Chamois Niort
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Surname | Chamois Niortais Football Club | |||
| Seat | Niort , France | |||
| founding | 1925 | |||
| president | Joël Coué | |||
| Website | www.chamoisniortais.fr | |||
| First soccer team | ||||
| Head coach | Denis Renaud | |||
| Venue | Stade René Gaillard | |||
| Places | 10,900 | |||
| league | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2019/20 | 18th place | |||
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The Chamois Niortais Football Club is a French football club from Niort , the capital of the Deux-Sèvres department in western France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .
The club was founded in 1925 by the owner of a tannery for chamois leather (French: chamoiserie ) under the name he has kept to this day. Chamois leather was traditionally made from chamois skins , which is why the association has the chamois as its heraldic animal - although the area around Niort is anything but mountainous. The club colors are blue and white; the league team plays at the Stade René Gaillard , which has a capacity of 10,900 seats.
The club's president is Joël Coué; the first team is currently being trained by Jean-Philippe Faure. (As of May 2016)
League affiliation
Niort has had professional status since 1987. First class ( Division 1 , renamed Ligue 1 since 2002 ), the club only played in the 1987/88 season. In the 2015/16 season he will compete in Ligue 2 .
successes
- French champions : Nothing, the best placement so far was table rank 18 (1987/88)
- French cup winner : so far none
Well-known players and coaches
- Patrick Parizon (1984–1985), (coach 1984–1988)
- Abédi Pelé (1986–1987)
- Didier Tholot (1987–1990)
- Lee Chapman (1988-1989)
- Philippe Violeau (1988-1993)
- Olivier Tébily (1993-1998)
- Albert Rust (coach 1995-1999)
- Joël Bossis (1996-2002)
- Péguy Luyindula (1997-1998)
- Daniel Cousin (1998–1999)
- Mark de Vries (1998-1999)
- Cyril Chapuis (1998-2000)
- Aurélien Capoue (1991-2001)
- Étienne Capoue (1995-2002)
- Abdelnasser Ouadah (2000–2002)
- Romuald Boco (2003-2005)
- Christophe Jallet (2003-2006)
- Julien Féret (2004-2005)
- Faruk Hadžibegić (coach 2007)
literature
- Thierry Berthou / Collectif: Dictionnaire historique des clubs de football français. Pages de Foot, Créteil 1999 - Volume 1 (A-Mo) ISBN 2-913146-01-5 , Volume 2 (Mu-W) ISBN 2-913146-02-3