Nantes
Ligue 1
Ligue 1
Team details
| Rivals | Girondins Bordeaux & Stade Rennais |
| Club Profile | Twitter: @FCNantes Nickname: La Maison Jaune, Les Canaris |
| Stadium | FC Nantes played their home games in different venues in the early days: Stade du Vivier, Stade de la Contrie and Stade de Procé. Following that the local authority gave them permission to play at the Stade Municipal de Malakoff, which had a capacity of 9,000 of which 3,000 were seated. Used by the Nazis as a car park, it was heavily bombed in September 1943 and Nantes had to return to de Procé. They would play again in Malakoff for their professional debut in 1945. In line with Nantes ever growing ambitions, the Stadium was renovated several times during the 1950s and 1960s taking the capacity to 30000, of which 13,000 were seated. In 1965 it was re-named the Stade Marcel-Saupin, an homage to the club’s founder. However, its location in the city centre allowed no further increases in capacity. The Stade de la Beaujoire was built for the UEFA European Championship 1984. Futuristic in structure, the stadium could host 53,000. This was reduced to 37,000 for the Rugby World Cup 2007. Renamed Louis Fonteneau in 1989, La Beaujoire was the first French stadium to get rid of wire nets in the stands in 1998. There has been talk of a move to a new stadium since 2008, but this has failed to progress beyond words. |
| Recent History | FC Nantes made it to Ligue 1 in 1963. They soon became protagonists in the top flight. In the following 2 decades they won the French title 6 times fnished second 7 times, won the Coupe de France once and lost in the final 4 times. They also made a name for themselves at European level reaching the Cup Winners’ Cup semifinals in 1980. The club were successful again between the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s, as they became French champions twice more. This elevated them to the top 5 teams in terms of Championships won. They also won the Coupe twice more and reached the Champions League semifinals, eventually losing to Juventus in 1996. Disappointment followed as Nantes were relegated for the first time in their history, in 2006-2007. The club was then bought by the controversial Waldemar Kita in 2007 and, after flirting with a fall to the Championnat National, succeeded in returning to the Ligue 1 for their 70th anniversary in 2013. A period spent avoiding relegation would follow, but top 10 finishes in 2017 & 2018 were good reason for a more optimistic outlook. |
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Season Guide
2024/2025