Charleville

Full name	Olympique Football Club de Charleville-Mézières
Founded	1904
Ground	Petit-Bois Stadium Charleville-Mézières France
Capacity	3,000
Chairman	Christophe Vaucois
Manager	Marc Kopniaeff
League	DH Champagne-Ardennes
Website	Club website
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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).

History

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

• Coupe de France runners-up: 1936

Current squad

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

• Erich Bieber: 1935–1937
• Pepi Lehner: 1938–1939
• Segaux: 1951–1952
• Claude Breny: 1982–1984
• Etienne Martinot: 1986–1988
• Denis Troch: January 1990 – 1991
• Moussa Bezzaz: 1991–1997
• Alex Dupont: 1997 – October 1997
• Miguel Vincent: 2003–2004
• Marc Kopniaeff: 2004–

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References

External links

• Official site