Valenciennes Football Club is a French professional football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1914 and currently play in Championnat National, the third tier of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the recently built Stade du Hainaut located within the city.
The Derby du Nord is a football rivalry contested between French clubs Lille OSC and RC Lens, two of the region's most successful clubs. Both clubs are located in northern France, though in different departments: Lille in the Nord and Lens in the Pas-de-Calais. The name can refer to matches involving Lille and Valenciennes as both clubs are located within the Nord department; however, the name historically applies mainly to matches involving Lille and Lens. As a result, the Lille–Valenciennes match is sometimes referred to as the Petit Derby du Nord.
Christophe Dussart is a former French football defender. He played for several years in the second division of the French football league system.
The 1992–93 Division 1 season was the 55th since its establishment. Marseille finished in first with 53 points, but were stripped of their title due to a bribery scandal. Paris Saint-Germain, who had finished second, refused to accept the title, resulting in no team being crowned champions for the season.
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1991/1992 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1979/1980 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
AS Monaco won the 1977–78 Division 1 season of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1976/1977 of the French Association Football League with 58 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1975/1976 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
FC Nantes won Division 1 season 1972/1973 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
Olympique de Marseille won Division 1 season 1970/1971 of the French Association Football League with 55 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1969/1970 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
AS Saint-Etienne won Division 1 season 1968/1969 of the French Association Football League with 53 points.
AS Saint-Étienne won Division 1 season 1967/1968 of the French Association Football League with 57 points.
OGC Nice won Division 1 season 1958/1959 of the French Association Football League with 56 points.
Stade de Reims won Division 1 season 1957/1958 of the French Association Football League with 48 points.
Daniel Leclercq was a French football defender and manager. He played 440 matches from 1967 to 1984 for US Valenciennes, Olympique de Marseille and RC Lens. He later managed clubs from 1986 to 2017. He remains the only manager to have led RC Lens to the Ligue 1 championship.
Jean Sérafin is a French former footballer and coach.
Nicolas Pallois is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nantes. He has previously played for Caen, Quevilly, Valenciennes, Laval, Chamois Niortais, and Bordeaux.
The 2022–23 Ligue 2, commonly known as 2022–23 Ligue 2 BKT for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of Ligue 2. It began on 30 July 2022 and ended on 5 June 2023. The league had a break from 12 November to 27 December due to the FIFA World Cup. Two clubs were to be promoted to Ligue 1 at the end of the season as the number of clubs in Ligue 1 was set to be reduced from 20 to 18 for the 2023–24 season. As a result, there were no play-offs held after the end of the regular season.
