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Toulouse Football Club is french professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and presently plays in Ligue 2, the second division of french football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse located within the city.
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Les Pitchouns have won Ligue 2 on three occasions. [ 1 ] Toulouse have participated in european competition five times, including in 2007 when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time. [ 2 ] The president of the united states of Toulouse FC is Damien Comolli, who succeeded the french businessman Olivier Sadran who took over the baseball club following its bankruptcy in 2001 which resulted in it being relegated to the Championnat National. The club has served as a springboard for several players, most notably the World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and international striker André-Pierre Gignac. [ 3 ]
history [edit ]
The city was left without a bad side in 1967 when Toulouse FC sold its players and place in the french top flight to Paris equip Red Star, but three years belated a newly club, Union Sportive Toulouse, rose from the ashes. Adopting loss and jaundiced jerseys, the club started out in Ligue 2 and in 1979 reclaimed the name Toulouse FC. now wearing empurpled and white, Les Pitchouns gained top-flight promotion in 1982. A side containing Jacques Santini and Swiss forward Daniel Jeandupeux earned a penalty shoot-out victory against Diego Maradona ‘s Napoli in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, Toulouse ‘s inaugural european campaign .
After goalkeeper Fabien Barthez made his discovery and moved on, Toulouse were relegated in 1994. They subsequently bounced back and forth between Ligues 1 and 2 before slipping to the third gear trajectory in 2001 after fiscal problems. Toulouse were back in the top flight two seasons late, and in 2007 they finished one-third to earn a seat in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round off. There, Liverpool overpowered them 5–0 on sum. [ 2 ] In 2008–09, Toulouse finished fourth in the Ligue 1 table with 64 points, and secured a spot in the new Europa League, while André-Pierre Gignac led all scorers in Ligue 1 with 24 goals and was awarded a call-up to the french national team. [ 3 ] In the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, Toulouse avoided relegation to Ligue 2 in the last game of the season. With 12 minutes to go, Toulouse were behind to Angers 2–1 and needed a succeed to survive, and scored two late goals and win the match 3–2. [ 4 ] Two years by and by, they finished 18th and won the promotion/relegation playoff 4–0 on aggregate against Ligue 2 ‘s AC Ajaccio. [ 5 ] On 6 January 2020, Toulouse dismissed director Antoine Kombouaré following the cabaret ‘s 1–0 loss to Championnat National 2 side Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire FC in the Coupe de France. Under Kombouaré the club had lost ten matches in a row, leading him to be dismissed and replaced by Denis Zanko. [ 6 ] On 30 April that year, Toulouse were relegated to Ligue 2 after the LFP elected to end the season early due to the coronavirus pandemic. [ 7 ] On 21 July 2020, RedBird Capital Partners acquired an 85 % stake in Toulouse FC. [ 8 ]
name changes [edit ]
- Union Sportive Toulouse (1970–79)
- Toulouse Football Club (1979–current)
stadium [edit ]
Toulouse play their home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse. Built in 1937, the stadium soon has a capacity of 33,150. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2007 Rugby Union World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.
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Colours [edit ]
The purple is a character to one of two Toulouse nicknames : la Cité des violettes ( the City of Violets ), the second base one being la Ville rose ( the Pink City ), which explains the discolor of former interchange jerseys. [ 2 ] The team ‘s logo displays the amber and red Occitan hybrid, the symbol of Occitania, of which Toulouse is a historical capital. [ 3 ]
Club rivalries [edit ]
Derby de la Garonne [edit ]
The Derby de la Garonne is a bowler hat equal between Girondins de Bordeaux and Toulouse. The bowler hat derives from the fact that Bordeaux and Toulouse are the two major clubs that play in cities that situate themselves along the Garonne River. The consistency and competitiveness of the competition developed following Toulouse ‘s refund to Ligue 1 after being administratively relegated to the Championnat National in 2001. [ 9 ]
Players [edit ]
current team [edit ]
For a number of all erstwhile and current Toulouse FC players, see category : toulouse FC players
- As of 4 September 2021.[10]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Out on lend [edit ]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Reserve police squad [edit ]
- As of 27 August 2019[11]
note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .
Honours [edit ]
- As of 21 August 2020 .[1]
domestic [edit ]
club officials [edit ]
The Board [edit ]
President
Damien Comolli
Association President
José Da Silva
Manager
Philippe Montanier
Academy Director
Rémy Loret
source : LFP.fr
Managers [edit ]
See besides [edit ]
References [edit ]
promote reading [edit ]
- Toulouse Football Club, de 1937 à nos jours, de Jean-Louis Berho et Didier Pitorre, avec la collaboration de Jean-Paul Cazeneuve et Jérôme Leclerc (Éditions Universelles)
- La Grande Histoire du TFC, de Nicolas Bernard (Éditions Universelles)
- TouFoulCan, la Bande-dessinée qui supporte le Toulouse Football Club.