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FC Metz History

• Football Club de Metz plays the town of Metz within the Lorraine region.
• It is one of the oldest professional football teams in France
• Metz was established in 1932 by the merger of two amateur athletic clubs.
• For most of its history the club has played in the French Ligue 1, but it is currently playing in Ligue 2.
• C Metz ascended to the top level of French football in 1965 and remained in the highest division until they were relegated in 2001
• FC Metz plays its home matches at the Stade Saint-Symphorien, which has a capacity of 26,700.

Honours

• Ligue 1 1998
• Ligue 2 1935
• French Cup 1984, 1988
• French League Cup 1986, 1996
• UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996, 1999

Famous players

• Michel Ettore
• Bernard Lama
• Lionel Letizi
• Faryd Mondragon
• André Rey
• Jacques Songo'o
• François Remetter
• Ángel Bargas
• Patrick Battiston
• Jean-Philippe Caillet
• Albert Cartier
• Philippe Gaillot
• Sylvain Kastendeuch
• Pascal Pierre
• Rigobert Song
• Luc Sonor
• Aljosa Asanovic
• Robert Pirès

Current team players 2006/07