Vannes OC
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| Full name | Vannes Olympique Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The White-Blacks | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | Stade de la Rabine, Vannes | ||
| Capacity | 9,500 | ||
| Chairman | Stéphane Kerdodé | ||
| Manager | Laurent Hervé | ||
| League | National 3 Group Brittany | ||
| 2016–17 | CFA2 Group A, 5th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Vannes Olympique Club (Breton: Gwened Olimpek Klub; commonly referred to as simply Vannes) is a French football club based in Vannes. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of the Véloce vannetais founded in 1911 and the FC Vannes known before 1991 as UCK Vannes founded in 1946 and currently play in Championnat National 3, the fifth level of French football. Vannes plays its home matches at the Stade de la Rabine located within the city. The team is managed by Thierry Froger and captained by goalkeeper Antoine Petit.
Though formed in the late 1990s, Vannes developed into a solid football club. In the club's first season of existence, it won the Division d'Honneur of the Brittany region. Almost a decade later, the club won the Championnat National, the third division of French football to ascend to Ligue 2. In cup competitions, Vannes surprisingly reached the final of the 2008–09 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue, in what was the club's first time participating in the tournament. The team defeated Ligue 1 clubs Nice and Auxerre on its way to the final, where Vannes lost to Bordeaux.
The club remained in Ligue 2 for three seasons, but after relegation in 2012 the failed to return, and were declared bankrupt in 2014.[1] They reformed in the Brittany Region Division Supérieure Elite (equivalent to the seventh level of football in France) under order of the FFF.[2]
Two successive promotions brought the club back to CFA 2 for the 2016–17 season.
Players
Current squad
As of 10 March 2014 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable former players
For a list of former Vannes players, see Category:Vannes OC players.
Honours
- Championnat National
- Champions (1): 2008
- Championnat de France Amateur
- Champions (1): 2004
- Division d'Honneur (Brittany)
- Champions (2): 1998, 2016
- Division Supérieure Elite (Brittany)
- Champions (1): 2015
- Coupe de la Ligue
- Runners-Up (1): 2009
References
- ↑ "Football. Le Vannes OC dépose le bilan" (in French). 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ↑ "LA FFF REFUSE LA RÉ-INTÉGRATION DE VANNES EN DH" (in French). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
- Official website (in French)