Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot 63

Full name	Clermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)	Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Founded	1911; 110 years ago (1911)
Ground	Stade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
Capacity	11,980
Chairman	Ahmet Schaefer
Manager	Pascal Gastien
League	Ligue 1
2020–21	Ligue 2, 2nd (promoted)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger.

The club plays its home matches at the Stade Gabriel Montpied located within the city. Between 2014 and 2017, Clermont were managed by Corinne Diacre, the first woman to manage a men's professional football match.^[1]

History[]

The club started in 1911 under the name Stade Clermontois. Despite little league success in the early days, they reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during the 1945–46 season.^{[citation needed]} Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties.^{[citation needed]} The club became professional again in 1966.^{[citation needed]} 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC).^{[citation needed]} The club was placed in the third division.

The club was later renamed Clermont Foot Auvergne, having to start again in the Division Honneur. After 13 years, Clermont Foot got promoted multiple times, from the Division Honneur up to Ligue 2 in 1993.^{[citation needed]} During these 13 years of success, the club had numerous successes in the Coupe de France. One notable cup run was in 1997, when the Auvergne club eliminated three professional sides, Martigues, Lorient and then Paris Saint-Germain,^{[citation needed]} before succumbing to Nice.^{[citation needed]}

The club won the Championnat National in 2007,^{[citation needed]} being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006.

In 2014, Clermont became the first French professional men's team to appoint a female manager when they appointed Helena Costa.^[2][3] Less than a month after taking charge, Costa quit her role,^[4] and was replaced by another woman, Corinne Diacre,^[5] who would go on to train the French women's team.

Clermont promoted to the Ligue 1 for the 2021–22 season for the first time in their history, having achieved promotion to the league after finishing second in the 2020–21 edition of the Ligue 2.^[6]

Honours[]

Championnat National

• Winners: ,

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 1 September 2021.^[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  FRA Arthur Desmas 3 DF  FRA Julien Boyer 4 DF  BEN Cédric Hountondji 5 DF  CMR Jean-Claude Billong 6 MF  TUN Saîf-Eddine Khaoui 7 MF  FRA Yohann Magnin 8 MF  FRA Jason Berthomier 9 FW  FRA Jordan Tell 10 MF  URU Jonathan Iglesias (captain) 11 FW  GAB Jim Allevinah 12 DF  COD Vital N'Simba 15 DF  SEN Arial Mendy 16 GK  FRA Lucas Margueron 17 DF  GUF Josué Albert

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 FW  KVX Elbasan Rashani 19 MF  GHA Salis Abdul Samed 20 DF  FRA Akim Zedadka 21 DF  FRA Florent Ogier 23 DF  FRA Jérôme Phojo 24 MF  BEN Jodel Dossou 25 MF  FRA Johan Gastien 27 FW  GUI Mohamed Bayo 29 MF  FRA Naël Jaby 36 DF  GHA Alidu Seidu 40 GK  FRA Ouparine Djoco — MF  ESP Oriol Busquets — FW  FRA Pierre-Yves Hamel (on loan from FC Lorient)

Out on loan[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  GHA (on loan to Swift Hesperange) — MF  BEL Brandon Baiye (on loan to Austria Lustenau) — MF  FRA Sofyan Chader (on loan to Stade Lausanne Ouchy) — DF  FRA Till Cissokho (on loan to Quevilly-Rouen)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  FRA (on loan to Orléans) — MF  AUT Muhammed Cham Saračević (on loan to Austria Lustenau) — MF  FRA Bryan Teixeira (on loan to Austria Lustenau) — MF  TUR Cem Türkmen (on loan to Austria Lustenau)

Reserve team[]

As of 22 February 2019.^[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  FRA Hugo Contardo -- GK  FRA Alban Lyonnet -- DF  FRA Lassana Diako -- DF  FRA Gaël Gibert -- DF  FRA Lucas Le Lann -- DF  FRA Mathieu Luce -- DF  FRA Rodney Mazikou -- DF  FRA Jordan Pinol -- DF  FRA Matteo Scano

No. Pos. Nation Player -- MF  FRA Alexis Charveys -- MF  FRA Quentin Deniaud -- MF  FRA Selmane El Hamri -- MF  FRA Naël Jaby -- MF  FRA Jordan Nauche -- MF  FRA Bryan Teixera -- FW  FRA Théo Collomb -- FW  FRA Aymeric Kissy -- FW  FRA David Stork

Retired numbers[]

14 - Clément Pinault, Defender (2008–09) - posthumous honour

Notable former players[]

For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see Category:Clermont Foot players.

Managers[]

• Albert Rust (2000–01)
• Hubert Velud (2001–04)
• Olivier Chavanon (2004–05)
• Dominique Bijotat (2005)
• Marc Collat (2005–06)
• Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2006–09)
• Michel Der Zakarian (2009–12)
• Régis Brouard (2012–14)
• Helena Costa (7 May 2014 – 24 June 2014)
• Corinne Diacre (28 June 2014 – 30 August 2017)
• Pascal Gastien (1 September 2017 –)

References[]