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'Nîmes Olympique' is a football (soccer) team based in Nîmes, France, founded on April 10 1937. Prior to this, it was known as 'Sporting Club Nîmois'.
Nimes Olympique currently (as of 2006) plays in the Championnat National - the third level of French soccer. They have a fierce group of fans ("Ultras") known as the "Gladiators".
Their greatest achievement was winning Ligue 2 in the 1949/1950 season. They also won the Championnat National in 1997.
Former players include Éric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Wilson Oruma, Mickaël Pagis, Cyril Jeunechamp and Bernard Boissier.
The Sporting Club Nîmois (SCN) was founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier, who, at the age of 21, had just returned from a 2 year trip to England. He decided to start a new team in Nimes, his home town. Originally, the team was for young Protestants only.
In 1908, the SCN played FC Sète for the title of 'Champions of Languedoc'. Nîmes won, qualifying for the final phase of the French championship, which they lost to Olympique Marseille in the first round.
The club suspended activities due to World War I on April 15 1919. In 1922, SCN absorbed a local rival, F.A. Nîmois.
The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, were runners-up in the South-East championship in 1925. In 1927, ''les Nîmois'' won a place in the highest championship, then known as the Division d'Honneur.
In October 1931, the then-president of the Republic of France, Gaston Doumergue, inaugurated the Jean Bouin stadium.
Due to financial problems, SCN abandoned their professional activities in 1937. Following efforts from local businessmen, the club moved to the district of Lozère-Gard in Nîmes, and was reformed as Nîmes Olympique.
The team moved to the ''Stade des Costières de Nîmes'' on February 15 1989, celebrating with a game featuring the French national team. A number of Dutch players including Dennis Bergkamp made guest appearances for Nimes.
The first league match at the stadium was on March 4 1989, against Montceau in a Ligue 2 game, with 3,647 spectators in attendance. The record attendance to date was 25,051, which was recorded in the 1991-1992 season, in a Ligue 1 game against Olympique Marseille. The French national team also played an international game against Greece, just before Euro 96, with an attendance of 23,420.
The standard capacity of the stadium is 18,482, due to security concerns.
★ Ligue 1 runners-up - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1972.
★ Ligue 2 champions - 1950.
★ Ligue 2 runners-up - 1991.
★ Championnat National champions - 1997.
★ Coupe de France finalists - 1958, 1961, 1996.
★ Coppa delle Alpi - 1971
★ Coupe Drago winners - 1956.
★ Coupe Gambardella winners - 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977.
For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see
★ Hassan Akesbi
★ Laurent Blanc
★ Bernard Boissier
★ Eric Cantona
★ José Luis Cuciuffo
★ Kader Firoud
★ René Girard
★ Jacky Novi
★ Christian Perez
★ Frédéric Piquionne
★ José Daniel Ponce
[1]
1. http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#m
★ Club site
★ French Football Federation
'Nîmes Olympique' is a football (soccer) team based in Nîmes, France, founded on April 10 1937. Prior to this, it was known as 'Sporting Club Nîmois'.
Nimes Olympique currently (as of 2006) plays in the Championnat National - the third level of French soccer. They have a fierce group of fans ("Ultras") known as the "Gladiators".
Their greatest achievement was winning Ligue 2 in the 1949/1950 season. They also won the Championnat National in 1997.
Former players include Éric Cantona, Laurent Blanc, Wilson Oruma, Mickaël Pagis, Cyril Jeunechamp and Bernard Boissier.
| Contents |
| Sporting Club Nîmois |
| Nîmes Olympique |
| Stadium |
| Honours |
| Squad 2006/07 |
| Famous players |
| Coaches |
| References |
| External links |
Sporting Club Nîmois
The Sporting Club Nîmois (SCN) was founded in 1901 by Henri Monnier, who, at the age of 21, had just returned from a 2 year trip to England. He decided to start a new team in Nimes, his home town. Originally, the team was for young Protestants only.
In 1908, the SCN played FC Sète for the title of 'Champions of Languedoc'. Nîmes won, qualifying for the final phase of the French championship, which they lost to Olympique Marseille in the first round.
The club suspended activities due to World War I on April 15 1919. In 1922, SCN absorbed a local rival, F.A. Nîmois.
The new team, still under the name of Sporting Club Nîmois, were runners-up in the South-East championship in 1925. In 1927, ''les Nîmois'' won a place in the highest championship, then known as the Division d'Honneur.
In October 1931, the then-president of the Republic of France, Gaston Doumergue, inaugurated the Jean Bouin stadium.
Due to financial problems, SCN abandoned their professional activities in 1937. Following efforts from local businessmen, the club moved to the district of Lozère-Gard in Nîmes, and was reformed as Nîmes Olympique.
Nîmes Olympique
Stadium
The team moved to the ''Stade des Costières de Nîmes'' on February 15 1989, celebrating with a game featuring the French national team. A number of Dutch players including Dennis Bergkamp made guest appearances for Nimes.
The first league match at the stadium was on March 4 1989, against Montceau in a Ligue 2 game, with 3,647 spectators in attendance. The record attendance to date was 25,051, which was recorded in the 1991-1992 season, in a Ligue 1 game against Olympique Marseille. The French national team also played an international game against Greece, just before Euro 96, with an attendance of 23,420.
The standard capacity of the stadium is 18,482, due to security concerns.
Honours
★ Ligue 1 runners-up - 1958, 1959, 1960, 1968, 1972.
★ Ligue 2 champions - 1950.
★ Ligue 2 runners-up - 1991.
★ Championnat National champions - 1997.
★ Coupe de France finalists - 1958, 1961, 1996.
★ Coppa delle Alpi - 1971
★ Coupe Drago winners - 1956.
★ Coupe Gambardella winners - 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977.
Squad 2006/07
Famous players
For a complete list of Nîmes Olympique players, see
★ Hassan Akesbi
★ Laurent Blanc
★ Bernard Boissier
★ Eric Cantona
★ José Luis Cuciuffo
★ Kader Firoud
★ René Girard
★ Jacky Novi
★ Christian Perez
★ Frédéric Piquionne
★ José Daniel Ponce
Coaches
★ Marcel Gebelin:1940-1942 ★ Louis Gabrillargues :1942-1946 ★ René Dedieu :1946-1948 ★ Pierre Pibarot :1948-1955 ★ Kader Firoud :1955-1964 ★ Pierre Pibarot :1964-1967 ★ Marcel Rouvière :1967 ★ Marcel Tomazover :1967-1969 ★ Kader Firoud :1969-1978 ★ Henri Noël :1978-1982 ★ Pierre Barlaguet :1982-August 1984 ★ Marcel Domingo :August 1984-1986 ★ Kristen Nygaard :1986-1987 ★ Jean Sérafin :1987-1988 ★ Bernard Boissier : 1988-1990 ★ Daniel Romeo :1990-November 1991 | ★ René Girard : November 1991-June 1992 ★ Michel Mézy :June 1992-1992 ★ Léonce Lavagne :1992-February 1993 ★ Michel Mézy :February 1993-1993 ★ René Exbrayat :1993-1994 ★ Josip Skoblar :1994-October 1994 ★ René Girard:October-December 1994 ★ Pierre Barlaguet: December 1994-1996 ★ Pierre Mosca : 1996-1999 ★ Serge Delmas : 1999-2000 ★ Dominique Bathenay : 2000-December 2001 ★ Bernard Boissier : December 2001-2002 ★ François Brisson and Armand Sene : 2002-2003 ★ Patrick Champ : April 2003-2003 ★ Didier Ollé-Nicole : 2003-2005 ★ Régis Brouard : 2005- |
References
1. http://www.rsssf.com/players/trainers-fran-clubs.html#m
External links
★ Club site
★ French Football Federation
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