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FC Sochaux
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FC Sochaux Information
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| Address: |
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bungalow du stade Bonal, 25200 Montbéliard |
| Telephone: |
03-81-99-77-00 |
| Fax: |
03-81-99-77-01 |
| Founded: |
1928 |
| Stadium: |
Auguste-Bonal |
| Website: |
www.fcsochaux.fr |
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FC Sochaux History
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FC
Sochaux is a French football team, playing in the town of
Montbéliard.
The club was founded in 1928 as a works team for the Peugeot
motor car factory. The following year, Sochaux's management
sought to attract talented players from around Europe to become
France's first professional soccer club.
Results soon followed as Sochaux captured the 1935 and 1938
league championships.
In the post-war era, the FCSM saw its stature in French soccer
steadily diminish from a league heavyweight to a middle-of-the-table
performer relying more on its excellent youth development
program than on the substantial budgets of yore. Although rarely
relegated to the second division, Sochaux would not hoist a
major trophy until 2004's Coupe de la Ligue.
The current renaissance of les lionceaux ("the lion cubs") has
seen the club finish in the top half of the Ligue 1 table three
years running and compete in the UEFA cup. It is recognized as
one of the very best sources of young talent in France, with
players like Benoit Pedretti and Pierre-Alain Frau finding their
way to top clubs and the French national team. |
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FC Sochaux Honours, Trophies & Awards
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