Sporting Toulon Var
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Sporting Toulon Var is a football club from Toulon
, France, who currently play in the French sixth division (Division d'Honneur). The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Jacques Jayet and managed by Luigi Alfano.
Toulon has never won the French Cup, but has reached the semi-final on two occasions: in 1963 and 1984. Half-finalists in 1963, Toulon was eliminated by Olympique Lyonnais
. The following year, they finished fourth and accessed again to the first division, without success.
as a forward, the talent of the leader Alain Bénédet or the experience of Rolland Courbis in defense, Toulon was again promoted to the first division in 1983, finishing first in the Group B, before Stade de Reims, thanks to a victory away in Grenoble (1-5).
, top scorer of the league. The club reached again the semi-finals of the Coupe de France but was defeated by AS Monaco (1-4, 2-1).
The following season saw Toulon shining and beating Paris Saint-Germain 5-1. Still third after 31 matches played, they have then been defeated three times in a row – including another defeat against AS Monaco at home, one goal to nil, in front of 18,000 spectators at Stade Mayol
, which remains the best affluence for the club until now. This relegated them to the 5th place, still qualifying them for Europe before the last game. But a last defeat at home against FC Nantes prevented them to qualify for a European competition, finishing 6th in the league.
In 1988, the Toulon of Bernard Casoni
, Bernard Pardo
and David Ginola
, whose coach is former player Rolland Courbis, finished 5th in the league but failed to qualify for a European competition because of a weak UEFA coefficient at this time.
After several years of uncertainty, the club was relegated in 1993 in National – the third level of French football – due to financial problems. The 1995/1996 saw Toulon winning the title in National and accessing the 2nd division. During the 16th final of the French Cup, they eliminated Girondins de Bordeaux where Zinedine Zidane
was playing (3-2 et) before being beaten on penalty shootouts by Montpellier HSC
to the next round. Improvements lasted only two years and in 1998, Sporting Club Toulon is relegated to the third level because of bad results, then administratively in CFA2 (5th level) and finally did not finish the championship because of a liquidation.
Toulon
Toulon is a town in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, Toulon is the capital of the Var department in the former province of Provence....
, France, who currently play in the French sixth division (Division d'Honneur). The club, which was founded in 1944, is presided by Jacques Jayet and managed by Luigi Alfano.
History
Sporting Club Toulon was founded in 1944 after a merge between Sporting Club du Temple and Jeunesse Sportive Toulonnaise.Genesis
It joined after WWII the French second division and left it only during one season in 1946/1947. After eleven years in the second division, the club reached the highest division in France in 1959, after finishing third in the second division, but is relegated the year after.Toulon has never won the French Cup, but has reached the semi-final on two occasions: in 1963 and 1984. Half-finalists in 1963, Toulon was eliminated by Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
. The following year, they finished fourth and accessed again to the first division, without success.
Progression
Relegated to the French 3rd division during one season in 1980/1981, Toulon is going stronger in the 1980s. Thanks to the effectiveness of Christian DalgerChristian Dalger
Christian Dalger is a former French footballer who played striker, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals....
as a forward, the talent of the leader Alain Bénédet or the experience of Rolland Courbis in defense, Toulon was again promoted to the first division in 1983, finishing first in the Group B, before Stade de Reims, thanks to a victory away in Grenoble (1-5).
Division 1 and decadence
During the 1983/1984 season, Toulon stayed in Division 1 thanks to the 21 goals of Delio OnnisDelio Onnis
Delio Onnis is a retired Argentine football forward. He was nicknamed "el Tano" in Argentina....
, top scorer of the league. The club reached again the semi-finals of the Coupe de France but was defeated by AS Monaco (1-4, 2-1).
The following season saw Toulon shining and beating Paris Saint-Germain 5-1. Still third after 31 matches played, they have then been defeated three times in a row – including another defeat against AS Monaco at home, one goal to nil, in front of 18,000 spectators at Stade Mayol
Stade Mayol
Stade Mayol is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulon, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of RC Toulonnais. The stadium is able to hold 13,700 people....
, which remains the best affluence for the club until now. This relegated them to the 5th place, still qualifying them for Europe before the last game. But a last defeat at home against FC Nantes prevented them to qualify for a European competition, finishing 6th in the league.
In 1988, the Toulon of Bernard Casoni
Bernard Casoni
Bernard Casoni is a football manager, currently managing Evian Thonon Gaillard FC. In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and France at Euro 1992....
, Bernard Pardo
Bernard Pardo
Bernard Pardo, is a former football player.In his playing career he played for Olympique Marseille and for France.In 1993, he was sent to jail for cocaine traffic, which interrupted his career.-Titles:...
and David Ginola
David Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...
, whose coach is former player Rolland Courbis, finished 5th in the league but failed to qualify for a European competition because of a weak UEFA coefficient at this time.
After several years of uncertainty, the club was relegated in 1993 in National – the third level of French football – due to financial problems. The 1995/1996 saw Toulon winning the title in National and accessing the 2nd division. During the 16th final of the French Cup, they eliminated Girondins de Bordeaux where Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
was playing (3-2 et) before being beaten on penalty shootouts by Montpellier HSC
Montpellier HSC
Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French association football club based in the city of Montpellier. The club was founded in 1919 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Montpellier plays its home matches at the Stade de la Mosson, located within the city...
to the next round. Improvements lasted only two years and in 1998, Sporting Club Toulon is relegated to the third level because of bad results, then administratively in CFA2 (5th level) and finally did not finish the championship because of a liquidation.
Back to the amateur level
After financial difficulties which led the club to be expelled from the Championship in the 1998/1999 season and to turn amateur, the club was reborn under the name "Sporting Toulon Var", gaining three promotions in four seasons to reach the third division. Candidate to access the 2nd division in 2006/2007, they have been relegated in 2007 to the French 4th division (CFA). In 2011, DNCG (Direction Nationale de Controle de Gestion) excluded the club from all national competitions and the club will start again in Division d’Honneur (6th division) in 2011/2012.Honours
- Ligue 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...
- Winners (1): 1983
- Championnat NationalChampionnat NationalThe Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...
- Winners (1): 1996
- Coupe de FranceCoupe de FranceThe Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...
- Semi-Finalists (2): 1963, 1984
- Coupe GambardellaCoupe GambardellaThe Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....
- Runners-up (1): 1966
Current squad
As of 30 November 2009Managers
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Pierre Mosca Pierre Mosca is an Italian born French former footballer and coach.He played for SO Montpellier and AS Monaco FC.... Robert Dewilder Robert Dewilder is French former footballer and football manager.-Career:Dewilder played as a midfielder for Boulogne, Sochaux, Monaco, Toulon, Quimper and Blois.-Coaching career:... François Bracci François Bracci is French association football manager and former player, currently coaching MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the France national football team... Albert Emon Albert Emon is French football manager.-Career:As a player he won the Ligue 1 with Olympique Marseille in 1972 and the Coupe de France in 1980 with AS Monaco. Emon also played for Stade de Reims and Olympique Lyonnais.... Christian Dalger Christian Dalger is a former French footballer who played striker, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals.... François Zahoui François Zahoui is former footballer from Ivory Coast, currently serving as the coach of the Ivory Coast national football team.... Dragan Cvetković Dragan Cvetković is a Serbian coach and a former player.He is currently coaching Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif.-External links:*...  Jean-Louis Garcia Jean-Louis Garcia is a French football manager and former player.-Career:Garcia was a goalkeeper for many clubs including: AS Cannes, AS Monaco, SO Châtellerault, AS Nancy and FC Nantes Atlantique. As a player, he had quite a successful career apart from one game in Europe in 1995 against Bayer... Hubert Velud Hubert Velud is a French football manager and former player.-Coaching career:He coached Châlons-sur-Marne, Gap, Paris FC, Gazélec Ajaccio, Clermont, Cherbourg, Créteil, Toulon, Beauvais... Dragan Cvetković Dragan Cvetković is a Serbian coach and a former player.He is currently coaching Club Sportif de Hammam-Lif.-External links:*... Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... |
Notable former players
See also::Category:Sporting Toulon Var playersAlgeria Said Haddad Salim Reggad Mejdi Zemzemi Argentina Jorge Domínguez Jorge Domínguez Jorge "Potro" Carlos Alberto Domínguez is a former Argentinian football striker.Domínguez started his career in 1978 with Boca Juniors where he played in one game against Unión de Santa Fe... Leonardo Rodríguez Leonardo Rodríguez Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez Iacobitti is a former Argentinian football midfielder. He was born on August 27, 1966, in the city of Lanús in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina... Gabriel Rossi Armenia Erwan Gras Frederic Tatarian Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Filipovic Marko Filipovic Marko Filipović is a Bosnian Serb football player. He currently plays for SC Toulon.... Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell Joseph-Antoine Bell Joseph-Antoine Bell, sometimes referred to as JoJo Bell is a former Cameroonian international football goalkeeper, one of the best African goalkeepers of all time... Cyril Makanaky Cyril Makanaky Cyrille Thomas Makanaky is a retired Cameroonian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.-Club career:... Jacques Songo'o Jacques Songo'o Jacques Celestin Songo'o is a retired Cameroonian footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.Spent the vast majority of his professional career in France and Spain, also representing the Cameroonian national team in four FIFA World Cups.-Club career:After first establishing himself as a professional... Cape Verde Islands Georges Santos Georges Santos Georges "George" Santos is a former French-born Cape Verde professional footballer who played professionally between 1997 and 2009. He notably played for Tranmere Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers... Coté d'Ivorie Abdoulaye Traoré 'Ben Badi' Zahoui Gagui Marc-Éric Gueï Marc-Éric Gueï Marc-Éric Gueï is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker.He previously played for French side Toulon. In July 2007, Gueï began a two-week trial with Scottish side Dundee United... Michaël N'dri Desiré Sekely England Junior McDougald Junior McDougald David "Junior" McDougald is an American-born English association football player who currently plays for St Ives Town... France Luc Borrelli Luc Borrelli Luc Borrelli was a French football goalkeeper.-Career:Borrelli was born in Marseille and began his career with ASPTT Marseille. In 1986 he moved to Toulon, where he played almost 150 times... Rolland Courbis Christian Dalger Christian Dalger Christian Dalger is a former French footballer who played striker, who earned six international caps for the French national team during the 1970s, scoring two goals.... Marcel Dib Marcel Dib Marcel Dib is a former football midfielder in France, and who notably played for AS Monaco FC and Olympique de Marseille, at that time in Ligue 2.-Titles:* Division 1 1988 with AS Monaco FC.... Manuel Garriga David Ginola David Ginola David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var... Antoine Kombouaré Antoine Kombouaré Antoine Kombouaré is a manager of football Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain and a former professional football defender.-Early life and career:... Michaël N'dri Michaël N'dri Michaël N'dri is a French footballer, who is currently playing for Dubai C.S.C..-Career:N'dri played in his youth career for FC Salon de Provence and Val Durance Fa. In 2003 started his professional career with FC Sète. He played three years for FC Sète and joined in January 2006 to Sporting... Franck Padovani Stéphane Porato Stéphane Porato Stéphane Porato is a retired French footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.-Football career:... Sébastien Squillaci Sébastien Squillaci Sébastien Squillaci is a French international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He plays as a central defender and is described as a player who "reads the game well" and is "strong in the air and on the ground"... Jean Tigana Jean Tigana Jean Amadou Tigana is a manager and former French international footballer, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s.-Playing career:Tigana started his... Daniel Xuereb Daniel Xuereb Daniel Xuereb is a former football striker from France, who earned eight international caps for the French national team during the 1980s... Hungary György Bognár György Bognár György Bognár is a retired Hungarian football player.He made his debut for the Hungarian national team in 1985, and got 50 caps and 8 goals until 1994. He was a participant at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where Hungary failed to progress from the group stage.-References:... Italy Franck Lari Marco Micheletti Delio Onnis Delio Onnis Delio Onnis is a retired Argentine football forward. He was nicknamed "el Tano" in Argentina.... |
Greece Nicolas Arlandis Guinea Massei Gaye Mali Mamoudou Konaté Bako Touré Bassidiki Touré Morocco Naguim Boulila Amar Boumilat Netherlands Peter Bosz Peter Bosz Peter Bosz is a former football midfielder from the Netherlands currently serving as head coach of Dutch Eredivisie team Heracles Almelo.-Career:... John Lammers Nigeria Victor Agali Victor Agali Victor Okechukwu Agali is a Nigerian footballer who last played for Jiangsu Sainty.-Career:At the age of 17, Agali was the top goalscorer in the Nigerian second division, and was picked up by French club Olympique Marseille. Finding it hard to establish a first team place, he played for Toulon,... James Obiorah James Obiorah James Chibuzor Obiorah, born August 24, 1978 in Jos) is a former Nigerian footballer who last plays for SC Toulon.-Career:His previous clubs include RSC Anderlecht, Grasshopper Zurich, Cádiz CF, Grazer AK and Lokomotiv Moscow and he was also loaned to Niort from Lokomotiv Moscow in the 2004/2005... Paraguay Leongino Unzaim Leongino Unzaim Leongino Unzaim is a former football striker from Paraguay.Unzaim was part of the Paraguay national football team that participated in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. During his career he played for teams like Olimpia Asunción of Paraguay and S.S. Lazio of Italy.-References:... Poland Mickaël Wolski Senegal Saar Boubacar Saar Boubacar Saar Boubacar is a retired Senegalese football player who played in France for SC Toulon, Marseille, AS Cannes, Paris Saint-Germain and FC Martigues, as well as in the United States with New Jersey City.-References:**... Schuman Bah Kaba Diawara Kaba Diawara Kaba Diawara is a French-born Guinean footballer.- Career :His club career has been quite unstable, having played briefly for three English clubs as well as in Spain and Qatar. Diawara only scored once in English football, despite having three spells there... Roger Mendy Roger Mendy Roger Mendy is a former Senegalese footballer who spent three years playing for AS Monaco, with whom he reached the 1992 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final. He also had spells with Sporting Toulon and ASC Jeanne d'Arc before finishing his career in Italy with Pescara Calcio.-References:* *... Nicolas N´Dione Victor Abdou Samb Ibrahima Sané Ibrahima Sané Ibrahima Simang Sané is a Senegalese footballer who is currently playing in French Championnat National for Rodez AF.-Career:... Spain Christian Fernandez Sweden Egon Johnsson Tahiti Claude Carrara Togo Koukouvi Akpalo Tunisia Mehdi Bedjaoui Sammy Guemdane Houssine Saoud Yugoslavia Miloš Bursać Miloš Bursac Miloš Bursać is a Serbian football striker who played for SFR Yugoslavia.-References:* on Serbian federation site.* on National-football-teams.... Nikica Cukrov Nikica Cukrov Nikica Cukrov is a former Croatian football player. He was capped 14 times for Yugoslavia.-External links:*... |