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Tours FC
120pxTours FC logo
Full name Tours Football Club
Nickname(s) TFC
Founded 1919
Ground Stade de la Vallée du Cher,
Tours, France
(Capacity: 13,500)
Chairman Frédéric Sebag
Manager Daniel Sanchez
League Ligue 2
2008-09 L2, 6th
Home colours
Away colours

Tours Football Club (a.k.a. Tours FC) is a French football club based in Tours. It was founded in 1919. They play at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher.

The club had its best years in the eighties, playing four seasons in Ligue 1 (1980-1983 and 1984-1985).

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[edit] Honours

  • Champion of France Division 2 : 1984.
  • Runner-up Division 2 : 1980.
  • Runner-up National : 2006.
  • Semi-finalist of Coupe de France : 1982, 1983.
  • Champion of Division d'Honneur (DH) Ligue du Centre : 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1949, 1952, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1973.

[edit] Stadium

Tours FC - Paris Saint-Germain FC in a friendly match on 18 July 2007 (Tours won 1-0)

The club has been playing at the Stade de la Vallée du Cher since 1978.In 1979, its capacity was 22000 people but now just 13500. The stadium was built thanks to former mayor Jean Royer, as he wanted a decent venue for the club. Before, Tours FC used to play at the Stade de Grammont.

[edit] History

The team was founded in 1919 as AS Docks du Centre and quickly changed its name to AS du Centre in 1921.In 1951, the Docks du Centre withdrew from the club, which changed its name to FC Tours.The team enjoyed some successes thanks to player-coach Alfred Aston who lead the club to round of 64 of the Coupe de France.

FC Tours historical logo

The team got promoted in Division 1 in 1980 and signed best goalscorer Delio Onnis from AS Monaco FC, who helped the team for three years.But in 1983, the team was relegated. However, the team reached twice the semi-finals of the Coupe de France, in 1982[1] and 83[2], being eliminated twice by Paris SG.In 1984, the team won the Division 2 title and came back in Division 1 but was relegated after one season at the top level.Since 1985, Tours never managed to come back in Division 1.[3]

The club was relegated from Ligue 2, finishing last after a desastrous season, despite some individuality such as Cédric Collet, Mehdi Benatia or Michel Rodriguez. During the season, Albert Falette, manager for eight years was sacked. At the end of the season, the club released or sold almost all its players, including captain David Fleurival. The club only kept long-time goalkeeper Armand Raimbault and young prospect Rudy Wendling. The team for the 2007-2008 season has a new look, with the arrival of Diego Sebastian Gomez or Anthony Robic.

[edit] Colours and logos

Tours Coat of arms

The logo is inspired by the city coats of arms with three towers and Fleur-de-lis. It bears the club's motto "Turonorum civitas libera" which means in Latin "Free city of Turones", the celtic tribes which gave its name to Tours. The motto was found engraved on a rock which is now in the undergrounds of the Beaux Arts museum of the city.[4] The salamander is a reference to king François 1er.

[edit] Supporters

In France, Tours is not a town fond of football because of the lack of football tradition.Moreover, supporters were disappointed of the poor results of the club for years.However, the accession to Ligue 2 in 2006 has created some interest in the city and audiences in the stadium are gradually getting bigger. There are 3 groups of supporters:

  • Amicale des supporters
  • Kop 37
  • Supras Tours

[edit] Current squad

As of November 2009[5]

No. Position Player
1 France GK Jérémy Sopalski
3 Belgium MF Gaëtan Englebert
4 France DF Xavier Tomas
6 France MF Julien François
7 France DF Lionel Mallein
9 France MF Gaëtan Belaud
10 Argentina MF Diego Gomez
11 France DF Geoffrey Adjet
12 France FW Olivier Giroud
14 France MF Chakhir Belghazouani
14 Tunisia FW Mohamed Ali Ghariani
16 France GK Romain Salin
17 Republic of the Congo DF Francis N'Ganga
No. Position Player
18 France FW Youssouf Touré
19 France MF Florent Gache
20 France DF Alexandre Dujeux
21 Tunisia DF Karim Saidi
22 France MF Fatih Atık
23 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Yannick Yenga
24 France MF Clément Fabre
25 Brazil DF Júlio Santos
27 Haiti DF Romain Genevois
28 France MF Julien Cétout
France GK Benjamin Leroy
France GK Romain Mauger

[edit] Famous past players

For a complete list of Tours FC players, see Category:Tours FC players

Name Nationality Position Tours career Appearances Goals Other
Aston, FredFred Aston  France FW 1951–1956 French international
da Fonseca, OmarOmar da Fonseca  Argentina FW 1982–1985
Distin, SylvainSylvain Distin  France DF 1998–1999 Later played for major clubs
Eydelie, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Eydelie  France MF 1987–1988 Was involved in OM/VA bribery scandal, won the UEFA Champions League in 1993
Almirón, Sergio OmarSergio Omar Almirón  Argentina DF Won the 1986 FIFA World Cup
Lacombe, GuyGuy Lacombe  France MF 1981–1983 Was integral to the team in Division 1
Madjer, RabahRabah Madjer  Algeria MF 1985–1986 Algerian star who played 1982 and 1986 FIFA World Cup
Onnis, DelioDelio Onnis  Argentina FW 1980–1983 64 Ligue 1 all-time goalscorer with 299 goals

[edit] Coaches

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