Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger.

Clermont
Full nameClermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Short nameClermont, CF63
Founded1911 (1911)
GroundStade Gabriel-Montpied
Capacity11,980
OwnerAhmet Schaefer
PresidentAhmet Schaefer
ManagerVacant
LeagueLigue 2
2023–24Ligue 1, 18th of 18 (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

The club plays its home matches at the Stade Gabriel-Montpied located within the city. Between 2014 and 2017, Clermont was managed by Corinne Diacre, the first woman to manage a men's professional football team.[1] In 2021, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history. It returned to Ligue 2 in 2024.

History

The club started in 1911 under the name Stade Clermontois. Despite little league success in the early days, they reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during the 1945–46 season. Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC). The club was placed in the third division.

The club was later renamed Clermont Foot Auvergne, having to start again in the Division Honneur. After 13 years, Clermont Foot got promoted multiple times, from the Division Honneur up to Ligue 2 in 1993. During these 13 years of success, the club had numerous successes in the Coupe de France. One notable cup run was in 1997, when the Auvergne club eliminated three professional sides, Martigues, Lorient and then Paris Saint-Germain, before succumbing to Nice.

The club won the Championnat National in 2007, being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006.

In 2014, Clermont became the first French professional men's team to appoint a female manager when they appointed Helena Costa.[2][3] Less than a month after taking charge, Costa quit her role,[4] and was replaced by another woman, Corinne Diacre,[5] who would go on to train the French women's team.

Clermont were promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2021–22 season for the first time in their history, having achieved promotion to the league after finishing second in the 2020–21 edition of Ligue 2.[6] After 3 years, the club was relegated following the 2023–24 season.[7]

Honours

Players

Current squad
As of 25 June 2024[8][9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SEN Massamba Ndiaye
2 DF  ALG Mehdi Zeffane
3 DF  BRA Neto Borges
4 DF  FRA Chrislain Matsima (on loan from Monaco)
5 DF  BEL Maximiliano Caufriez
6 MF  MLI Habib Keïta
7 MF  FRA Yohann Magnin
8 FW  FRA Bilal Boutobba
9 FW  SRB Komnen Andrić
10 MF  AUT Muhammed Cham
11 FW  GAB Jim Allevinah
12 MF  FRA Maxime Gonalons (vice-captain)
15 DF  MLI Cheick Oumar Konaté
16 GK  FRA Théo Borne
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  FRA Andy Pelmard
18 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani
21 DF  FRA Florent Ogier (captain)
22 DF  FRA Yoël Armougom
23 FW  JAM Shamar Nicholson (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
25 MF  FRA Johan Gastien (3rd captain)
26 FW  FRA Alan Virginius (on loan from Lille)
91 FW  ANG Jérémie Bela
95 FW  FRA Grejohn Kyei
97 DF  FRA Jérémy Jacquet (on loan from Rennes)
99 GK  SEN Mory Diaw
— DF  FRA Damien Da Silva
— FW  AUS Musa Toure

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  GNB Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Francs Borains until 30 June 2024)
— DF  SEN Baïla Diallo (on loan to Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024)
— MF  GUI Yadaly Diaby (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2024)
— MF  CIV Fred Gnalega (at Chamalières until 30 June 2024)
— MF  MAR Aïman Maurer (at Dunkerque until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  FRA Nassim L'Ghoul (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)
— FW  FRA Abdoulaye Coulibaly (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)
— FW  FRA Adama Diakité (at Trélissac until 30 June 2024)
— FW  FRA Thomas Perchaud (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2024)

Retired numbers

14 - Clément Pinault, defender (2008–09) – posthumous honour

Notable former players

For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see Category:Clermont Foot players.

Club officials
As of 1 September 2017
Position Staff
President Ahmet Schaefer
Sporting director Thomas Baumschweinstrauss
Manager Pascal Gastien
Assistant manager Emmanuel Gas
Goalkeeper coach Eric Gelard
Fitness coach Corentin Digard
Match analyst Sébastien Grillon
Scout Philippe Vaugeois
Michel Ogier
Club doctor Nicolas Lamaudière
Physiotherapist Séverine Chapeyron
Milan Ladjic
Medical director physiotherapy Julien Jarlier
Performance manager Eric Pégorer

Coaches

References
  1. "Clermont Foot 63". Ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel.
  2. "Helena Costa takes over at Ligue 2's Clermont Foot as first female manager". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Helena Costa: French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot name woman boss". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. "Helena Costa will not after all take over as Clermont Foot coach". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. "Clermont Foot appoint second female manager in Corinne Diacre". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. "Le Clermont Foot en Ligue 1 : c'est fait !". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 15 May 2021.
  7. "Clermont Foot is officially relegated from Ligue 1". beIN Sports. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. "Joueurs" (in French). Clermont Foot 63. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. "Squad". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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