FC Metz was founded in 1932 by the amalgamation of two amateur athletic clubs, and shortly thereafter became a professional team; it is one of the oldest professional football teams in France. Its roots trace back further, to the SpVgg Metz club, formed in 1905 when the city of Metz was part of the German Empire. League level: In 1998, the team competed in the qualifications to the On 26 April 2019, Metz were promoted back to Ligue 1 at the first time of asking by finishing first in Ligue 2. The team's crest features the FC Metz also gained recognition in France and Europe for its successful youth academy, which produced star players including: FC Metz has never won the French championship; its best result was a second-place finish in 1998, behind Below are the notable former players who have represented Metz in This article is about the men's association football team. FC Metz was founded in 1932 by the amalgamation of two amateur athletic clubs, and shortly thereafter became a professional team; it is one of the oldest professional football teams in France. 32 ... (saison 2016-2017) pour les fans du FC Metz - Duration: 5:51. 5:51. ← 1994–95. Loading... Unsubscribe from java57? Metz was allowed to stay within Ligue 1 as a special privilege due to its catastrophic situation in the year following the war: the stadium had been damaged, almost beyond repair. Fc Metz Recommended for you. Participating teams. FC Metz: 1967: Girondins de Bordeaux: 1992 Paris SG: 1974: RC Strasbourg: 1992 AS Monaco: 1977: AS Cannes: 1993 Lille OSC: 1978: FC Martigues: 1993 AJ Auxerre: 1980: OGC Nice: 1994 AS Saint-Étienne: 1986: Stade rennais FC: 1994 Montpellier HSC: 1987: SC Bastia: 1994 Olympique lyonnais: 1989: EA Guingamp: 1995 Le Havre AC: 1991 : FC Gueugnon: 1995 Les grandes dates de la saison. 1996–97 → The 1995–96 Division 1 season was the 58th since its establishment. 24.9 Its roots trace back further, to the Despite the city of Metz being retaken by allied forces in autumn 1944, the club did not take part in French league football in 1944–45 but returned to Ligue 1 in 1945–46, to come 17th out of 18 clubs. This page contains an complete overview of all already played and fixtured season games and the season tally of the club FC Metz in the season 94/95. An expansion of the league to 20 clubs meant, the team was not relegated and stayed at the highest level until 1950, when a last place finish ended its Ligue 1 membership. For the women's association football club, see The club rebounded immediately, finishing second in Ligue 2, behind FC Metz ascended to the top level of French football once more in 1967; the team remained in the highest division until they were relegated in 2001, although they bounced back immediately and returned to the Ligue 1 the following year. Metz Bordeaux 95/96 java57. PSG-Dynamo Kiev (saison 94-95… Auxerre won their first league title in history with 72 points. For using this site, please activate JavaScript.
The promotion was confirmed with a 2–1 victory over Its official colours are grenat (maroon) and white, from which the team derives its nickname Les Grenats. The team had to start from scratch once again.