Pau FC
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| Full name | Pau Fitbaa Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Maynats[1] Les Béarnais | |||
| Foondit | 16 Mey 1995, as Pau F.C.[nb 1] | |||
| Ground | Nouste Camp | |||
| Capacity | 4,031 | |||
| Awner | Bernard Laporte-Fray | |||
| Chairman | Bernard Laporte-Fray | |||
| Head coach | Nicolas Usaï | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2, 13t o 20 | |||
| Wabsteid | Club wabsteid | |||
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Pau Fitbaa Club, commonly kent as Pau FC, is a professional fitbaa club based in Pau, the caipital o Béarn, Fraunce. Pau FC plays its hame matches at the Nouste Camp an competes in Ligue 2, the second tier o French fitbaa. Nicknamed Les Maynats, Pau FC traces its origins tae the patronage o the Bleuets de Notre-Dame, officially foonded in 1920 in the Mayolis district. By the onset o the 1958-59 season, the Bleuets had risen tae the heichest amateur division in the French football league system, leadin religious authorities tae acknawledge its sportin prowess, surpassin that o a mere local fitbaa club. Under the stewarship o its foonding president, José Bidegain, the Bleuets de Notre-Dame's senior team transitioned intae the Football-Club de Pau. By the 60s, they had settled in the Stade du Hameau, haein ambitions o becomin professional.
Hooever, recurrent financial troubles weakend the club, necessitatin interventions frae the municipal authorities o Pau. Consequently, FC Pau endured relegation woes, droppin back tae the regional South West League. Despite management's aspirations, professional status eluded them. The 90s witnessed reckless spendin in pursuit o promotion tae Ligue 2, culminatin in financial insolvency an relegation tae the fourth tier o French football in 1995.
A revival came under the guidance o former players Bernard Laporte-Fray an Joël Lopez, wha rebranded the club as Pau Fitbaa Club. Financial restructuring ensued, stabilisin the club in the third tier until 2007. Hooever, subsequent relegation compounded by non-sportin crises, delayed their return tae the third division until the 2016–17 season.
In 2019, markin 59 years since its inception, Pau FC celebrated the openin o its inaugural stadium, Nouste Camp.
The club's achievements include winnin the Championnat National in 2020, winnin the National 2 title twie in 1998 an 2016 an winnin the French South-West League in 1958 an 1968.
The pinnacle o their achievements arrived wi victory in the Championnat National, the third division, durin the 2019–20 season, earnin the club promotion tae Ligue 2. This ushered in a period o unprecedented success, as the club seeks tae firmly establish itself in the realm o the French football league system.
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "#943 – Pau FC: les Meynats" (in French). Footnickname. 3 Februar 2023. Retrieved 19 Februar 2023.
- ↑ Sources are divided on the exact date of the foundation of the club. The year 1959 is recognized by many official institutions. However, it is also possible to consider Pau FC as the direct continuation of the football section of the "Bleuets de Notre-Dame" created in 1920. Since 2022, President Bernard Laporte-Fray has communicated a founding date of 1995.
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