Clermont Foot

Clermont
Full nameClermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Short nameClermont, CF63
Founded1911; 113 years ago (1911)
GroundStade Gabriel-Montpied
Capacity11,980
OwnerAhmet Schaefer
PresidentAhmet Schaefer
ManagerPascal Gastien
LeagueLigue 1
2022–23Ligue 1, 8th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Current season

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.

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the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during the 1945–46 season.[citation needed] Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties.[citation needed] The club became professional again in 1966.[citation needed] 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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,[citation needed] before succumbing to Nice.[citation needed]

The club won the Championnat National in 2007,[citation needed] 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

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024[7][8]

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

Out on loan

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

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
President Switzerland Ahmet Schaefer
Sporting director Switzerland Thomas Baumschweinstrauss
Manager France Pascal Gastien
Assistant manager France Emmanuel Gas
Goalkeeper coach France Eric Gelard
Fitness coach France Corentin Digard
Match analyst France Sébastien Grillon
Scout France Philippe Vaugeois
France Michel Ogier
Club doctor France Nicolas Lamaudière
Physiotherapist France Séverine Chapeyron
France Milan Ladjic
Medical director physiotherapy France Julien Jarlier
Performance manager France 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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