Stade Malherbe Caen

Professional French association football team based in Caen

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Stade Malherbe Caen ( french pronunciation : [ stad malɛʁb kɑ̃ ] ; normally known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen ) is a french professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the fusion of Club Malherbe Caennais and Club Sportif Caennais. The team takes its name from François de Malherbe, a seventeenth century poet from Caen.

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For most of its history, SM Caen has been one of the independent amateur clubs in France. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the rebel of Stade Malherbe in the french football hierarchy. In 1985, Stade Malherbe adopted professional condition. Three seasons later, it was promoted for the first fourth dimension to first division. In 1992, a few months after being narrowly saved from bankruptcy, the club finished fifth in Division 1 and qualified for UEFA Cup. But it was relegated three years late. Despite a second division title won in 1996, SM Caen fell back into the anonymity of the second division. Under the chairmanship of Jean-François Fortin, from 2002, and under the frolic steering of Patrick Rémy, Franck Dumas and then Patrice Garande, the Stade Malherbe has regained sporting success. The club was promoted in Ligue 1 several times, reached the Coupe de la Ligue final in 2005 and finished 7th in Ligue 1 in 2016. In 2018, as the clubhouse began its fifth consecutive season in Ligue 1, a conflict erupted within the management team : Jean-François Fortin left his place to Gilles Sergent, while Patrice Garande was replaced by Fabien Mercadal. Caen was relegated to Ligue 2 in 2019, after finishing 19th in the previous Ligue 1 season. SM Caen has been playing since 1993 at the Stade Michel d’Ornano. Before and since its basis, the golf club played at Stade de Venoix, which is nowadays used by the reserve team. It has basically geographic rivalries with Le Havre AC ( sometimes called “ Le derby normand “ ) and Stade Rennais, its closest neighbor when the golf club was in Ligue 1 .

history [edit ]

Genesis ( Before 1913 ) [edit ]

many football clubs were constituted in Caen at the end of the nineteenth century : the Union sportive des étudiants de Caen, founded in 1892, the Union Athlétique du Lycée Malherbe ( UALM ), founded in 1892 [ 2 ] or 1895 and the Club Sportif Caennais, founded in November 1899. These clubs participated in the early on editions of the football championship organised by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. In 1907, former members of UALM created the Club Malherbe Caennais, soon the best cabaret in Lower Normandy. [ 3 ] In 1909 and 1911, several friendlies matches were organised between a choice of players from Caen and the English club of St Albans City F.C. .

First years and first professional adventure ( 1913–1947 ) [edit ]

Stade Malherbe team in 1919 First master team of Stade Malherbe, 1934–35 season The Stade Malherbe Caennais was formally founded on 17 November 1913 from the fusion of Club Sportif Caennais and Club Malherbe Caennais. It was a multi-sport athletic baseball club, which adopted the “ Malherbe ” and the leach jersey of the CMC, and the bolshevik and blue colours of CSC. [ 4 ] The club had its own facilities – the S tade de Venoix – inherited from the CMC. The football team of CMC, engaged in the league in Lower Normandy, changed its identify fair after the start of the season. By winning this competition, Stade Malherbe recorded their foremost deed in its foremost year of being. Having qualified for the finals of the 1914 USFSA Football Championship, Caen was eliminated in the 1/8 final by the Union coltish Servannaise : after a draw in the first game ( 3–3 ) it had to forfeit the second. World War I stopped the competitions. thirty-nine members of the clubhouse were killed in the fight, including former captain Eugène Lesomptier. In 1919, the USFSA championship was replaced by regional championships organised by the french Football Federation, called Division d’Honneur. Stade Malherbe, reinforced by the move to Caen of the former french international Eugène Maës, won six times the backing of Lower Normandy between 1920 and 1928, [ 5 ] but were ineffective to compete with the major Upper Normandy clubs, Le Havre AC and FC Rouen. Since 1919–20, Caen besides participated in the Coupe de France but fell in orotund of 32 in 1921 and 1922. In 1929, the two Division d’Honneur leagues of Normandy were merged and Stade Malherbe was promoted the year after. Its best concluding stand was 5th in 1933. In 1934, one year after FC Rouen and Le Havre AC, Stade Malherbe acquired professional condition and reached the french Division 2. The club finished 11th out of 16 for the first season, then 6th in 1936 and 8th in 1937. But its fiscal site deteriorated and Stade Malherbe left D2 in 1938, after four professional seasons. The club then returned to Division d’Honneur of Normandy. It won the last version before World War II in 1938–39, and the inaugural two after WW2 in 1946 and 1947 .

An crucial amateur cabaret ( 1948–1985 ) [edit ]

In 1948, Stade Malherbe joined the newly founded Championnat de France amateur [fr], the third level of french football. soon considered as a “ lord ” in CFA, Caen was unable to win the championship, unlike their regional equal US Quevilly, despite consecutive calls to former french international players as coaches : Jules Vandooren, Jean Prouff, Andre Grillon, Jean Vincent and Oliver Celestin. Stade Malherbe made itself known basically by repeated feats in Coupe de France in the 1950s : french champion Stade de Reims ( 2–1 ) and top teams Racing Club de France ( 3–2 ) and RC Lens were defeated in January 1953, 1956 and 1961. In 1958, Caen pushed FC Nantes to play five games to decide : the first three games resulting in 0–0 draws, the fourth was stopped, the one-fifth saw Nantes win 1–0. Through its success Caen won the “ Challenge France-Football ” rewarding the best amateur team in Coupe de France in 1956 and 1961. Undermined by the imbalance of its coaches and presidents and a precarious fiscal health, Stade Malherbe weakened gradually and was relegated twice ( in 1962 and 1965 ) into Division d’Honneur, but regained its place in CFA. In 1970, the CFA was removed and the Division 2 was enlarged to 48 teams. During the 1970s, Caen evolved between D3 and D2, where it failed to stabilise. Jacques Mouilleron became coach in 1973. In 1975, the club won its first national title : the West group of Division 3. Stade Malherbe was named best amateur golf club by France-Football and Jean-Paul Bouffandeau and Jean-Paul Pottier were named french amateur players of the year in 1975 and 1976. 3 years later, Caen fell back to D3. Pierre Mankowski was hired as player-coach in 1983. He led Stade Malherbe from D3 to the top of D2 in a few seasons, and pushed it to adopt professional status in 1985 .

From D2 to the european Cup ( 1985–1993 ) [edit ]

SM Caen has been a professional football club since 1985. The state objective of Mankowski was to bring Caen into the beginning class. He helped the team improve, first in defense then in attack. Caen finished sixth in D2 in 1986 and second in 1987, with noteworthy scorers Philippe Prieur and Éric Pécout. Caen made the stade de Venoix an unbeatable place but bowed out in front of AS Cannes in the playoffs. Caen succeeded in the playoffs following season, defeating Olympique Lyonnais and Chamois Niortais F.C., relegated from D1. In 1988 Stade Malherbe made Division 1. Despite many departures, including coach Mankowski ( replaced by Robert Nouzaret ) and six first base losses, Caen stayed up, one item ahead of RC Strasbourg, with the advent of a promise striker Fabrice Divert. Stade Malherbe confirmed, not without difficulties, its operation the follow season. With a newly coach, Daniel Jeandupeux, the team was largely restructured. In 1990–91, Caen took its position in the first half of Division 1, thanks to the excellent results obtained in Venoix. however, the bid revealed in late 1991 that the clubhouse was close to bankruptcy. regional businesses and local politics bailed out the club, which led to a bright 1991–92 season. Stade Malherbe finished fifth and qualified for the first gear ( and thus far alone ) time for the UEFA Cup. Stéphane Paille scored 15 goals during the season. For the first round of the 1992–93 UEFA Cup, Caen had to face up to Real Zaragoza. Caen won 3–2 in the 1st leg but lost 2–0 in Spain. Despite the goals of Xavier Gravelaine, SM Caen finished the season in a relatively disappoint eleventh rank .

Between First and Second Division ( since 1993 ) [edit ]

In the 2003–04 season, Caen finished 2nd in Ligue 2, gaining promotion to Ligue 1. They were relegated on the last day of the 2004–05 Ligue 1 season, finishing in 18th stead despite some plus results, including a surprise 3–2 away win at Marseille. But the main highlight of their temper was making it into the final of the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time in their history. Their luck at a major trophy eluded them however, as they lost 2–1 to Strasbourg in the final examination. On 25 May 2007, SM Caen obtained forwarding to Ligue 1 after a victory in death game at Libourne ( 1–2 ). In the 2008–09 season, the team was once again relegated to Ligue 2 after losing 1–0 at home to Bordeaux, but won championship future season and therefore came back to Ligue 1. In the 2010–11 temper, Caen got off to a highly impressive begin by defeating defending champions Marseille 2–1 away on the beginning day of the season, then following it up with a 3–2 family acquire over the former season ‘s Champions League semi-finalists Lyon. In the 2013–14 season, Caen were in Ligue 2, but won promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2014–15 season. As part of their forwarding battle, they drew a crucial match with Nîmes in May 2014. This 1–1 solution was besides very favorable to Nîmes who were battling to avoid delegating. This result raised suspicions, and in November 2014, Caen president Fortin was arrested, amongst several others, on suspicion of match neutering. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] last, he was cleared in March 2015. [ 8 ] For the 2016–17 and 2017–18 seasons, Caen avoided delegating to Ligue 2 on both occasions by securing a draw on the final day of the season against Paris Saint-Germain. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the 2018–19 season, Caen were relegated on the final day of the campaign after losing to Bordeaux 1–0. Caen needed to win the match and hope that results elsewhere would go in their favor. The relegation ended Caen ‘s five-year quell in the lead division. [ 11 ]

Honours [edit ]

* denotes promotion without winning the championship.
domestic Record

Year	Division	Place	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	G.F.	G.A.	G.D.	Points
1934–35	Second League	11th	26	9	3	14	61	57	+4	21
1935–36	Second League	6th	34	17	5	12	68	57	+11	39
1936–37	Second League	8th	32	12	7	13	44	53	−9	31
1937–38	Second League	14th	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
1970–71	Division 2 – B	15th	30	8	6	16	29	46	−17	22
1971–72	Division 2 – A	6th	30	12	9	9	32	36	−4	33
1972–73	Division 2 – A	17th	34	8	7	19	37	65	−28	23
1975–76	Division 2 – A	6th	34	16	8	10	54	48	+6	43
1976–77	Division 2 – B	15th	34	11	8	15	43	51	−8	30
1977–78	Division 2 – B	18th	34	6	8	20	29	66	−37	20
1980–81	Division 2 – B	18th	34	6	10	18	25	58	−33	22
1984–85	Division 2 – A	11th	34	11	11	12	33	40	−7	33
1985–86	Division 2 – B	6th	34	14	9	11	33	31	+2	37
1986–87	Division 2 – A	2nd	34	21	6	7	62	30	+32	48
1987–88	Division 2 – B	2nd	34	20	9	5	54	22	+32	49
1988–89	First League	16th	38	10	10	18	39	60	−21	40
1989–90	First League	16th	38	12	10	16	34	48	−14	34
1990–91	First League	8th	38	13	12	13	38	36	+2	38
1991–92	First League	5th	38	17	10	11	46	45	+1	44
1992–93	First League	11th	38	13	9	16	55	54	+1	35
1993–94	First League	16th	38	12	7	19	29	54	−25	31
1994–95	First League	19th	38	10	6	22	38	58	−20	36
1995–96	Second League	1st	42	24	9	9	59	34	+25	81
1996–97	First League	17th	38	7	16	15	35	46	−11	37
1997–98	Second League	9th	42	15	11	16	61	55	+6	56
1998–99	Second League	5th	38	16	11	11	47	39	+8	59
1999–00	Second League	6th	38	12	17	9	50	37	+13	53
2000–01	Second League	17th	38	11	10	17	38	53	−15	43
2001–02	Second League	6th	38	16	10	12	59	55	+4	58
2002–03	Second League	7th	38	12	16	10	45	40	+5	52
2003–04	Second League	2nd	38	20	11	7	56	31	+25	71
2004–05	First League	18th	38	10	12	16	36	60	−24	42
2005–06	Second League	4th	38	18	12	8	56	35	+21	66
2006–07	Second League	2nd	38	19	14	5	65	40	+25	71
2007–08	First League	11th	38	13	12	13	48	53	−5	51
2008–09	First League	18th	38	8	13	17	42	49	−7	37
2009–10	Second League	1st	38	18	15	5	52	30	+22	69
2010–11	First League	15th	38	11	13	14	46	51	−5	46
2011–12	First League	18th	38	9	11	18	39	59	−20	38
2012–13	Second League	4th	38	17	12	9	48	28	+20	63
2013–14	Second League	3rd	38	18	10	10	65	44	+21	64
2014–15	First League	13th	38	12	10	16	54	55	−1	46
2015–16	First League	7th	38	16	6	16	39	52	−13	54
2016–17	First League	17th	38	10	7	21	36	65	−29	37
2017–18	First League	16th	38	10	8	20	27	52	−25	38

Club crown and colours [edit ]

SM Caen Shirts ( 1992, 2002 and 2005 ). Club Malherbe Caennais wore a black and white vertical stripes jersey, while Club Sportif Caennais used blue and crimson horizontal stripes. Following the amalgamation of two clubs in 1913, the officials decided to mix colours and symbols by adopting the CMC vertical stripes and CSC colours. Stade Malherbe used for about fifty dollar bill years the same rhombus shaped logo, designed for the first master menstruation in 1934. In 1989, a new logo was designed, with a longship floating on the waves, a nod to the Viking origin of Normandy, and three arrows of the city of Caen. It was used in versatile versions for eighteen seasons, including within a shield in the 2006–07 season. In 2007, officials present a newly logo. The new logo reflects the identity of the cabaret, closely linked to the Norman period of William the conqueror : the flag of Normandy, which is actually the historical Norman iris of the Two Lions, can be frequently seen in the Kop Normandy. In 2013, the official hymn of SM Caen “ Normands, fiers et conquérants ! ” was made with a stigmatize address to the Norman identity :

“Représenter la Normandie est un honneur

Derrière nos léopards nous chanterons en cœur!

Décrire cette belle région

Doit se faire à l’unisson

Nous sommes Normands, fiers et conquérant!

Portons les couleurs du Stade Malherbe de Caen,

et c’est à d’Ornano que nous allons chantant

Nous sommes de la même famille,

Tous unis à domicile,

Nous sommes Normands fiers et conquérants!”

English:

“Represent Normandy is an honour,

We are gonna support our leopards with our chants,

Describe this beautiful region

must unite us together

We are Normans, proud and conquerors!

We wear the colours of SM Caen

And we go singing to d’Ornano

We are from the same family,

All united in a home,

We are Normans, proud and conquerors!”

SM Caen crests

1913–1930
1934–1988
2013–2016

Stadiums [edit ]

Venoix d’Ornano Caen stadium pictures Stade de Venoix was the club ‘s home from 1913, although the inaugural stand was built only in 1925, until 1993. Venoix could hold over 15,000 spectators at its peak, and now has a capacity of 5,000. In 1993 a fresh 21,500-capacity stadium was built, named Stade Michel d’Ornano. The newfangled stadium is around 500 meters away from the Stade de Venoix .

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

As of 4 September 2021.[12]
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 home team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Reserve team [edit ]

As of 15 February 2020[13]

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

celebrated early players [edit ]

For all SM Caen players with a Wikipedia article, see class : Stade Malherbe Caen players

French internationals
Name	Caps
Xavier Gravelaine	3 (1992–93)
Fabrice Divert	1 (1990)
Steve Savidan	1 (2008)

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