Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Ligue 1. 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
Capacity11,980
OwnerAhmet Schaefer
PresidentAhmet Schaefer
ManagerPascal Gastien
LeagueLigue 1
2022–23Ligue 1, 8th of 20
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] In 2021, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history.

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 Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties.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 were promoted to 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 Ligue 2.[6]

Honours

Championnat National

  • Winners: 2001–02, 2006–07

Players

Current squad
As of 1 September 2023[7][8]

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 Senegal SEN Massamba Ndiaye
2 DF Algeria ALG Mehdi Zeffane
3 DF Brazil BRA Neto Borges
5 DF Belgium BEL Maximiliano Caufriez
6 MF Mali MLI Habib Keïta
7 MF France FRA Yohann Magnin
8 FW France FRA Bilal Boutobba
9 FW Serbia SRB Komnen Andrić
10 MF Austria AUT Muhammed Cham
11 FW Gabon GAB Jim Allevinah
12 MF France FRA Maxime Gonalons (vice-captain)
15 DF Mali MLI Cheick Oumar Konaté
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK France FRA Théo Borne
17 DF France FRA Andy Pelmard
18 FW Kosovo KOS Elbasan Rashani
20 MF Morocco MAR Aïman Maurer
21 DF France FRA Florent Ogier (captain)
22 DF France FRA Yoël Armougom
23 FW Jamaica JAM Shamar Nicholson (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
25 MF France FRA Johan Gastien (3rd captain)
36 DF Ghana GHA Alidu Seidu
91 FW Angola ANG Jérémie Bela
95 FW France FRA Grejohn Kyei
99 GK Senegal SEN Mory Diaw

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
— GK Guinea-Bissau GNB Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains)
— DF Senegal SEN Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Guinea GUI Yadaly Diaby (on loan to Austria Lustenau)
— MF Ivory Coast CIV Fred Gnalega (on loan to Chamalières)

Retired numbers

14 - France Clément Pinault, defender (2008–09) – posthumous honour

Notable former players

For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see Category:Clermont Foot players.

Club officials
As of 1 September 2017
Position Staff
PresidentSwitzerland Ahmet Schaefer
Sporting directorGermany Ingo Winter
ManagerFrance Pascal Gastien
Assistant managerFrance Emmanuel Gas
Goalkeeper coachFrance Eric Gelard
Fitness coachFrance Corentin Digard
Match analystFrance Sébastien Grillon
ScoutFrance Philippe Vaugeois
France Michel Ogier
Club doctorFrance Nicolas Lamaudière
PhysiotherapistFrance Séverine Chapeyron
France Milan Ladjic
Medical director physiotherapyFrance Julien Jarlier
Performance managerFrance Eric Pégorer

Coaches

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 11 February 2023.
  8. "Squad". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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