Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot or simply Clermont) is a French association football club based in Clermont-Ferrand. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger.

Clermont Foot 63
Full nameClermont Foot 63
Nickname(s)Les Lanciers (The Lancers)
Short nameClermont, CF63
Founded1911 (1911)
GroundStade Gabriel Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand
Capacity12,678
OwnerAhmet Schaefer
PresidentAhmet Schaefer
Head coachPascal Gastien
LeagueLigue 1
2021–22Ligue 1, 17th of 20
WebsiteClub website

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]

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. Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC). 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. 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, before succumbing to Nice.

The club won the Championnat National in 2007, 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 the 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 the Ligue 2.[6]

Honours

Championnat National

  • Winners: 2001–02, 2006–07

Players

Current squad
As of 11 February 2023[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  ALG Mehdi Zeffane
3 DF  BRA Neto Borges
4 DF  POL Mateusz Wieteska
5 DF  BEL Maximiliano Caufriez (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
7 MF  FRA Yohann Magnin
9 FW  SRB Komnen Andrić
10 MF  TUN Saîf-Eddine Khaoui
11 FW  GAB Jim Allevinah
12 MF  FRA Maxime Gonalons
13 DF  FRA Souleymane Cissé
16 GK  FRA Lucas Margueron
17 DF  FRA Olivier Kamdem
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani
21 DF  FRA Florent Ogier (captain)
22 MF  MAR Aïman Maurer
25 MF  FRA Johan Gastien (vice-captain)
31 DF  SEN Baïla Diallo
36 DF  GHA Alidu Seidu
40 GK  FRA Ouparine Djoco
70 MF  AUT Muhammed Cham
91 FW  ANG Jérémie Bela
95 FW  FRA Grejohn Kyei
97 MF  FRA Yanis Massolin
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
— MF  ALG Yuliwes Bellache (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2023)
— MF  FRA Naël Jaby (at Moulins Yzeure until 30 June 2023)
— MF  TUR Cem Türkmen (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Yadaly Diaby (at Austria Lustenau until 30 June 2023)
— FW  FRA Charly Keita (at Biel-Bienne until 30 June 2023)

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 Ingo Winter
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

References
  1. "Clermont Foot 63". Ligue1.com. Ligue de Football Professionnel.
  2. "Helena Costa takes over at Ligue 2's Clermont Foot as first female manager". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Helena Costa: French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot name woman boss". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  4. "Helena Costa will not after all take over as Clermont Foot coach". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. "Clermont Foot appoint second female manager in Corinne Diacre". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  6. "Le Clermont Foot en Ligue 1 : c'est fait !". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). 15 May 2021.
  7. "Joueurs" (in French). Clermont Foot 63. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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