Rivals | Stade Rennais & EA Guingamp |
Club Profile | Club Website Twitter: @SB29 Nickname: Les Ty' Zefs |
Stadium | Stade Brestois have played all their home games in the Stade de l’Armoricaine since 1922. The name was taken from a youth club from which the football club itself was founded in 1950. L’Armoricaine had a capacity of 1,800 when it was first built. With good results in the 1980s came the expansion and improvement of the Stadium. A stand along the length of the pitch was added with a capacity of 10,000, 5700 of which were seated. At this time the stadium was acquired by the local council and was renamed Francis Le-Blé after the former mayor of Brest. There were whispers of a new stadium in the 2,000s to coincide with Brest’s return to professional football, however these ambitions never got beyond the planning stage. A new project was proposed by the mayor of the city in the early 2010s and all being well will be completed by 2022. |
Recent History | Having spent their early years playing at amateur level, Stade Brestois only made it to Ligue 2 in 1970 and Ligue 1 1979. Between 1981 and 1991 they enjoyed the most successful spell in their history managing to retain their top flight status for 9 out of 10 campaigns. During that time they also made it to the quarterfinals of the Coupe de France (1983) and an 8th place finish in 1987. In 1991 the club was liquidated due to bankruptcy and was forced to begin a new chapter from the amateur leagues. In 2004 with a young Franck Ribery on the pitch they managed to return to Ligue 2. 6 years later they earned promoted to Ligue 1. Their presence in the top flight would be short lived as they fell back to Ligue 2 in 2013. In March 2016, the entrepreneur Denis Le Saint acquired the club with a goal of a return to the Ligue 1. It took 3 years but, by the conclusion of the 2018-2019 campaign, Stade Brestois were promoted once again to the top flight. |
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