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FC Martigues

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Martigues
FC Martigues logo
Full nameFootball Club de Martigues
Nickname(s)Les Sang et Or (The Blood and Gold)
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
GroundStade Francis-Turcan
Stade Vélodrome (temporarily)
CapacityStade Francis-Turcan: 11,500 (8,289 seated)
Stade Vélodrome: 67,394
ChairmanPierre Wantiez
ManagerThierry Laurey
LeagueLigue 2
2023–24Championnat National, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
Websitehttp://www.fcmartigues.com

Football Club de Martigues, known as FC Martigues or just Martigues, is a French professional football club based in Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône. It competes in Ligue 2, the second level of football in France, having achieved promotion from the Championnat National in 2024.

The club plays at the Stade Francis-Turcan, which has a capacity of 11,500, in Martigues. Their principal rivals are Istres.

History

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The club was founded in 1921 and played regional football until the early 1970s when they gained promotion to the professional Division 2.

The club's greatest achievement was winning promotion to the First Division in 1993. The club played for three seasons in the top flight, until it was relegated down to Ligue 2 in 1996. A failed attempt to win promotion at once was followed by relegation to the Championnat National (third level) in 1998. Two years later the club won promotion back to Second Division, but only remained at that level for two seasons.

In 2002, the club was relegated again and after another near miss at promotion in 2003, financial problems saw the club go into liquidation and reform in the Championnat de France Amateur. They finished the 2006–07 season in the Championnat National as 14th. They were relegated to CFA in 2007–08 season as 19th in the Championnat National.

The club was promoted back to the Championnat National in 2022, after ten years in lower divisions.[1]

On 18 May 2024, Martigues secured promotion to Ligue 2, ending a 22-year absence from the second tier. They defeated Nîmes Olympique 1–0 on the final matchday of the 2023–24 Championnat National season to earn promotion as runners-up to Red Star.[2] While waiting for the Stade Francis-Turcan to be renovated to Ligue 2 standards, Martigues began the season at Marseille's Stade Vélodrome.[3]

Current squad

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As of 14 October 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Guadeloupe GLP Steve Solvet
5 DF Guinea GUI Simon Falette
6 MF France FRA Francis Kembolo
7 MF France FRA Oualid Orinel
8 FW France FRA Ilyes Zouaoui
9 FW France FRA Romain Montiel
10 FW France FRA Karim Tlili
11 FW France FRA Abdoul Diawara
12 MF France FRA Milan Robin
14 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Bevic Moussiti-Oko
17 FW France FRA Steve Shamal
18 DF Morocco MAR Ayoub Amraoui (on loan from Nice)
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Patrick Ouotro (on loan from Strasbourg)
20 GK Martinique MTQ Yannick Etile
21 DF Algeria ALG Yanis Hadjem
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Comoros COM Akim Djaha
23 MF Mali MLI Mahamé Siby (on loan from Malmö)
24 DF France FRA Léandro Morante
26 MF France FRA Samir Belloumou
27 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Alain Ipiélé
29 FW France FRA Oucasse Mendy
30 GK France FRA Jérémy Aymes
33 DF France FRA Max Bonalair
34 DF France FRA Luan Gautier
39 DF Guadeloupe GLP Nathanaël Saintini (on loan from Sion)
40 GK France FRA Yan Marillat
41 MF France FRA Mohamed Bamba

Staff

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Position Name
Manager France Thierry Laurey
Assistant Manager
First-Team Coach
Goalkeeper Coach
Strength and Conditioning Coach
First-Team Analyst
Sporting Director Comoros Djamal Mohamed
Head of Performance and Medical
Club Secretary
Club Doctor
Physiotherapist
Masseur
Sports Therapist
Kitman
Scout

Coaches

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Honours

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Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "Dix ans après, le FC Martigues retrouve le National !" (in French). footamateur.fr. 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Martigues composte son billet pour la Ligue 2, Niort reste à quai" (in French). L'Équipe. 18 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Ligue 2 : le FC Martigues va jouer au Stade Vélodrome". WebGirondins (in French). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "EFFECTIF" [SQUAD N2] (in French). FC Martigues. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. ^ "National 2. Eric Chelle n'est plus l'entraîneur du FC Martigues" (in French). footamateur.fr. 10 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Martigues : le successeur d'Eric Chelle est connu (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs