FC Sète 34
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Full name | Football Club de Sète 34 |
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Nickname(s) | Les dauphins or Verts[1] blancs |
Founded | 1914 |
Dissolved | 2023 |
Ground | Stade Louis Michel,Sète |
Capacity | 8,500 |
Website | Club website |
FC Sète 34was a Frenchfootballclub based inSèteand founded in 1901 asOlympique de Cette.The club won the French league title twice (in 1934 and 1939) and the French cup also twice (1930 and 1934). In 1934 they became the first club to win the French league and cup double. At the time, they were using theGeorges-Bayrou Stadium.[2]Until 1960, the club played a major role in the French football championship, but due to financial issues, it was forced to give up professional status. From the 1970s until 2005, the club played in secondary levels, before accessingLigue 2for one season after finishing at the 3rd rank ofChampionnat National.The club last played inChampionnat National 2,the fourth tier of French football, atStade Louis Michelin the town.
In July 2023 the club was placed into judicial liquidation, with theFFFrefusing a newly formed association the rights to continue with the FC Sète name.
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1901 asOlympique de Cette.It ceased activities due to the war in 1914, restarting asFC de Cette.The club was champion of the Ligue du Sud-Est for seven consecutive years from the inception of the competition in 1920 until 1926. In 1928 the name of the town changed from Cette to Sète, and the football club was renamedFC Sète.The club reached consecutiveCoupe de Francefinals in 1929 and 1930, losing 2–0 toSO Montpellierin the first before winning the trophy againstRacing Club de France3–1 after extra time.[3]
In 1932 the club were founder members of the professionalDivision 1.They finished 4th in the group. The following season they won theDivision 1andCoupe de France double, becoming the first club to do so. They won their second Division 1 title in1939,the last time the competition was played before World War II.[3]
After the war, the club did not regain its previous heights, finishing no higher than 10th in Division 1, before relegation came in1954.After six years inDivision 2the club relinquished its professional status and reformed as an amateur team at level two of the regional league (tier seven of the French league structure).[3]
The club spent six years in the same regional division before securing three promotions in four years to return to national Division 2 for the1970–71 season.A further six seasons followed before relegation to Division 3 in 1977. The club returned to Division 2 as champions of the south group of Division 3 in 1983 and spent six seasons at that level.[3]
At the end of the1988–89season, FC Sète were administratively relegated for financial reasons after finishing 15th in group B. The club was officially renamedFC de Sète 34,restarted in Division 3, and moved to their current stadiumStade Louis Michel.They remained at the third level of French football until 1997 when a second administrative relegation dropped them to the fourth level, now namedChampionnat de France Amateur.After four seasons at this level, they won promotion back toChampionnat Nationalin 2001, as champions of group B. In 2005 a 3rd-place finish was enough for promotion toLigue 2,but the club played just one season at this level before returning to the Championnat National at the end of the2005–06 season.[3]
A third administrative relegation, again for financial reasons, followed in 2009, and the club reformed for the 2009–10 season in theDivision d'Honneurof the Languedoc-Roussillon regional league (tier 6).[4]In 2012 they were promoted toChampionnat de France Amateur 2as champions of the Division d'Honneur and in 2014 they won promotion to Championnat de France Amateur, now calledChampionnat National 2.[3]The club gained promotion to theChampionnat Nationalin the 2019–20 season, after being placed at the top of2019–20 Championnat National 2Group C when the season was terminated early due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[5]
The club were relegated from the Championnat National by theDirection Nationale du Contrôle de Gestionat the end of the2021–22 season,on the grounds of financial mismanagement.[6][7]
The club hit financial troubles again during the 2022–23 season, being placed in receivership in April 2023 after a failed takeover, and estimated year-end debt of €700,000.[8]Placed in judicial liquidation on 6 July 2023, theFrench Football Federationrefused permission for the new organisation to continue the FC Sète name, and a new associationSporting Club Sétoiswas formed.[9]
Former players
[edit]Managerial history
[edit]- Ivan Bek1928–1931, 1932–1935
- Sydney Regan1929–1933
- René Dedieu1933–1936
- Joseph Azema1936–1937
- Jean Marmiès1937–1939
- Louis-Pierre Cazal1939–1940
- Elie Rous1940–1943
- Ljubiša Stefanović1943–1946
- Gabriel Féron1946–1947
- Pierre Danzelle1947–1948
- Emile Féjean1948–1949
- Elie Rous1949–1950
- Marcel Tomazover1950–1954
- István Závodi1954–1955
- Désiré Koranyi1955–1956
- Gaston Plovie1956–1958
- Domènec Balmanya,1958–60
- Marcel Tomazover1960–1965
- René MandaronandGaston Plovie1965–1969
- Jacky Bernard1969–1970
- Dominique MarcandGaston Plovie1970–1972
- Xercès Louis1972–1974
- Slobodan Milosavljević1974–1976
- Jules Miramond1976–1977
- Gyula NagyandMarcel Tomazover1977–1978
- Camille Passi1978–1980
- Claude Calabuig1980–1983
- Yves Herbet1983–1985
- Slobodan Milosavljević1985–1986
- Dominique Bathenay1986–1988
- Claude CalabuigandSlobodan Milosavljević1988–1989
- Claude Calabuig1989–1990
- Otmar Pellegrini1990–1991
- Claude Calabuig1991–1996
- Marc Bourrier1996–1997
- Claude Calabuig1997–2000
- Patrick LebeauetLaurent Scala2000–2001
- Laurent Scala2001–2002
- Albert Rust2002–2003
- Gilles BeaumianetClaude Calabuig2003–2005
- Ludovic BatelliJanuary 2006 – March 2006
- Robert BuiguesMarch 2006 – June 2006
- Christian Sarramagna2006–2007
- Thierry Laurey2007–2008
- Frédéric Rémola2008–2009
- Gilles Beaumian2009–2010
- Mathieu ChabbertetChristophe Rouve2010–2011
- Laurent Scala2011–2015
- Jean-Luc Muzet 2016–2018
- Nicolas Guibal 2018–[10]
Honours
[edit]- Champion of France (highest level): 1934, 1939
- Winner of the French Cup: 1930, 1934
- Finalist of Coupe de France: 1923, 1924, 1929, 1942
- Champion of Division d'Honneur Sud-Est: 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1968.
- Champion of USFSA Languedoc: 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914.
- Champion of Division d'Honneur Languedoc-Roussillon: 2012
- Champion CFA2 Group G: 2014
- Champion CFA Group B: 2001
- Champion Division 3 South Group: 1983
References
[edit]- ^"#714 – FC Sète: les Dauphins"(in French). Footnickname. 19 February 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 20 September 2022.Retrieved7 September2022.
- ^"Enceintes mythiques: le stade Georges Bayrou de Sète" la mecque du football ""(in French). Docteur ès sport. 27 September 2013.Archivedfrom the original on 15 June 2018.Retrieved18 December2015.
- ^abcdefg"Historique"(in French). FC Sète 34 Official site.Archivedfrom the original on 27 August 2018.Retrieved10 April2018.
- ^Sete Ca sera en DHArchived29 August 2009 at theWayback Machinefoot-national.
- ^"Arrêt du football amateur, le FC Sète est promu en National"(in French). Midi Libre. 16 April 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 23 April 2020.Retrieved5 May2020.
- ^"DNCG. Le FC Sète 34 est relégué en National 2!"(in French). footamateur.fr. 28 June 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 28 June 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.
- ^"DNCG. Sète jouera en National 2, Bastia-Borgo repêché en National"(in French). footamateur.fr. 12 July 2022.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2022.Retrieved15 July2022.
- ^"Le FC Sète en redressement judiciaire: pourquoi c'est un moindre mal pour le club héraultais"(in French). Midi Libre. 11 April 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2023.Retrieved19 July2023.
- ^"Le Sporting Club Sétois va désormais remplacer le FC Sète!"(in French). Foot Amateur. 19 July 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 19 July 2023.Retrieved19 July2023.
- ^"Nicolas Guibal (FC Sète): On a Capitalisé de la Confiance"(in French). actufoot. 8 August 2018.Archivedfrom the original on 13 August 2018.Retrieved5 May2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website(in French)