Montpellier Hérault Sport Club, commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitanie. The original club was founded in 1919, while the current incarnation was founded through a merger in 1974. Montpellier currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football and plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city. The first team is managed by Michel Der Zakarian and captained by Téji Savanier.
En Avant Guingamp, commonly referred to as EA Guingamp, EAG, or simply Guingamp, is a French 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.
Vikash Rao Dhorasoo is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Association football is the most popular sport in France. In 2024, 53% of people in France declared an interest in football, with 26% being very interested. The French Football Federation is the national governing body and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of association football in the country, both professional and amateur. The federation organizes the Coupe de France and is responsible for appointing the management of the men's, women's, and youth national football teams in France. The federation gives responsibility of Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 to the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) who oversee, organize, and manage the country's top two leagues. The LFP is also responsible for organizing the Coupe de la Ligue, the country's league cup competition. The French Football Federation also supervises the overseas departments and territories leagues and hosts football club AS Monaco, a club based in the independent sovereign state of Monaco. In 2022, the FFF had 2.1 million licensees, 1.8 million players and 14,000 registered clubs, the second highest number of registered players in Europe after Germany.
Ulrich Jean Eugène Ramé is a French former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO, is a French professional football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France. It plays its home matches at the Stade Raymond Kopa. The club has played 31 seasons in the French top flight.
Jean-Pierre Dogliani was a French footballer who played as a midfielder. He was caretaker manager for RC Strasbourg for two games in September and October 1988.
Gérald Edmond Louis Baticle is a French professional football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current coach of the France national under-21 football team.
Pierrick Valdivia is a French professional footballer. A former graduate of the Olympique Lyonnais academy, he plays as a midfielder.
Vincent Manceau is a French professional footballer who most recently played as a right-back for Guingamp.
Lucas Deaux is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The 2010–11 Coupe de France was the 94th season of France's most prestigious cup competition. The competition was organized by the French Football Federation (FFF) and was open to all clubs in French football, as well as clubs from the overseas departments and territories. The final was contested on 14 May 2011 at the Stade de France. The defending champions were Paris Saint-Germain, who defeated Monaco 1–0 in the final of the 2009–10 edition. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League and will be inserted into the Playoff round.
Lucas Ariel Ocampos is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Liga MX club Monterrey.
Denis Petrić is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Stéphane Moulin is a French professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Ligue 2 club Caen. As a player, he played as a midfielder.
Adrien Hunou is a French professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and forward for Ligue 1 club Angers. He has represented France at youth level, having played for the under-18, under-19, and under-20 teams.
Cheikh Tidiane N'Doye is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made 30 appearances scoring twice for the Senegal national team between 2014 and 2019.
Mathieu Michel is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for AC Ajaccio. He has also represented Nimes, Angers, Auxerre and Chamois Niortais.
Farid El Melali is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Angers.
Melvin Zinga is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers.
