Toulouse FC
Full name	Toulouse Football Club
Nickname(s)	TFC, le Téfécé, le Tef
Founded	1937 (defunct club) 1970 (current club)
Ground	Stadium Municipal Toulouse, Haute-Garonne France (Capacity 35,472)
Chairman	Olivier Sadran
Manager	Alain Casanova
League	Ligue 1
2007-08	Ligue 1, 17th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Toulouse Football Club is a French football team playing in the city of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Haute-Garonne ( Occitan: Nauta Garona; English: Upper Garonne) is a department in the southwest of France named after the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Alain Casanova (born September 18, 1961 in Clermont-Ferrand, France) is a football former goalkeeper and manager Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade The 2007&ndash08 Ligue 1 season is the seventieth since its establishment and started in August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest Haute-Garonne ( Occitan: Nauta Garona; English: Upper Garonne) is a department in the southwest of France named after the TFC is also known as le Téfécé (pronounced [tefeˈse]) or le Tef.

History

The predecessor side to the club was founded in 1937 as Toulouse Football Club, but sold its players and its place in French Division 1 professional football to Red Star Paris in 1967. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Red Star Football Club 93 is a French football club founded by Jules Rimet in Saint-Ouen Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris in 1897 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. (Main article: Toulouse FC (1937))

The association was re-founded as Union Sportive Toulouse on May 25, 1970 and took on the juniors of Gascogne and ACE Mermoz-Bonnefoy in order to establish a solid player base. This article is about the defunct clubFor the current Toulouse FC see Toulouse FC. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gascony (Gascogne gaskɔɲ Gascon Occitan: Gasconha, pronounced) is an area of southwest France that constituted a province of France They began competition in Division 2 in the 1970-71 season, playing in red and white. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. In 1977 the club re-claimed the historical name of its predecessor and adopted new colours of purple and white. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The team quickly improved and earned promotion to Division 1 in 1982, followed by qualification for participation in the UEFA Cup in 1984. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Their best result to date came in the 1986-87 season with a third place finish and another turn in the UEFA Cup competition, including a well-remembered win on penalty kicks over Maradona's mighty Napoli. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli, commonly referred to as simply Napoli or the abbreviation SSC Napoli, is an Italian professional football club based

Toulouse's supporters celebrating their team's qualification to UEFA Champions League 2007-08

A decline followed that saw the club relegated to play in D2 by 1994. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Throughout the 90s they yo-yoed between D1 and D2 with the club in frequent financial difficulty. Their financial problems led to their being sent down in 2001 by the French federation and nearly losing their professional status. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Exceeding all hopes Toulouse FC quickly returned to Ligue 1 play in the course of just two seasons. After some disappointing results in their first seasons back in Ligue 1, they managed to scrape a place in the preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, finishing with a 3rd place. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club

Toulouse's route to the Champions League seemed to be fraught with obstacles, and at one point they were mathematically out of contention. However, in the stalemate with Nantes, they were awarded a win after the Breton crowd invaded the pitch in despair at les Canaris' poor display, which resulted in their renewed belief in the possibility of European football. Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. The Bretons are a distinct Ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. In a good final day Téfécé beat Girondins de Bordeaux 3-1 (a hat-trick from Johan Elmander), which, when coupled with the losses of the other contenders and Lille's 93rd-minute equalizer against Rennes, saw Toulouse scrape through. FC Girondins de Bordeaux is a French football team playing in the city of Bordeaux. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts Johan Elmander ɛl'mɑndɛr (b May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player who plays as a Lille Olympique Sporting Club is a French football club Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Stade Rennais Football Club is a French football club from the city of Rennes, will play their 48th season in Ligue 1 (the top French division

For the second match of the 2007-2008 season, Toulouse beat the Olympique Lyonnais 1-0 at the Stadium Municipal with a goal from Johan Elmander. Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Johan Elmander ɛl'mɑndɛr (b May 27, 1981 in Alingsås, Sweden) is a Swedish football player who plays as a After the victory against Olympique Lyonnais Toulouse struggled all season to avoid relegation. Their Ligue 1 was finally secured on the last day of the season with a 2-1 home win against Valenciennes. The Valenciennes Football Club (known as "Valenciennes FC" or as "USVA" the acronym of a previous name is a French football club from the town of

Stadium

Stadium of Toulouse

Toulouse play their home matches at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse. Stadium de Toulouse is a multi-use Stadium in Toulouse, France. Built in 1937, the stadium presently has a capacity of 35,472. ^[1] The stadium was used in the 1998 World Cup. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled

Colours

The violet is a reference to one of two Toulouse nicknames: la Cité des violettes (the City of Violets), the second one being la Ville rose (the Pink City), which explains the colour of the away jersey. The team's logo displays the gold and blood-red Occitan cross, the symbol of Occitania, which Toulouse is a historical capital of. The Occitan cross — also cross of Occitania, cross of Languedoc, cross of Forcalquier and Toulouse cross,— is the symbol of Occitania Occitania ( Occitan: Occitània) refers to the lands where Occitan is the traditional language in use though more recently viewed as a minority language

Players

Current squad

Numbers for the Ligue 1, as of August 10, 2007. Current Teams (2008-2009 Ligue 1 teams in European competitions The original European Cup of 1955-56 featured Real Madrid against Stade ^[2]

No. Position Player 1 GK Rudy Riou 2 DF Mohamed Fofana 3 DF Daniel Congré 4 DF Dominique Arribagé 5 DF Jérémy Mathieu 6 DF Jon Jönsson 7 FW Fodé Mansaré 8 MF Laurent Batlles 9 FW Johan Elmander 10 FW Bryan Bergougnoux 11 FW Santos 12 DF Cheikh M'Bengue 13 DF Albin Ebondo 14 MF Pantxi Sirieix 15 MF Paulo César

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U-21 Squad

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Nicolas Douchez (born April 22, 1980 in Rosny-sous-Bois) is a French football goalkeeper currently playing for Stade Rennais FC in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fábio Alves Félix or simply Fabinho (born January 10, 1980) is a Brazilian defensive-midfielder, born in Sao Bernardo Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Salim Arrache ( سليم أعراش) (born July 14, 1982 in Marseille) is a France born Algerian football Olympique de Marseille (also known as l'OM or Marseille) is a football team that plays in Ligue 1, the top level of the French Football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Achille Emana Edzimbi (born 5 June 1982 in Yaounde) is a Cameroonian football attacking midfielder who currently plays for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing André-Pierre Gignac (born 12 May[[ 985]] in Martigues) is a French professional footballer, currently playing for Toulouse FC. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Moussa Sissoko (born 16 August, 1989 in Le Blanc-Mesnil, France) is a Malian French football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Eduardo Correia Piller Filho, or simply Eduardo Ratinho, (born September 17, 1987 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga (born February 25, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays as a defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nicolas Dieuze (born February 7, 1979 in Albi) is a French football Midfielder who currently plays for Le Havre AC in the In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mauro Dario Jesus Cetto (born 14 April 1982 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Étienne Capoue (born 11 July 1988 in Niort) is a French football player who currently plays for Toulouse FC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Issoumaila Dao (born August 9, 1983 in Abidjan) is an Ivory-Coast -born football defender who plays for French Position Player 33 DF Ryan Brown 34 GK Marin Ferry 35 DF Assane Karaboualy 37 MF Rémy Lacroix 38 DF Ewan Leduby 39 DF Issa Makalou 41 MF Oumar N'Diaye

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Ryan Brown is a Comic book artist best known for his work on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Oumar N'Diaye (born July 22, 1985 in Mantes) is a French Association football striker. Position Player 42 FW Styves Morissette 43 MF Sebastien Velez 44 MF Etienne Capoue 45 FW Kévin Dupuis 47 FW Gabriel Vaz

Players out on loan

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Étienne Capoue (born 11 July 1988 in Niort) is a French football player who currently plays for Toulouse FC. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Position Player 17 MF Alexandre Bonnet at CS Sedan 48 DF Walid Cherfa at Tours FC 21 DF Alsény Camara at Rodez FC FW Xavier Pentecôte at SC Bastia FW Pavel Fořt at FC Brussels FW Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro at FC Brussels 19 MF Nabil Taïder at Stade Reims

Transfers 2007-2008

In:

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Alexandre Bonnet (born October 17, 1986 in La Roche-sur-Yon) is a French football Midfielder currently playing for Club Sportif Sedan Ardennes is a French football club based in Sedan. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Walid Cherfa ( وليد شرفة) (born February 19, 1986) in Toulouse, France, is a French football player who is Tours Football Club (aka Tours FC is a French football club based in Tours. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Alsény Camara (born 4 November, 1986 in Conakry) is a Guinean Football (soccer defender. Rodez Aveyron Football is a French football club based in Rodez ( Aveyron) Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Xavier Pentecôte (born 13 August 1986 in Saint-Dié) is a French football player who currently plays for Toulouse FC For the Championnat de France Amateurs Group B side see CA Bastia. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Pavel Fořt (born June 26, 1983) is a Czech footballer, currently playing for Toulouse FC. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Nabil Taïder (born May 26 1983 in Lavaur) is a Tunisian French Football midfielder currently playing for Skoda Xanthi F Stade de Reims is a French Football (soccer team from Reims currently playing in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football Position Player 23 MF Eduardo (on loan from Corinthians) 1 GK Rudy Riou (from FC Istres) 30 GK Alan Mermillod (from Saint-Étienne) 24 DF Hérita Ilunga (from Saint-Étienne) 28 DF Mauro Cetto (on loan from Nantes) 6 DF Jon Jönsson (from Elfsborg) 21 FW Andre-Pierre Gignac (from FC Lorient)

Out:

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Eduardo Correia Piller Filho, or simply Eduardo Ratinho, (born September 17, 1987 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Rudy Riou (born January 22, 1980 in Grande-Synthe) is a French football Goalkeeper who currently playes for Olympique Marseille FC Istres Ouest Provence is a French football team playing in the town of Istres. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga (born February 25, 1982 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese footballer who currently plays as a defender Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Mauro Dario Jesus Cetto (born 14 April 1982 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jon Jönsson (born July 8 1983 is a Swedish football player who plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. IF Elfsborg is a Swedish football club located in Borås. The club formed 26 June 1904 (as Borås Fotbollslag has won 5 national Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing André-Pierre Gignac (born 12 May[[ 985]] in Martigues) is a French professional footballer, currently playing for Toulouse FC. FC Lorient Bretagne Sud is a French football club based in Lorient, Brittany. Position Player -- GK Damien Rascle (on trial at Kilmarnock FC) -- GK Benoît Benvegnu (to Amiens SC) -- DF Lucien Aubey (to RC Lens) -- MF Thomas Ayasse (to Stade Reims) -- MF Anthony Robic (to Tours FC) MF Kévin Constant (to LB Châteauroux)

Historic players

For a complete list of Toulouse FC players, see here

• Fabien Barthez
• Vincent Candela
• William Prunier
• Philippe Bergeroo
• Jean-François Domergue
• Yannick Stopyra
• Michel Pavon
• Dominique Rocheteau
• Jean-Luc Sassus
• Christian Lopez
• Rob Rensenbrink
• Alberto Márcico
• Alberto Tarantini

Managerial history

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Honours

• Ligue 2
  • Winners (2): 1953, 1982, 2003

• Coupe de France
  • Winners (1) : 1957

References

See also

• Toulouse FC (1937)

External links

• (French) Official website
• (French) AllezTFC.Com
• Toulouse formations at football-lineups.com