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Caen
Full name	Stade Malherbe Caen Calvados Basse-Normandie
Founded	1913
Ground	Stade Michel d'Ornano, Caen; (Capacity: 21,500)
Chairman	Jean-François Fortin
Manager	Franck Dumas; Patrice Garande
League	Ligue 2
2008-09	L1, 18th (relegated)

Stade Malherbe Caen is a French football team, playing in the city of Caen, Normandy. The team is named after François de Malherbe (1555-1628), a poet, critic and translator, who was a native of Caen.

In the 2008/2009 season, the team was once again relegated to Ligue 2 after losing 1-0 at home to Bordeaux.

[edit] History

SM Caen has been a professional football club since 1988. Some years later, the club qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup 1992–93 but was eliminated by Real Zaragoza.

In the 2003/2004 season, Caen finished 2nd in Ligue 2, gaining promotion to Ligue 1. They were relegated on the last day of the 2004/05 Ligue 1 season, finishing in 18th place despite some positive results, including a surprise 3-2 away win at Marseille. But the main highlight of their season was making it into the final of the Coupe de la Ligue for the first time in their history. Their chance at a major trophy eluded them however, as they lost 2-1 to Strasbourg in the final.

On 25 May 2007, SM Caen obtained promotion to Ligue 1 after a victory in last game at Libourne (1-2). In the 2008/2009 season, the team was once again relegated to Ligue 2 after losing 1-0 at home to Bordeaux.

[edit] Current squad

As of 10 September 2009^[1]

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alexis Thébaux
2	DF	Nicolas Seube (captain)
3	DF	Romain Inez
4	DF	Mustapha Traoré
5	DF	Thomas Heurtaux
7	MF	Anthony Deroin
8	MF	Alexandre Raineau
9	FW	Kandia Traoré
10	MF	Benjamin Nivet
11	MF	Steeven Langil
12	MF	Grégory Proment
13	FW	Livio Nabab
14	FW	Julien Toudic
15	MF	Youssef El-Arabi

No.	Position	Player
16	GK	Damien Perquis
17	MF	Rajiv van La Parra
19	DF	Jérémy Sorbon
21	DF	Pablo Barzola
22	MF	Guillaume Quellier
23	DF	Grégory Tafforeau
24	DF	Grégory Leca
25	MF	Sambou Yatabaré
26	DF	Oumar N'Diaye
27	MF	Nicolas Florentin
28	MF	Juan Eduardo Eluchans
29	MF	Ismaïla N'Diaye
30	GK	Thomas Bosmel

[edit] Reserves squad

Caen's B squad plays in the Championnat de France amateur Group D.

As of November 2009 (includes main squad players who played more for the B team than the main squad).

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Thomas Bosmel
		GK	Damien Perquis
		DF	Claude Dielna
		DF	Clevid Dikamona
		DF	Emeric Dudouit
		DF	Romain Inez
		DF	Thibault Moulin
		DF	Oumar N'Diaye
		DF	Dilan Pivard
		DF	Mustapha Traoré
		DF	Molla Wagué
		MF	David Biaou
		MF	Sylvestre Guyonnet

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Jean-Marc Hatchi
		MF	Anthony Mélet
		MF	Dimitri Milon
		MF	Ismaïla N'Diaye
		MF	Guillaume Quellier
		MF	Yacouba Sylla
		MF	Rajiv van La Parra
		MF	Diako Wague
		MF	Mickaël Zami
		FW	Youssef El-Arabi
		FW	Jean Alassane Mendy
		FW	Livio Nabab
		FW	Alexandre Vardin

[edit] Honours

Year	Championships
1996	Division 2

Year	Runners-Up
1959	Coupe Gambardella
1987*	Division 2-A
1988*	Division 2-B
1994	Coupe Gambardella
2001	Coupe Gambardella
2004*	Ligue 2
2005	League Cup
2007*	Ligue 2

* denotes promotion without winning the championship.

[edit] Domestic Record

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Year	Division	Place	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	G.F.	G.A.	G.D.	Points
1934/35	Second League	11th	26	9	3	14	61	57	+4	21
1935/36	Second League	6th	34	17	5	12	68	57	+11	39
1936/37	Second League	8th	32	12	7	13	44	53	-9	31
1937/38	Second League	14th	30	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
1970/71	Division 2 - B	15th	30	8	6	16	29	46	-17	22
1971/72	Division 2 - A	6th	30	12	9	9	32	36	-4	33
1972/73	Division 2 - A	17th	34	8	7	19	37	65	-28	23
1975/76	Division 2 - A	6th	34	16	8	10	54	48	+6	43
1976/77	Division 2 - B	15th	34	11	8	15	43	51	-8	30
1977/78	Division 2 - B	18th	34	6	8	20	29	66	-37	20
1980/81	Division 2 - B	18th	34	6	10	18	25	58	-33	22
1984/85	Division 2 - A	11th	34	11	11	12	33	40	-7	33
1985/86	Division 2 - B	6th	34	14	9	11	33	31	+2	37
1986/87	Division 2 - A	2nd	34	21	6	7	62	30	+32	48
1987/88	Division 2 - B	2nd	34	20	9	5	54	22	+32	49
1988/89	First League	16th	38	10	10	18	39	60	-21	40
1989/90	First League	16th	38	12	10	16	34	48	-14	34
1990/91	First League	8th	38	13	12	13	38	36	+2	38
1991/92	First League	5th	38	17	10	11	46	45	+1	44
1992/93	First League	11th	38	13	9	16	55	54	+1	35
1993/94	First League	16th	38	12	7	19	29	54	-25	31
1994/95	First League	19th	38	10	6	22	38	58	-20	36
1995/96	Second League	1st	42	24	9	9	59	34	+25	81
1996/97	First League	17th	38	7	16	15	35	46	-11	37
1997/98	Second League	9th	42	15	11	16	61	55	+6	56
1998/99	Second League	5th	38	16	11	11	47	39	+8	59
1999/00	Second League	6th	38	12	17	9	50	37	+13	53
2000/01	Second League	17th	38	11	10	17	38	53	-15	43
2001/02	Second League	6th	38	16	10	12	59	55	+4	58
2002/03	Second League	7th	38	12	16	10	45	40	+5	52
2003/04	Second League	2nd	38	20	11	7	56	31	+25	71
2004/05	First League	18th	38	10	12	16	36	60	-24	42
2005/06	Second League	4th	38	18	12	8	56	35	+21	66
2006/07	Second League	2nd	38	19	14	5	65	40	25	71
2007/08	First League	11th	38	13	12	13	48	53	-5	51
2008/09	First League	18th	38	8	13	17	42	49	-7	37
2009/10	Second League