Clermont Foot

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.

Clermont Foot 63
Full nameClermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Short nameClermont, CF63
Founded1911 (1911)
GroundStade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
Capacity11,980
ChairmanAhmet Schaefer
ManagerPascal Gastien
LeagueLigue 1
2020–21Ligue 2, 2nd of 20 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

The club plays its home matches at the Stade Gabriel Montpied located within the city. Between 2014 and 2017, Clermont was managed by Corinne Diacre, the first woman to manage a men's professional football team.[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. Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC). 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. 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, before succumbing to Nice.

The club won the Championnat National in 2007, 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: 2001–02, 2006–07

Players

Current squad
As of 1 February 2022.[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
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 Grejohn Kyei
10 FW  FRA Lucas Da Cunha (on loan from OGC Nice)
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 (captain)
22 MF  ESP Oriol Busquets
23 DF  FRA Jérôme Phojo
24 MF  BEN Jodel Dossou
25 MF  FRA Johan Gastien (vice-captain)
26 FW  FRA Pierre-Yves Hamel (on loan from FC Lorient)
27 FW  GUI Mohamed Bayo
29 MF  FRA Naël Jaby
36 DF  GHA Alidu Seidu
40 GK  FRA Ouparine Djoco

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
— DF  FRA Julien Boyer (on loan to SC Bastia)
— MF  GHA Blankson Anoff (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 Baïla Diallo (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)

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

References
  1. "Clermont Foot 63". Ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel.
  2. "Helena Costa takes over at Ligue 2's Clermont Foot as first female manager". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Helena Costa: French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot name woman boss". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. "Helena Costa will not after all take over as Clermont Foot coach". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. "Clermont Foot appoint second female manager in Corinne Diacre". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. "Le Clermont Foot en Ligue 1 : c'est fait !". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 15 May 2021.
  7. "Joueurs" (in French). Clermont Foot 63. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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