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Rivals	Girondins Bordeaux
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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Season Guide

2024/2025

Toulouse

In

Charlie Cresswell (def) (Leeds); Djibril Sidibe (def) (AEK)

Out

Christian Mawissa (r)(def) (Monaco); Thijs Dallinga (k)(att) Bologna); Anthony Rouault (def) (Stuttgart); Viljko Birmancevic (att) (Sparta Prague); Mikkel Desler (r)(def) (Austin); Moussa Diarra (sp)(def) (Alaves); Junior Flemmings (att) (Ajman); Yanis Bergraoui (att) (Estoril); Ibrahim Cissoko (att) (Plymouth, loan); Said Hamulic (att) (Widzew Lodz, loan); Kleri Seber (mid), Thomas Himeur (gk) (both released)

Toulouse have re-established themselves as a Ligue 1 club with two solid finishes after winning promotion, and they should be confident of prolonging that stay after a solid first season under Carles Martinez last time around. TFC finished 11th in the league last time out, which was achieved despite the challenge of playing European football. Without that luxury this time around, their squad has been significantly reduced in numbers, including a handful of players important to the first team. The defence is the area that has suffered most significantly. Christian Mawissa and Anthoyn Rouault, both potential starting centre-backs, have been sold along with Moussa Diarra, while right-back Mikkel Desler has also departed. There are also rumours that Logan Costa could go before the end of the summer, which would leave them very short indeed. Charlie Cresswell has arrived from Leeds in the heart of the defence in what looks like a smart signing, while veteran Djibril Sidibe joins as right-back in what looks a far greater gamble. They will all play in front of Guillaume Restes, who is a promising young goalkeeper but one who can still be prone to mistakes. At 19, he is firmly first pick. The other big change comes in attack, where Thijs Dallinga has departed. He was vital in terms of his offensive contribution last season and they do not have a player of equivalent quality. Where TFC are strong is the wing, albeit Zakaria Aboukhlal and Aron Donnum both prefer playing off the right and there is not an equivalent on the left. There is no significant change in what is a solid midfield. Vincent Sierro will be an important player in this area, while more will be expected in the second season of Cristian Casseres and Niklas Schmidt.

Target

Toulouse’s aim should be another season of mid-table stabilisation. Certain areas of their squad look strong but there are other areas that look very weak and will undermine them.