FC Nantes - - last updated on 14 February 2008
(Courtesy of Johnny Beaufays)
Club name: Football Club de Nantes
Foundation: April 21st 1943
City: Nantes
Colours: Green and yellow
Website: www.fcna.fr
Honours:
Ligue 1 - 8 (1965, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1995, 2001)
Coupe de France - 3 (1979, 1999, 2000)
Trophée des Champions - 2 (1999, 2001)
Copa delle Alpi - 1 (1982)
A bit of history:
Football Club de Nantes is a French football team, based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 2, after 44 years in a row in Ligue 1.
The team has one of the most impressive histories in French football with 8 Ligue 1 titles and 3 Coupe de France. On the European level, the club reached the semi-finals of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979-80 and UEFA Champions League 1995-96.
FC Nantes is also famous for its
jeu à la nantaise, a tactic based on one touch, mainly used by coaches José Arribas, Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix, and for its youth system, which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps or Christian Karembeu.
Club crests: (roll on the crest to get more informations)
FC Nantes-Atlantique - From 1992 to 2007
FC Nantes - From 1943 to 1992, and renamed since 2008
