Le Mans Union Club 72

Football club infobox
clubname = Le Mans UC 72


fullname = Le Mans Union Club 72
nickname = Le Mans
founded = 1985
ground = Stade Léon-Bollée,
Le Mans
capacity = 16,500
chairman = Henri Legarda
manager = Yves Bertucci
league = Ligue 1
season = 2007-08
position = Ligue 1, 8th
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Le Mans UC72 is a French football club, based in Le Mans. It was founded in 1985, having gone under its full name of Le Mans Union Club 72 since their foundation in 1902. Yves Bertucci succeeds Rudi Garcia, as manager of the MUC 72 in June 2008. The club gained its first historical promotion to Ligue 1 for the 2003-04 season, but was quickly relegated. However, they fought back and in 2005 won another promotion. Since then they have no problems with retaining their top flight place. After finishing 11th and 12th in 2006 and 2007, respectively, they finished 9th in 2008, the best result in club history. They play their home games in Stade Omnisports Léon Bollée.

Honours

* Ligue 2
** Runners-up (2): 2003, 2005
* Champions DH Quest
** Winners (2): 1961, 1965
* Coupe Gambardella
** Winners (1): 2004
* French Cup
** Semifinalists: 1998
* French League Cup
** Semifinalists: 2006, 2007, 2008

Historical information

Le Mans Sports Club were founded in 1900, but it wasn't until 1908 that a football club existed within it. In 1910, Le Mans qualified for the Championnat de la France in 1910 but are heavily overturned by Saint-Servan. Gaining a huge reputation up to World War I, they plunged into obscurity by World War II before joining the league in 1942.

Le Mans UC72 exist thanks to a merge between USM and SOM on June 12, 1985. It was at this time that their coach, Christian Gourcuff, joined as a scout.

Current squad

"As of September 02, 2008" [ [http://www.muc72.fr/groupe-pro.php Groupe Prop] ]

Notable former players

For a complete list of Le Mans Union Club 72 players, see

Coaches

References

External links

* [http://www.muc72.fr/ Official Website] (in French)