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Léandro Morante
25 DF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR Nasser Mbaé
26 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Samir Belloumou
27 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Ylan Gomes
28 MF Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Foued Kadir
29 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Oucasse Mendy
30 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Jérémy Aymes
40 GK Flag of France.svg  FRA Romain Cagnon
FW Flag of Algeria.svg  ALG Noa Cervantes(on loan from Troyes )

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References

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