FC Meyrin

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FC Meyrin
FC Meyrin.png
Full nameFootball Club de Meyrin
Founded1 July 1914
Ground Stade des Arbères
Meyrin
Switzerland
Capacity2018
ChairmanAntoine Salamolard
ManagerJean-Philippe Lebeau
League 1. Liga (Group 1)
2018–19 1. Liga, 4th

Football Club Meyrin is a football team based in Meyrin in Switzerland. They currently play in the 1. Liga, the third tier of the Swiss football pyramid.

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Meyrin were promoted to 1. Liga in summer 1995. In summer 1996 Meyrin were promoted to Nationalliga B and returned to 1. Liga in the following summer. Meyrin were promoted again in 2003 until relegated again in 2006.

Managers

YearsManagerNation
1955–65 Marcel Gander Flag of Switzerland.svg
1965–66 Louis Thomas Flag of Switzerland.svg
1966–68 Robert Dupuis Flag of Switzerland.svg
1968–71 André Grobety Flag of Switzerland.svg
1971–73 Claude Martin Flag of Switzerland.svg
1973–75 André Bosson Flag of Switzerland.svg
1975 Jean-Claude Schindelholz Flag of Switzerland.svg
1975–80 Franz Barriquand Flag of Switzerland.svg
1980–82 Roger Guinand Flag of Switzerland.svg
1982–84 Edmond Sauthier Flag of Switzerland.svg
1984–85 Christian Coste Flag of France.svg
1985–86 Jean-Charles Martak Flag of Switzerland.svg
1986–87 Edmond Sauthier Flag of Switzerland.svg
1987–88 Gilbert Cottier Flag of Switzerland.svg
1988–89 Christian Coste Flag of France.svg
1989–91 Edmond Viros Flag of Switzerland.svg
1991–93 Alberto Porto Flag of Switzerland.svg
1993–96 Gérard Castella Flag of Switzerland.svg
1996–99 Pascal Besnard Flag of Switzerland.svg
1999-01 Oscar Gissi Flag of Argentina.svg
2001 Claude-Alain Fontaine Flag of Switzerland.svg
2001–02 Pascal Besnard Flag of Switzerland.svg
2002–05 Jean-Michel Abey Flag of Switzerland.svg
2005–06 Adrian Ursea Flag of Romania.svg
2005–06 Claude-Alain Fontaine Flag of Switzerland.svg
2005–06 Diego Sessolo Flag of Italy.svg
2006– Domingos Ribeiro Flag of Portugal.svg

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References

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