FC Antibes
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Football Club Antibes Juan-les-Pins is a French association football
team based in Antibes
. The team currently plays at an amateur and regional level but was part of Division 1
for 7 seasons, from its beginning in 1932 to 1939.
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...
team based in Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
. The team currently plays at an amateur and regional level but was part of Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....
for 7 seasons, from its beginning in 1932 to 1939.
Landmarks
- 1912:Foundation as Olympique d'Antibes
- 1932:Became a professional club and took part to the first professional football season in France.
- 1933:The team is involved in a bribery scandal and is renamed Football Club d'Antibes.
- 1939:Relegation in Division 2Ligue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
. The club is renamed Olympique d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins. - 1947:Relegation from Division 2Ligue 2Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...
to amateur football. - 1965–66:Merger with 2 clubs:Esperance and US Antiboise. The club assumed its current name.
Notable players
- Billy Aitken
- Mario EvaristoMario EvaristoMarino "Mario" Evaristo was an Argentine footballer who played for the Argentina national football team...
- Karl Klima, the first Division 1 goalscorer
- Vilmos KohutVilmos KohutVilmos "Willy" Kohut was a Hungarian footballer. He played as a Striker for the Ferencvárosi TC, French team Olympique Marseille and the Hungarian national team. Kohut got 25 caps and 14 goals for the Hungarian national team between 1925-1938...
(1939/40) - Joseph Rodriguez
- Alexandre VillaplaneAlexandre VillaplaneAlexandre Villaplane was a French football player in the role of midfielder....
Managerial history
Valère (1932–1933)- Bino Scasa
- Lardi Billy Aitken (1937–1939) Raoul Chaisaz Numa AndoireNuma AndoireNuma Andoire was a French football defender and a manager. He participated at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, but never gained any caps with the French football team....
(1945–1946) R. Cardi (1946–1947) - Lecrublier
- Bernardi Laurent RobuschiLaurent RobuschiLaurent Robuschi is a French former football striker, with Italian ancestors. He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1966.-References:**...
(1971–1985) Serge Recordier (1993–1995) Alain Wathelet (1995–1996) Serge Recordier (1996–1998)