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For the unrelated club active between 1937 and 1967, see Toulouse FC (1937).
This article is about the men's football club. For the women's football team, see
Toulouse FC (women).
Toulouse
Toulouse FC 2018 logo.png
Full name Toulouse Football Club
Nickname(s) Le T�f�c�
Les Pitchouns
Les Violets
Short name TFC
Founded 1970; 49 years ago
Ground Stadium Municipal
Capacity 33,150
Chairman Olivier Sadran
Manager Alain Casanova
League Ligue 1
2017�18 Ligue 1, 18th
Website Club website

Home colours

Away colours
Current season
Toulouse Football Club, also known simply as Toulouse or (especially locally) TFC,
is a French association football club based in the city of Toulouse. The club was
founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football.
Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium Municipal located within the city.
The first team is managed by Alain Casanova.

Les Pitchouns have won Ligue 2 on three occasions.[1] Toulouse have participated in
European competition five times, including in 2008 when they qualified for the UEFA
Champions League for the first time.[2]

Toulouse is presided over by the French businessman Olivier Sadran, who took over
the club following its bankruptcy in 2001 which resulted in it being relegated to
the Championnat National. The club has served as a springboard for several players,
most notably the World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez and international
striker Andr�-Pierre Gignac.[3]

Contents
1 History
2 Name changes
3 Stadium
4 Colours
5 Club rivalries
5.1 Derby de la Garonne
6 Players
6.1 Current squad
6.2 Out on loan
7 Honours
7.1 Domestic
8 Club officials
8.1 The Board
9 Managers
10 See also
11 References
12 Further reading
13 External links
History

Former logo, used between 2010 and 2018.

Toulouse fans celebrate qualifying for the 2007�08 UEFA Champions League
The city was left without a big side in 1967 when Toulouse FC sold its players and
place in the French top flight to Paris outfit Red Star, but three years later a
new club, Union Sportive Toulouse, rose from the ashes. Adopting red and yellow
jerseys, the club started out in Ligue 2 and in 1977 reclaimed the name Toulouse
FC. Now wearing purple and white, Les Pitchouns gained top-flight promotion in
1982. A side containing Jacques Santini and Swiss forward Daniel Jeandupeux earned
a famous penalty shoot-out victory against Diego Maradona's Napoli in the 1986�87
UEFA Cup, Toulouse's maiden European campaign, but it failed to herald a bright new
era. Instead, with goalkeeper Fabien Barthez having made his breakthrough and moved
on, Toulouse were relegated in 1994. They subsequently bounced back and forth
between Ligues 1 and 2 before slipping to the third flight in 2001 after financial
problems. Toulouse were back in the top flight two seasons later, steadily finding
their feet before a memorable 2007 campaign when they finished third to earn a
place in the 2007�08 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. The draw was
unfavourable, however, and Liverpool overpowered them 5�0 on aggregate.[2]

In the second match of the 2007�08 season, Toulouse beat the Olympique Lyonnais 1�0
at the Stadium Municipal with a goal from Johan Elmander. After the victory against
Olympique Lyonnais Toulouse struggled all season to avoid relegation. Their Ligue 1
place was finally secured on the last day of the season with a 2�1 home win against
Valenciennes. The 2008�09 season marked unexpected success for Toulouse. The club
finished fourth in the Ligue 1 table with 64 points, and secured a spot in the new
Europa League. After a difficult season the previous year in which the club
struggled to avoid relegation, not much was expected of Toulouse. The 2008�09
season also marked the emergence of striker Andr�-Pierre Gignac, who led all
scorers in Ligue 1 with 24 goals and was awarded a call-up to the French national
team.[3]

In the 2015�2016 Ligue 1 season, Toulouse avoided relegation to Ligue 2 in the last
game of the season. With 12 minutes to go, Toulouse were behind to Angers 2�1 and
needed a win to survive. Toulouse then went on to score two late goals and win the
match 3�2. [4] Toulouse finished 13th in 2016/2017. In the 2017/2018 season,
Toulouse finished 18th which meant the club needed to play in the two legged
promotion/relegation playoff with Ligue 2 side Ajaccio. Toulouse ended up winning
the tie 4-0 on aggregate.[5]

Name changes
Union Sportive Toulouse (1970�77).[2]
Toulouse Football Club (1977�).[2]
Stadium
Main article: Stadium Municipal

Toulouse playing Lille at the Stadium Municipal

Toulouse play their home matches at the Stadium Municipal. Built in 1937, the
stadium presently has a capacity of 33,150. The stadium was used as a venue for the
1998 FIFA World Cup and 2007 Rugby Union World Cup.[3]

Colours
The violet is a reference to one of two Toulouse nicknames: la Cit� des violettes
(the City of Violets), the second one being la Ville rose (the Pink City), which
explains the colour of former alternate jerseys.[2] The team's logo displays the
gold and blood-red Occitan cross, the symbol of Occitania, of which Toulouse is a
historical capital.[3]

Club rivalries
Derby de la Garonne
Main article: Derby de la Garonne
The Derby de la Garonne is a derby match between Girondins de Bordeaux and
Toulouse. The derby derives from the fact that Bordeaux and Toulouse are the two
major clubs that play in cities that situate themselves along the Garonne River.
The consistency and competitiveness of the rivalry developed following Toulouse's
return to Ligue 1 after being administratively relegated to the Championnat
National in 2001.[6]

Players
Current squad
For a list of all former and current Toulouse FC players, see Category:Toulouse FC
players.
As of 16 January 2019.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players
may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

1 Uruguay GK Mauro Goicoechea
2 France DF Kelvin Amian
3 Japan DF Gen Shoji
4 France MF Yannick Cahuzac
5 France DF Steven Moreira
6 France DF Christopher Jullien (vice-captain)
7 Ivory Coast MF Max-Alain Gradel (captain)
8 France FW Corentin Jean
9 France FW Yaya Sanogo
10 Belgium FW Aaron Leya Iseka
12 Guinea DF Issiaga Sylla
14 Togo MF Mathieu Dossevi
15 Trinidad and Tobago MF John Bostock
16 France GK Marc Vidal
17 Ivory Coast MF Ibrahim Sangar�
18 Cape Verde DF Steven Fort�s
No. Position Player
19 France DF Bafod� Diakit�
20 Burkina Faso DF Steeve Yago
21 Sweden MF Jimmy Durmaz
22 Spain MF Manu Garc�a (on loan from Manchester City)
23 France MF Yann Bodiger
24 Democratic Republic of the Congo FW Firmin Ndombe Mubele
26 France MF Kalidou Sidib�
28 France FW Hakim El Mokeddem
29 Switzerland DF Fran�ois Moubandje
30 France GK Baptiste Reynet
31 France FW Derick Ose� Yaw
33 France DF Jean Todibo (on loan from Barcelona)
34 France DF Mathieu Goncalves
35 France FW Adil Taoui
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players
may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player

France DF Cl�ment Michelin (on loan to Ajaccio)
France MF Quentin Boisgard (on loan to Pau)
France MF Alexis Blin (on loan to Amiens)
No. Position Player
France MF Jessy Pi (on loan to Brest)
France FW Andy Delort (on loan to Montpellier)
Honours
As of 21 August 2013.[1]
Domestic
Ligue 2:
Winners: 1953, 1982, 2003
Club officials
The Board
President Olivier Sadran
Association President Jos� Da Silva
Manager Alain Casanova
Academy Director R�my Loret
Source:LFP.fr

Managers
Jos� Far�as (1970�72)
Richard Boucher (1973�74, 1974�75, 1976�77)
�ngel Marcos (1977�78)
Just Fontaine (1978�79)
Pierre Cahuzac (1979�83)
Daniel Jeandupeux (1 July 1983 � 30 June 1985)
Jacques Santini (1 July 1985 � 30 June 1989)
Pierre Mosca (1 July 1989 � 30 June 1991)
Victor Zvunka (1 July 1991 � 1 September 1992)
Serge Delmas (1 July 1992 � 14 January 1994)
Jean-Luc Ruty (14 January 1994 � 30 June 1994)
Rolland Courbis (1 July 1994 � 1 November 1995)
Alain Giresse (1 November 1995 � 30 June 1998)
Guy Lacombe (1 July 1998 � 25 January 1999)
Alain Giresse (26 January 1999 � 9 October 2000)
Robert Nouzaret (1 October 2000 � 30 June 2001)
Erick Mombaerts (1 July 2001 � 30 June 2006)
Elie Baup (1 July 2006 � 30 May 2008)
Alain Casanova (30 May 2008 � 16 March 2015)
Dominique Arribag� (16 March 2015 � 2 March 2016)
Pascal Dupraz (2 March 2016 � 22 January 2018)
Micka�l Deb�ve (23 January 2018 - 14 June 2018)
Alain Casanova (22 June 2018 � present)
See also
Toulouse FC (women)
References
"Toulouse football club". LFP. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
"Toulouse FC". UEFA. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
"Wiki". TFC.info. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Bairner, Robin (14 May 2016). "Extra-Time: Toulouse troll Domino's Pizza after
relegation escape". Goal.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
"Toulouse confirm Ligue 1 survival". Ligue1.com. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 22 June
2018.
"Didot-Gourcuff, le duel breton du derby de la Garonne" (in French). F�d�ration
Internationale de Football Association. 5 March 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
"Effectif pro". tfc.info. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
Further reading
Toulouse Football Club, de 1937 � nos jours, de Jean-Louis Berho et Didier Pitorre,
avec la collaboration de Jean-Paul Cazeneuve et J�r�me Leclerc (�ditions
Universelles)
La Grande Histoire du TFC, de Nicolas Bernard (�ditions Universelles)
TouFoulCan, la Bande-dessin�e qui supporte le Toulouse Football Club.
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