Where is the Football Club of Nantes located?

Football Club de Nantes (Breton: Naoned; Gallo: Naunnt), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (IPA: [nɑ̃t] (listen)), is a French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club.

When did FC Nantes win the Coupe de France?

Nantes continued to perform at a high level throughout the 70s and the 80s, winning four additional Ligue 1 titles and their first Coupe de France between 1973 and 1983. These glory days were followed up with a long period of decline, which culminated in the club’s relegation to the Ligue 2 in 1992.

When did FC Nantes Atlantique change their name?

From 1992 to 2007, the club was referred to as FC Nantes Atlantique before reverting to its current name at the start of the 2007–08 season. Nantes play in Ligue 1, the first division of Football in France .

When did FC Nantes go back to the First Division?

In July 1991, the club re-instated Jean-Claude Suaudeau, and in July 1992, after spending a fortnight in the second division due to an administrative decision by the DNCG (French Football’s financial regulator), FC Nantes was renamed FC Nantes Atlantique, and was able to take its place in the first division back.

Football Club de Nantes (Breton: Naoned; Gallo: Naunnt), commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (IPA: [nɑ̃t] (listen)), is a French association football club based in Nantes, Brittany. The club was founded on 21 April 1943, during World War II, as a result of local clubs based in the city coming together to form one large club.

Who are some famous players from Nantes football club?

The club is famous for its jeu à la nantaise (“Nantes-style play”), its collective spirit, mainly advocated under coaches José Arribas, Jean-Claude Suaudeau and Raynald Denoueix and for its youth system, which has produced players such as Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps, Mickaël Landreau, Claude Makélélé, Christian Karembeu and Jérémy Toulalan.

When did Nantes become a major industrial city?

Nantes became a major industrial city during the second half of the 19th century with the aid of several families who invested in successful businesses. In 1900, the city’s two main industries were food processing and shipbuilding.

Where did the city of Nantes get its name?

Nantes is named after a tribe of Gaul, the Namnetes, who established a settlement between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC on the north bank of the Loire near its confluence with the Erdre.