Sporting Toulon Var

Football club infobox
clubname = Toulon


fullname = Sporting Toulon Var
nickname =
founded = 1944
ground = flagicon|France Stade Bon Rencontre, Toulon
capacity = 8,000 | chairman = Alain Bencivengo
manager = Hubert Velud
league = CFA
season = 2006–07
position = Championnat National, 17th
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Sporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon, France, who currently play in the French fourth division (the Championnat de France Amateurs). The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Alain Bencivengo and managed by Hubert Velud.

History

Sporting Club Toulon was founded in 1944 after a merge between Sporting Club du Temple and Jeunesse Sportive Toulonnaise. The club first reached the highest division in France soccer in 1959, after finishing third in the second division. The Toulon club has never won the French Cup, but has reached the semi-final on two occasions: in 1963 and 1984.

After financial difficulties which led the club to be expelled from the Championnat in the 1998-99 season and to turn amateur, the club was reborn under the name "Sporting Toulon Var", gaining three promotions in four seasons to reach the third division, where they played last season.

Honours

* Ligue 2 champions: 1983
* Championnat National champions: 1996
* Semi-finalist in the Coupe de France : 1963, 1984
* Finalist of the Coupe Gambardella : 1966

2006-2007 squad

*Goalkeepers:
* Florent Chaigneau FRA (on loan from Stade Rennais)
* Alexandre Leca FRA
* Léonardo Lopez-Belmar FRA

*Defenders:
* Martin Fall FRA
* Sébastien Gimenez FRA
* Morgan Lamache FRA
* Donald Lerouzic FRA
* Arnaud Lescure FRA (on loan from AS Monaco)
* Patrick Monny-Bille FRA
* Louis Poggi FRA
* Bruno Savry FRA
* Sébastien Soulas FRA

*Midfielders:
* Vincent Boulanger FRA
* Amar Boumilat FRA
* Frédéric Brando FRA
* Anthony Colinet FRA
* Christophe Ettori FRA
* Fabrice Groisil FRA
* Amor Kehiha FRA
* Yoann Le Pivert FRA

*Forwards:
* Mesut Bilici FRA
* Marc-Éric Gueï CIV
* Mickaël N'Dri FRA
* Grégory Noto FRA
* Jérémy Ventre FRA

Managers

Notable former players

See also:
* Joseph-Antoine Bell
* Rolland Courbis
* Cyril Makanaky
* David Ginola
* Antoine Kombouaré
* Sébastien Squillaci
* Jean Tigana
*flagicon|England flagicon|USA Junior McDougald (1997-97) 8 apps 1 goals

External links

* [http://www.sportingtoulonvar.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.icictoulon.com/forumstv/ Fan site]