Association football club
This article is about the men ‘s association football team. For the women ‘s association football cabaret, see FC Metz ( women )
Football club

Football Club de Metz, normally referred to as FC Metz or just Metz ( french pronunciation : [ mɛs ] ( ) ), is a french association football golf club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the top division in the french football league organization. Metz plays its home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien located within the city. The team is presently managed by Frédéric Antonetti. In their 88-year history, Metz have spent 61 seasons in Ligue 1 and 17 seasons in Ligue 2. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the Coupe de France twice and the Coupe de la Ligue twice .

history [edit ]

FC Metz was founded in 1932 by the amalgamation of two amateur athletic clubs, and soon thereafter became a professional team ; it is one of the oldest professional football teams in France. Its roots trace back far, to the SpVgg Metz cabaret, formed in 1905 when the city of Metz was part of the german Empire. SpVgg played in the tier-one Westkreis-Liga for a temper in 1913–14, before the outbreak of the First World War stopped all play. Some players of this club were part of the Cercle Athlétique Messin in 1919, which went on to become FC Metz in 1932. Messin was a contribute club in the Division d’Honneur – Lorraine, taking out league titles in 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1929 and 1931. [ 3 ] The club played in the french second division north from 1933, winning the league in 1935 and earning promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time. [ 4 ] The team became a mid-table side in the first division until the outbreak of the war interfered with free rein once more. FCM did not take function in the top-tier regional competitions in 1939–40. [ 5 ] During World War II, the Moselle département being annexed by Germany, the golf club had to play under the Germanised name of FV Metz in the Gauliga Westmark. In the three completed seasons of this league from 1941 to 1944, the cabaret finished runner-up each year. [ 6 ] Despite the city of Metz being retaken by allied forces in fall 1944, the club did not take depart in French league football in 1944–45 but returned to Ligue 1 in 1945–46, to come 17th out of 18 clubs. An expansion of the league to 20 clubs meant, the team was not relegated and stayed at the highest level until 1950, when a last position finish ended its Ligue 1 membership. Metz was allowed to stay within Ligue 1 as a particular privilege due to its catastrophic position in the year following the war : the stadium had been damaged, about beyond repair. The team had to start from incision once again. The cabaret rebounded immediately, finishing second in Ligue 2, behind Lyon and returned to the beginning division. FC Metz made a potent render to this league, finishing fifth in its first temper second. After this, the club once more had to struggle against delegating season-by-season, finishing second-last in 1958 and having to return to Ligue 2. It took three seasons in this league before it could manage to return to Ligue 1 in 1961, but lasted for alone one year in the top flight. FC Metz spent the next five seasons at second division level. FC Metz ascended to the top level of french football once more in 1967 ; the team remained in the highest division until they were relegated in 2001, although they bounced back immediately and returned to the Ligue 1 the following class. After losing the first leg of their 1984–85 european Cup Winners ‘ Cup tie 4–2 to Barcelona at Stade Saint-Symphorien, FC Metz were widely expected to be thrashed at Camp Nou. however, a hat-trick from Yugoslav striker Tony Kurbos gave Les Grenats a electric shock 4–1 win in the second leg to send the french side through 6–5 on aggregate. In 1998, the team competed in the qualifications to the UEFA Champions League, but lost in the third round to Finnish team HJK Helsinki. In 2006, FC Metz were relegated from Ligue 1, finishing at the bed of the board, despite the regular presence of an extremely predict view, Miralem Pjanić, who would late be transferred to giants Lyon, for an astonishing fee of €7.5 million. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Metz finished 18th in Ligue 2 and were relegated to the Championnat National, the one-third tier of French football after a 1–1 pull with Tours at home plate on 20 May 2012, in very tense circumstances. Metz spent entirely one season at this level, rebuilding a team with iconic former player Albert Cartier as coach, winning promotion to Ligue 2, and then immediately finishing beginning and winning forwarding to Ligue 1. unfortunately, the team was relegated again to Ligue 2, but won forwarding the adjacent season. This time, Metz managed to secure a fourteenth set finish, ensuring another season in Ligue 1. For the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Metz endured a hideous campaign, losing eleven out of their beginning twelve matches. The baseball club recovered late in the season but finished bottom of the table and were relegated back to Ligue 2. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] On 26 April 2019, Metz were promoted back to Ligue 1 at the first time of asking by finishing first in Ligue 2. The promotion was confirmed with a 2–1 victory over Red Star. [ 9 ]

stadium [edit ]

FC Metz plays its home matches at Stade Saint-Symphorien, which has a capacity of 25,636. therefore, it is the largest venue dedicated to football in Lorraine .

crest [edit ]

Its official colours are grenat ( maroon ) and white, from which the team derives its dub Les Grenats. The team ‘s crest features the Lorraine cross, emblematic of the team ‘s regional affiliation, and the draco called the Graoully, which in local legend was tamed by Saint Clement of Metz. [ 10 ]

youth academy [edit ]

FC Metz besides gained recognition in France and Europe for its successful youth academy, which produced star players including : Rigobert Song, Robert Pires, Louis Saha, Emmanuel Adebayor, Papiss Cissé, Miralem Pjanić, Kalidou Koulibaly, and Sadio Mané. The city ‘s proximity to Luxembourg ( about 55 km ) plays a significant function in the import of young prospects. The club ‘s board has conclude ties with the Luxembourgish Football Federation. Nicolas “ Nico ” Braun, the team ‘s exceed all-time goalscorer, a well as Pjanić or, closer to our times, Chris Philipps, have played in the G-D ‘s amateur leagues before joining “ les Grenats ”. Despite this, not all Luxembourgers enjoy success with Metz, with Robert “ Robby ” Langers as the best exercise .

Honours [edit ]

FC Metz has never won the french championship ; its best solution was a second-place finish in 1998, behind RC Lens. The entitle slipstream lasted until the ultimate fastness, however Metz never recovered from a 0–2 loss against Lens on their base turf. Metz won the Coupe de France doubly, in 1984 and 1988, the inaugural of these victories enabled it to qualify for the european Cup Winners ‘ Cup where it achieved arguably the team ‘s greatest moment, an upset of FC Barcelona in the beginning round of the competition in October 1984. It lost 4–2 at home in the first leg but won 4–1 away in the return leg, therefore qualifying 6–5 on aggregate, making the FC Metz unique among the french teams who have beaten Barcelona at the Nou Camp. FC Metz besides won the Coupe de la Ligue doubly, in 1986 and 1996, and has made a sum of ten appearances in european tournaments.

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 8 October 2021.[11]

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

Out on loanword [edit ]

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

noteworthy players [edit ]

Below are the luminary former players who have represented Metz in league and international rival since the club ‘s foundation in 1932. To appear in the section below, a actor must have played at least a full season for the club .
For a complete number of FC Metz players, see category : FC Metz players

current technical staff [edit ]

Position Name
Head coach Frédéric Antonetti
Assistant coaches Jean-Marie De Zerbi
Benoît Tavenot
Goalkeeping coach Christophe Marichez
Physical trainer Florian Simon
Head doctors André Marie
Éric Sitte

managerial history [edit ]

References [edit ]