FC Sochaux

Full name	Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard
Nickname	Lionceaux
Founded	1928
Ground	Stade Auguste Bonal, Montbéliard
Capacity	20,005
Chairman	Jean-Claude Plessis
Manager	Guy Lacombe
League	Ligue 1
2004-2005	Ligue 1, 10th
Home colours Away colours

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The club was founded in 1928 as a works team for the Peugeot motor car factory. The following year, Sochaux's management sought to attract talented players from around Europe to become France's first professional soccer club. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peugeot is a major French car manufacturer whose roots go back to bicycle manufacturing at the end of the 19th century. ...

Results soon followed as Sochaux captured the 1935 and 1938 league championships.

In the post-war era, the FCSM saw its stature in French soccer steadily diminish from a league heavyweight to a middle-of-the-table performer relying more on its excellent youth development program than on the substantial budgets of yore. Although rarely relegated to the second division, Sochaux would not hoist a major trophy until 2004's Coupe de la Ligue.

The current renaissance of les lionceaux ("the lion cubs") has seen the club finish in the top half of the Ligue 1 table three years running and compete in the UEFA cup. It is recognized as one of the very best sources of young talent in France, with players like Benoit Pedretti and Pierre-Alain Frau finding their way to top clubs and the French national team. First International Belgium 3 - 3 France (Brussels, Belgium; 1 May 1904) Largest win France 10 - 0 Azerbaijan (Paris, France; 6 September 1995) Worst defeat Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 19 October 1908) World Cup Appearances 11 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1998 European Championship Appearances 6 (First in...

Famous players

• Lucien Laurent
• Franck Sauzee

Lucien Laurent (born December 10, 1907 in St Maur des Fosses, Val de Marne, nr. ... Franck Sauzee (born October 28, 1965) is a former French professional footballer. ...

See also

• Sochaux

Sochaux is a town and commune of eastern France, located in the Doubs département, near Montbéliard. ...

External link

• Official website (in French)