Clermont Foot

Clermont

Full name	Clermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)	Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Short name	Clermont, CF63
Founded	1911; 113 years ago (1911)
Ground	Stade Gabriel-Montpied
Capacity	11,980
Owner	Ahmet Schaefer
President	Ahmet Schaefer
Manager	Pascal Gastien
League	Ligue 1
2022–23	Ligue 1, 8th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. As of the 2023–24 season, it competes in Ligue 1. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger.

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.

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the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during the 1945–46 season.^{[citation needed]} Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties.^{[citation needed]} The club became professional again in 1966.^{[citation needed]} 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC).^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} 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,^{[citation needed]} before succumbing to Nice.^{[citation needed]}

The club won the Championnat National in 2007,^{[citation needed]} 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]

Honours

• Championnat National
  • Winners: 2001–02, 2006–07

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024^[7][8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 GK  FRA Théo Borne 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

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

• Albert Rust (2000–01)
• Hubert Velud (2001–04)
• Olivier Chavanon (2004–05)
• Dominique Bijotat (2005)
• Marc Collat (2005–06)
• Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2006–09)
• Michel Der Zakarian (2009–12)
• Régis Brouard (2012–14)
• Helena Costa (7 May 2014 – 24 June 2014)
• Corinne Diacre (28 June 2014 – 30 August 2017)
• Pascal Gastien (1 September 2017 –)

References

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