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Football Club de Lorient Bretagne Sud ( french pronunciation : ​ [ lɔʁjɑ̃ bʁətaɲ syd ] ; normally referred to FC Lorient or merely Lorient ) is a french association football clubhouse based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and presently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of french football, following promotion from Ligue 2 in the 2019–20 season. Lorient plays its base matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade du Moustoir because of its localization within the city. The team is managed by Christophe Pélissier.

Lorient had a relatively bare history nationally before 1998 when the club made its beginning appearance in Ligue 1 in the 1998–99 season. Before that, Lorient spent most of its life as an amateur club. Lorient ‘s achieved its biggest honor in 2002 when the club won the Coupe de France defeating Bastia 1–0 in the final examination. Lorient has never won Ligue 1, but has won the Championnat National earning this honor in 1995. regionally, the club has won five Brittany Division d’Honneur titles and six Coupe de Bretagne. Lorient has most notably served as a springboard club for several contemporary internationals such as Laurent Koscielny, André-Pierre Gignac, Michaël Ciani, Kevin Gameiro, Karim Ziani, Bakari Koné, Matteo Guendouzi, and Seydou Keita. french external Yoann Gourcuff, the son of Christian Gourcuff, began his career at the club before moving to Derby Breton rivals Rennes .

history [edit ]

football Club Lorient was founded on 2 April 1926. Lorient was formed off of La Marée Sportive, a golf club founded a year early by Madame Cuissard, a shop patron who originated from Saint-Étienne, and her son Joseph. The club began play as an amateurish club under the czech coach Jozef Loquay and won the Champions de l’Ouest in 1929, which placed the cabaret into the Division d’Honneur of the Brittany region. In 1932, Lorient won the league and, four years late, repeated this performance. The onset of World War II limited the baseball club ‘s meteoric rise in the region and the passing of several players who either joined the war effort or left to play abroad effectively disseminated the club. Following the war, Antoine Cuissard, the grandson of Madame Cuissard, joined the club as a musician with intentions of rebuilding it in honor of his grandma. Lorient began play in the Division d’Honneur. Cuissard began one of the first gear Lorient players to maintain a place in the France national team while playing with the club. In 1954, he played on the team that qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Lorient cursorily recovered and, by 1948, was playing in the Championnat de France amateur ( CFA ). The club spend two years in the league before falling back to the Division d’Honneur. In 1957, Lorient was promoted back to the CFA, but struggled due to being limited financially. subsequently, the club sought sponsors with the hopes of becoming professional. In 1967, under the chairmanship of both Jean Tomine and René Fougère, Lorient placed a bid to turn professional and was elected to Division 2 by the french League. Incoming president Henri Ducassou agreed to do his best to make professionalism thrive in Lorient. In the second division, Lorient struggled in the early seventies to systematically stay up in the league table. In the 1974–75 and 1975–76 seasons, the clubhouse came conclusion to promotion to Division 1, finishing 3rd in its group on each juncture, one place curtly of the promotion play-offs. however, the following season, Lorient was relegated to Division 3. The electric potential of that team had proved above its classification when the club qualified for its first french FA Cup quarter-finals in history. The club subsequently struggled financially and domestically. It went bankrupt in 1978. During this period, under the name “ Club des Supporters du FC Lorient ” ( the supporters legally took over to keep the FC Lorient name alive ), Lorient played in the Division Supérieure Régionale ( one-sixth grade of the french football pyramid ). In the early on 1980s, Georges Guenoum took over the club as president of the united states and hired former Lorient player Christian Gourcuff as coach. surprisingly, under Gourcuff, Lorient cursorily climbed back up the french football ladder. In 1983, the cabaret won the Brittany Division d’Honneur championship and, the following season, won Division 4. In 1985, they won Division 3 and thus were back in Division 2 eight years after their demise at that tied ! Gourcuff left the cabaret after its first gear Division 2 campaign, with relegation only being effective through an unfavorable goal difference. Lorient spent the next five years in Division 3 playing under two managers. It went financially burst again in 1990 but was however allowed to stay in Division 3. In 1991, Gourcuff returned to the club and after about a decade play in Division 3, Lorient earned forwarding back to Division 2 after winning the second version of the Championnat National .
Jean-Claude Darcheville scored the game-winning goal for Lorient in the 2002 Coupe de France final. Lorient spent two seasons in the second division and, in the 1997–98 season, surprised many by running aside with the league alongside champions Nancy. The 1998–99 temper marked Lorient ‘s first appearance in Division 1 in the club ‘s history. The appearance was brief with Lorient struggling to meet the fiscal demands and stronger competition of the league. The cabaret finished in 16th target and were relegated. amazingly, Lorient finished equal on points with Le Havre with both clubs having the lapp number of wins, losses, and draw. however, due to Le Havre having a better goal deviation, Lorient was relegated. After only two seasons in Division 2, Lorient were back in the first division for the 2001–02 season. Before the promotion, in April 2001, a coup d’etat of the golf club led by Alain Le Roch led to home problems, which resulted in the deviation of Gourcuff and one of the club ‘s best players, Ulrich Le Pen, soon after. The club hired Argentine coach Ángel Marcos to replace Gourcuff. however, Marcos lasted only a few months. Despite the initial issues, Lorient strengthened its team in readiness for its restitution to the beginning division by recruiting players such as Pascal Delhommeau, Moussa Saïb, Johan Cavalli, and Pape Malick Diop. Led by Yvon Pouliquen, the new signings joined the likes of Jean-Claude Darcheville, Arnaud Le Lan, and Seydou Keita and surprised many by reaching the concluding of the Coupe de la Ligue. Lorient was defeated by Bordeaux in the final. Lorient continued its impressive cup form by winning the Coupe de France fair two months later. In the meet, Lorient faced Bastia and defeated the Corsicans 1–0 courtesy of a finish from Darcheville. The claim was the clubhouse ‘s first major award. The celebration would however end on a sour note as Lorient was relegated from league looseness in the lapp season. The club participated in the UEFA Cup the adopt season, falling to Turkish english Denizlispor in the first orotund on off goals. Lorient returned to the first division, now called Ligue 1, in 2006 with a completely revamped team. alternatively of spending money on players, the club focused its efforts on improving its academy and promoted respective players to the first-team such as André-Pierre Gignac, Virgile Reset, Jérémy Morel, and Diego Yesso during the club ‘s stint in Ligue 2. Lorient was besides influenced by the arrival of the Malian international Bakari Koné. The club, in its return to Ligue 1, finished mid-table in three straight seasons. In the 2009–10 season, Lorient performed well domestically. In October 2009, the club reached 5th set in the board ; its highest stead that late in the season ever. Lorient finally finished the campaign in 7th target ; its best eat up in Ligue 1. In the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season, Lorient played against Ligue 2 side ES Troyes in the promotion/relegation play off pit. Lorient lost the tie 2–1 and were relegated to Ligue 2 after an 11 year quell in the top escape. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On 30 April 2020, Lorient were promoted to Ligue 1 after the LFP decided to end the seasons of both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 early due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Lorient were top of the Ligue 2 table at the time of the decision. [ 5 ]

Players [edit ]

current police squad [edit ]

As of 1 September 2021.[6]

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

Out on lend [edit ]

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

Reserve team [edit ]

As of 8 August 2021. [ 7 ]
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 noteworthy erstwhile and stream players who have represented Lorient in league and international competition since the club ‘s foundation in 1926. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the clubhouse. For a complete list of FC Lorient players with a Wikipedia article, see here.

management and staff [edit ]

cabaret officials [edit ]

Senior club staff[8]
  • President: Loïc Féry
  • General Director: Arnaud Tanguy
  • Head Coach: Christophe Pélissier

Coaching history [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

regional [edit ]

  • Division d’Honneur (Bretagne)
    • Champions (5): 1932, 1936, 1957, 1983, 1995[11]
  • Coupe de Bretagne
    • Champions (6): 1958, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2002
FC Lorient in Europe
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
2002–03 UEFA Cup First round Turkey Denizlispor 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)

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