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FC Martigues

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.

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
Capacity11,500 (8,289 seated)
ChairmanColumbus Morfaw
ManagerThierry Laurey
LeagueLigue 2
2023–24Championnat National, 2nd of 18 (promoted)
WebsiteClub website

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]

Current squad

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As of 8 August 2024[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   MTQ Yannick Etile
— DF   GUI Simon Falette
— DF   GLP Steve Solvet
— DF   MAR Ayoub Amraoui (on loan from Nice)
— MF   MLI Mahamé Siby (on loan from Malmö)
6 MF   FRA Francis Kembolo
7 MF   FRA Oualid Orinel
9 FW   FRA Romain Montiel
No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   FRA Karim Tlili
11 FW   FRA Abdoul Diawara
12 MF   FRA Milan Robin
21 DF   ALG Yanis Hadjem
22 DF   COM Akim Djaha
24 DF   FRA Léandro Morante
26 MF   FRA Samir Belloumou
27 FW   CGO Alain Ipiélé
30 GK   FRA Jérémy Aymes

Staff

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Position Name
Manager   Thierry Laurey
Assistant Manager  
First-Team Coach  
Goalkeeper Coach  
Strength and Conditioning Coach  
First-Team Analyst  
Sporting Director   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. ^ "EFFECTIF" [SQUAD N2] (in French). FC Martigues. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  4. ^ "National 2. Eric Chelle n'est plus l'entraîneur du FC Martigues" (in French). footamateur.fr. 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Martigues : le successeur d'Eric Chelle est connu (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ France – Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs


 

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