Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières is a French football team from the city of Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, which plays in Division d'honneur (6th division in the French football league system).

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Full nameOlympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières
Founded1904
GroundPetit-Bois Stadium
Charleville-Mézières
France
Capacity3,000
ChairmanChristophe Vaucois
ManagerMarc Kopniaeff
LeagueDH Champagne-Ardennes
Websitehttps://olympique-fc-charleville.footeo.com

History

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The team was founded in 1904 as Association Sportive des anciens élèves de Belair la Villette. The club was renamed Club Ardennais in 1910, Football Club de Charleville in 1927 and then Football Club Olympique Charleville (FCO Charleville) in 1932, in a merger with Olympique de Charleville.

The team became professional in 1935, and played in Division 2 till 1939. In 1936, the club obtained its major achievement by qualifying to the Coupe de France final, but lost against RC Paris. The team had a very defensive strategy for the era, thanks to captain Helenio Herrera.

After the World War II, the club did not retrieve its professional status and found it difficult to get to Division 2. The team was professional from 1994 to 1997, but was forced to forsake playing due to financial problems. The team was relegated to the 6th division, and changed its name as Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières.

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 25 January 2009

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   FRA Jérémy Mercier
DF   FRA Thibault Marques
DF   FRA Joris Lerolle
DF   FRA Clément Huart
DF   FRA Joffrey Gabriel
DF   FRA Jérémy Henneaux
DF   FRA Guillaume Malherbe
DF   FRA Karim Bouhafara
MF   FRA Benjamin Broutin
MF   FRA Julien Hody
MF   FRA Julien Oneti-Rodriguez
MF   FRA Nicolas Maillet
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   FRA Anthony Marchand
MF   FRA Ahmed Messaoud
MF   FRA Benjamin Bouchenot
MF   FRA Julien Raulet
FW   FRA Salim Yahiaoui
FW   FRA Joan Oliveira
FW   FRA Jean-Bernard Simon
FW   FRA Jimmy Ravaux
FW   BEN Ludovic Da Souza
FW   FRA Brian Moing
FW   FRA Kevin Galera

Managerial history

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References

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  1. ^ "France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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