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Club Profile	Club Website Twitter: @ToulouseFC Facebook: @ToulouseFC Address: Stadium TFC, 1 Allée Gabriel Biénès, 31000 Toulouse, France Nickname: Le Téfécé
Stadium	Since their foundation, Toulouse FC have been playing their home games in the Stadium Municipal, now known as Stadium de Toulouse. Its construction started in 1937, as the local authority planned to have it ready for the World Cup 1938. Unfortunately those aspirations were never realised and it was only finished in 1949. At the time it was known as “Little Wembley”, as it vaguely resembled the London stadium. The stadium underwent one major renovation in 1997 in preparation for the World Cup in 1998. Improvements saw its capacity increased to 36,500. In 2001 an explosion at a nearby factory caused serious damage to the stadium. As a result 6 months of repairs were required and Toulouse had to play their home games in the Stade Ernest-Wallon. In 2005 giant digital screens were installed and concrete seats were replaced by plastic ones bearing the white and violet colours of TFC. More upgrades were made for the European Championship in 2016 including the installation of a hybrid playing surface. New regulations of the time meant that the capacity was reduced to 33,000.
Recent History	Toulouse FC came into being in 1970 and reached Ligue 1 for the first time in 1982. Somewhat surprisingly they finished in the top 3, 3 times in 5 seasons. They played their first European football in 1986-1987. A less successful era followed and having flirted with relegation for a period, they eventually dropped out of the top tier in 1993-1994. The following decade was characterised by promotion and relegation. A fall to the Championnat National came about following bankruptcy in 2000-2001. Toulouse returned to Ligue 1 in 2003-2004 and obtained 3rd and 4th placed finishes in 2006-2007 and 2008-2009 respectively. With that success came participation in the Champions League preliminary round on one occasion.
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2022/2023

Toulouse

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Thijs Dallinga (att) (Excelsior); Zakaria Aboukhlal (att) (AZ); Oliver Zanden (def) (Elfsborg); Kjetil Haug (gk) (Valerenga)

Out

Sam Sanna (mid) (Laval, loan); Mamady Bangre (mid) (QRM, loan)

Toulouse are back in Ligue 1 after a two-year absence but are coming up looking strong after winning the Ligue 2 title last season. Philippe Montanier formed an exciting team that was capable of devastating offensive feats, scoring an impressive 82 goals over the course of the campaign. Perhaps the only worry for them was that they should have won the title more easily. Back in Ligue 1, they have sought to strengthen their squad, but the framework of the team that excelled last season remains. Toulouse use a strongly data-based approach to their scouting system and that has led them to signing many players from lesser leagues, such as the Eredivisie and from Scandinavia. Using this system, they have unearthed some gems in recent times and will hope to do so again this summer. Centre-forward Thijs Dallinga has arrived from Excelsior to provide competition to Rhys Healey, whose pre-season has been hampered by consistent injury concerns, while Zakaria Aboukhlal has joined from AZ. TFC look extremely well stocked offensively now, with the key men from last season, Nathan Ngoumou and Rafael Ratao, remaining at the club. Branco van den Boomen is their key force in the midfield. He recorded a remarkable number of assists in Ligue 2 last season, in part because he was so strong over set pieces. He is Toulouse’s ace and will be vital to their efforts. Sporting director Damien Comolli has said that defensive solidarity will be vital this season, and to that end he has recruited left-back Oliver Zanden from Elfsborg and goalkeeper Kjetil Haug from Valerenga. Nevertheless, TFC have been far better offensively than defensively in pre-season, which hints that their games will be packed with goals again this term. Certainly, they do not have too many outstanding defensive talents, with Anthony Rouault and Bafode Diakite, two promising starters, set to discover Ligue 1 for the first time. Montanier is an experienced Ligue 1 coach and his knowledge could be key in steering Toulouse to survival.

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