FC Lourdes

FC Lourdais

Full name	Football Club Lourdais Hautes-Pyrénées
Emblem(s)	(as above)
Founded	1911
Location	Lourdes, France
Ground(s)	Stade Antoine-Beguere (Capacity: 12,000)
League(s)	Fédérale 1

FC Lourdais is a French rugby union club from Lourdes currently competing in the French league system. Formed in 1911 they have won the French league eight times and the French cup six times. They play in the Stade Antoine-Beguere and traditionally wear blue and red jerseys. Their most notable former player is Jean Prat. They are based in Lourdes in Hautes-Pyrénées. The team currently competes in the third tier of French rugby, Fédérale 1.

Honors

French championship:
- Champions: 1948, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1968
- Runners-up: 1945, 1956, 1955

Challenge Yves du Manoir:
- Champions: 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1967, 1981
- Runners-up: 1977

Coupe de France:
- Champions: 1950, 1951
- Runners-up: 1948, 1984

Finals results

French championship

Date	Winner	Runners-up	Score	Venue	Spectators
7 April 1945	SU Agen	FC Lourdes	7-3	Parc des Princes, Paris	30,000
24 March 1946	Pau	FC Lourdes	11-0	Parc des Princes, Paris	30,000
18 April 1948	FC Lourdes	RC Toulon	11-3	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse	29,753
4 May 1952	FC Lourdes	USA Perpignan	20-11	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	32,500
17 May 1953	FC Lourdes	Stade Montois	21-16	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	32,500
22 May 1955	USA Perpignan	FC Lourdes	11-6	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux	39,764
3 June 1956	FC Lourdes	US Dax	20-0	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	38,426
26 May 1957	FC Lourdes	Racing Club de France	16-13	Stade de Gerland, Lyon	30,000
18 May 1958	FC Lourdes	SC Mazamet	25-8	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	37,164
22 May 1960	FC Lourdes	AS Béziers	14-11	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	37,200
16 June 1968	FC Lourdes	RC Toulon	9-9 AP	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	28,526

Challenge Yves du Manoir

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1953	FC Lourdes	8-0	Section Paloise
1954	FC Lourdes	28-12	RC Toulon
1956	FC Lourdes	3-0	USA Perpignan
1966	FC Lourdes	16-6	Stade Montois
1967	FC Lourdes	9-3	RC Narbonne
1977	AS Béziers	19-18	FC Lourdes
1981	FC Lourdes	25-13	AS Béziers

Coupe de France

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1948	Castres Olympique	6-0	FC Lourdes
1950	FC Lourdes	16-3	AS Béziers
1951	FC Lourdes	6-3	Stadoceste Tarbais
1984	Stade Toulousain	6-0	FC Lourdes

Notable former players

Clément Dupont
Eugène Buzy
Robert Soro
Antoine Labazuy
Jean Prat
Maurice Prat
Henri Rancoule
Jean Barthe
Henri Domec
Claude Lacaze
Pierre Lacaze
Louis Guinle
Thomas Mantérola
Roger Martine
Michel Crauste
Arnaud Marquesuzaa
Jean Gachassin
Michel Arnaudet
Jean-Henri Mir
André Abadie
André Campaes
Alain Caussade
Manuel Carpentier
Pierre Berbizier
Michel Crémaschi
Jean-Pierre Garuet
Louis Armary

External links

Official website

Rugby union in France

Governing body

Fédération Française de Rugby

National teams

Men's	France A 7s France amateur U-20 U-18

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens World Rugby Sevens Series Sevens Grand Prix Series

Professional clubs	European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup National Rugby League (France) Top 14 Pro D2 Fédérale 1 Fédérale 2 Fédérale 3 Challenge Yves du Manoir

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