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    Lorient
    Full nameFootball Club Lorient Bretagne Sud
    Nickname(s)Les Merlus (The Merlucciidaes)[1]
    Le FCL
    Les tangos et noirs (The dark orange and black)[2]
    Founded2 April 1926; 97 years ago (1926-04-02)
    GroundStade Yves Allainmat
    Capacity18,110
    OwnerLo\u00efc F\u00e9ry (majority shareholder)
    Bill Foley (minority shareholder)
    PresidentLo\u00efc F\u00e9ry
    Head coachR\u00e9gis Le Bris
    LeagueLigue 1
    2022\u201323Ligue 1, 10th of 20
    WebsiteClub website
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    Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (French pronunciation: [l\u0254\u0281j\u0251\u0303 b\u0281\u0259ta\u0272 syd]; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient; Breton: An Oriant) is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, following promotion from Ligue 2 in the 2019\u201320 season. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade Yves Allainmat because of its location within the city. The team is managed by R\u00e9gis Le Bris.\n

    Lorient had a relatively bleak history nationally before 1998 when the club made its first appearance in Ligue 1 in the 1998\u201399 season. Before that, Lorient spent most of its life as an amateur club. Lorient's achieved its biggest honour in 2002 when the club won the Coupe de France defeating Bastia 1\u20130 in the final. Lorient has never won Ligue 1, but has won the Championnat National earning this honour in 1995. Regionally, the club has won five Brittany Division d'Honneur titles and six Coupe de Bretagne.\n

    Lorient has most notably served as a springboard club for several present-day internationals such as Laurent Koscielny, Andr\u00e9-Pierre Gignac, Micha\u00ebl Ciani, Kevin Gameiro, Karim Ziani, Bakari Kon\u00e9, Matteo Guendouzi, and Seydou Keita. French international Yoann Gourcuff, the son of Christian Gourcuff, began his career at the club before moving to Derby Breton rivals Rennes.\n

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    Football Club Lorient was founded on 2 April 1926. Lorient was formed off of La Mar\u00e9e Sportive, a club founded a year earlier by Madame Cuissard, a store patron who originated from Saint-\u00c9tienne, and her son Joseph. In 1929, The club began play as an amateur club under the Czechoslovakian manager Jozef Loquay and won the Champions de l'Ouest,[3][4] which placed the club into the Division d'Honneur of the Brittany region, which placed the club into the Division d'Honneur of the Brittany region. In 1932, Lorient won the league and, four years later, repeated this performance. The onset of World War II limited the club's meteoric rise in the region and the departure of several players who either joined the war effort or left to play abroad effectively disseminated the club.\n

    Following the war, Antoine Cuissard, the grandson of Madame Cuissard, joined the club as a player with intentions of rebuilding it in honour of his grandmother. Lorient began play in the Division d'Honneur. Cuissard began one of the first Lorient players to maintain a place in the France national team while playing with the club. In 1954, he played on the team that qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Lorient quickly recovered and, by 1948, was playing in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA). The club spent two years in the league before falling back to the Division d'Honneur. In 1957, Lorient was promoted back to the CFA, but struggled due to being limited financially. Subsequently, the club sought sponsors with the hopes of becoming professional. In 1967, under the chairmanship of both Jean Tomine and Ren\u00e9 Foug\u00e8re, Lorient placed a bid to turn professional and was elected to Division 2 by the French League. Incoming president Henri Ducassou agreed to do his best to make professionalism prosper in Lorient.\n

    In the second division, Lorient struggled in the early seventies to consistently stay up in the league table. In the 1974\u201375 and 1975\u201376 seasons, the club came close to promotion to Division 1, finishing 3rd in its group on each occasion, one place short of the promotion play-offs. However, the following season, Lorient was relegated to Division 3. The potential of that team had proved above its classification when the club qualified for its first French FA Cup quarter-finals in history. The club subsequently struggled financially and domestically. It went bankrupt in 1978. During this period, under the name \"Club des Supporters du FC Lorient\" (the supporters legally took over to keep the FC Lorient name alive), Lorient played in the Division Sup\u00e9rieure R\u00e9gionale (sixth tier of the French football pyramid). In the early 1980s, Georges Guenoum took over the club as president and hired former Lorient player Christian Gourcuff as manager. Surprisingly, under Gourcuff, Lorient quickly climbed back up the French football ladder. In 1983, the club won the Brittany Division d'Honneur title and, the following season, won Division 4. In 1985, they won Division 3 and so were back in Division 2 eight years after their demise at that level! Gourcuff left the club after its first Division 2 campaign, with relegation only being effective through an unfavourable goal difference. Lorient spent the next five years in Division 3 playing under two managers. It went financially bust again in 1990 but was nevertheless allowed to stay in Division 3. In 1991, Gourcuff returned to the club and after almost a decade playing in Division 3, Lorient earned promotion back to Division 2 after winning the second edition of the Championnat National.\n

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    Lorient spent two seasons in the second division and, in the 1997\u201398 season, surprised many by running away with the league alongside champions Nancy. The 1998\u201399 season marked Lorient's first appearance in Division 1 in the club's history. The appearance was brief with Lorient struggling to meet the financial demands and stronger competition of the league. The club finished in 16th place and were relegated. Amazingly, Lorient finished equal on points with Le Havre with both clubs having the same number of wins, losses, and draws. However, due to Le Havre having a better goal difference, Lorient was relegated. After only two seasons in Division 2, Lorient were back in the first division for the 2001\u201302 season. Before the promotion, in April 2001, a takeover of the club led by Alain Le Roch led to internal problems, which resulted in the departure of Gourcuff and one of the club's best players, Ulrich Le Pen, soon after. The club hired Argentine manager \u00c1ngel Marcos to replace Gourcuff. However, Marcos lasted only a few months.\n

    Despite the initial issues, Lorient strengthened its squad in preparation for its return to the first division by recruiting players such as Pascal Delhommeau, Moussa Sa\u00efb, Johan Cavalli, and Pape Malick Diop. Led by Yvon Pouliquen, the new signings joined the likes of Jean-Claude Darcheville, Arnaud Le Lan, and Seydou Keita and surprised many by reaching the final of the Coupe de la Ligue. Lorient was defeated by Bordeaux in the final. Lorient continued its impressive cup form by winning the Coupe de France just two months later. In the match, Lorient faced Bastia and defeated the Corsicans 1\u20130 courtesy of a goal from Darcheville. The title was the club's first major honour. The celebration would however end on a sourer note as Lorient was relegated from league play in the same season. The club participated in the UEFA Cup the following season, falling to Turkish side Denizlispor in the first round on away goals.\n

    Lorient returned to the first division, now called Ligue 1, in 2006 with a completely revamped team. Instead of spending money on players, the club focused its efforts on improving its academy and promoted several players to the first-team such as Andr\u00e9-Pierre Gignac, Virgile Reset, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Morel, and Diego Yesso during the club's stint in Ligue 2. Lorient was also influenced by the arrival of the Malian international Bakari Kon\u00e9. The club, in its return to Ligue 1, finished mid-table in three straight seasons. In the 2009\u201310 season, Lorient performed well domestically. In October 2009, the club reached 5th place in the table; its highest position that late in the season ever. Lorient eventually finished the campaign in 7th place; its best finish in Ligue 1.\n

    In the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season, Lorient played against Ligue 2 side ES Troyes in the promotion/relegation play off match. Lorient lost the tie 2\u20131 and were relegated to Ligue 2 after an 11 year stay in the top flight.[5][6]\n

    On 30 April 2020, Lorient were promoted to Ligue 1 after the LFP decided to end the seasons of both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 early due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Lorient were top of the Ligue 2 table at the time of the decision.[7]\n

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    1\nGK\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nAlfred Gomis (on loan from Rennes)\n
    2\nDF\n\"Brazil\" BRA\nIgor Silva\n
    3\nDF\n\"Tunisia\" TUN\nMontassar Talbi\n
    4\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nLoris Mouyokolo\n
    5\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nBenjamin Mendy\n
    6\nMF\n\"Morocco\" MAR\nImran Louza (on loan from Watford)\n
    7\nMF\n\"Greece\" GRE\nPanos Katseris\n
    8\nMF\n\"Nigeria\" NGA\nBonke Innocent\n
    9\nFW\n\"Ivory CIV\nMohamed Bamba\n
    10\nMF\n\"Algeria\" ALG\nBadredine Bouanani (on loan from Nice)\n
    11\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nBamba Dieng\n
    12\nDF\n\"Cameroon\" CMR\nDarlin Yongwa\n
    13\nDF\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nFormose Mendy\n
    14\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nTi\u00e9mou\u00e9 Bakayoko\n
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    15\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nJulien Laporte\n
    17\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nJean-Victor Makengo\n
    19\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nLaurent Abergel (captain)\n
    21\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nJulien Ponceau\n
    22\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nEli Junior Kroupi\n
    24\nDF\n\"Democratic COD\nG\u00e9d\u00e9on Kalulu\n
    27\nFW\n\"Benin\" BEN\nTosin Aiyegun\n
    32\nDF\n\"Ghana\" GHA\nNathaniel Adjei (on loan from Hammarby)\n
    37\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nTh\u00e9o Le Bris\n
    38\nGK\n\"Switzerland\" SUI\nYvon Mvogo\n
    44\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nAyman Kari (on loan from Paris SG)\n
    94\nGK\n\"Central CAF\nDominique Youfeigane\n
    95\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nIsaak Tour\u00e9\n
    97\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nQuentin Boisgard\n
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    —\nDF\n\"Guinea\" GUI\nDembo Sylla (at Rodez until 30 June 2024)\n
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    —\nMF\n\"Norway\" NOR\nJoel Mvuka (at Young Boys until 30 June 2024)\n
    —\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nYoann Cathline (at Almere City until 30 June 2024)\n
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    —\nFW\n\"Austria\" AUT\nAdrian Grbi\u0107 (at Luzern until 30 June 2024)\n
    —\nFW\n\"Nigeria\" NGA\nTaofeek Ismaheel (at Beveren until 30 June 2024)\n
    —\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nBassirou N'Diaye (at Servette until 30 June 2024)\n
    —\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nPablo Pagis (at Laval until 30 June 2024)\n
    —\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nSambou Soumano (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2024)\n
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    1929\u201332\nJozef Loquay\n
    19??\nAlex Bohm\n
    1946\u201348\nJean Snella\n
    1948\u201351\nMarcel Lisieiro\n
    1951\u201352\nRobert Hennequin\n
    1952\u201359\nGeorges Girot\n
    1959\nAntoine Cuissard\n
    1960\nLucien Philipot\n
    1961\u201367\nDaniel Carpentier\n
    1967\u201368\nAntoine Cuissard\n
    1968\u201369\nYves Boutet\n
    1969\u201371\n\u00c9mile Rummelhardt\n
    1971\u201372\nAndr\u00e9 Mori\n
    1972\u201376\nJean Vincent\n
    1977\u201378\nLouis Hon\n
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    1978\u201379\nPaul Le Bellec\n
    1979\u201381\nBernard Goueffic\n
    1981\u201382\nLouis Lagadec\n
    1982\u201386\nChristian Gourcuff\n
    1986\u201388\nMichel Le Calloch\n
    1988\u201390\nAlain Thiboult\n
    1990\u201391\nPatrick Le Pollotec\n
    1 July 1991 \u2013 30 June 2001\nChristian Gourcuff\n
    1 July 2001 \u2013 1 December 2001\n\u00c1ngel Marcos\n
    1 July 2001 \u2013 30 June 2003\nYvon Pouliquen\n
    1 July 2003 \u2013 25 May 2014\nChristian Gourcuff\n
    25 May 2014 \u2013 23 October 2016\nSylvain Ripoll\n
    8 November 2016 \u2013 29 May 2017\nBernard Casoni\n
    30 May 2017 \u2013 28 May 2019\nMicka\u00ebl Landreau\n
    29 May 2019 \u2013 25 June 2022\nChristophe P\u00e9lissier\n
    01 July 2022 \u2013 \"present\"\nR\u00e9gis Le Bris\n
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      • Champions (5): 1932, 1936, 1957, 1983, 1995[12]
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      • Champions (6): 1958, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2002
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    2002\u201303\nUEFA Cup\nFirst round\n\"Turkey\"\nDenizlispor\n3\u20131\n0\u20132\n3\u20133 (a)\n
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    1. ^ \"#250 \u2013 FC Lorient : les Merlus\" (in French). Footnickname. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.\n
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    2. ^ \"#364 \u2013 FC Lorient : les Tangos et Noirs\" (in French). Footnickname. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.\n
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    3. ^ \"France - List of Regional Champions 1919-1932\". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.\n
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    4. ^ \"v9bet\". Retrieved 3 June 2023.\n
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    5. ^ \"Troyes promoted to Ligue 1\". beIN SPORTS Australia.\n
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    6. ^ \"French Football League - FC LORIENT BRETAGNE SUD\". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. \n
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    7. ^ \"Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early\". BBC Sport.\n
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    8. ^ \"L'\u00e9quipe professionnelle 2023-24\". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.\n
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    9. ^ \"Pr\u00e9sentation\". FC Lorient. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
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    10. ^ \"France \u2013 Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs\". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
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    11. ^ \"Entra\u00eeneurs\". FC Lorient. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
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    12. ^ The 1995 title was won by the club's reserve team.\n
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              Full nameFootball Club Lorient Bretagne Sud
              Nickname(s)Les Merlus (The Merlucciidaes)[1]
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              Founded2 April 1926; 97 years ago (1926-04-02)
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              Capacity18,110
              OwnerLo\u00efc F\u00e9ry (majority shareholder)
              Bill Foley (minority shareholder)
              PresidentLo\u00efc F\u00e9ry
              Head coachR\u00e9gis Le Bris
              LeagueLigue 1
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              Football Club Lorient Bretagne Sud (French pronunciation: [l\u0254\u0281j\u0251\u0303 b\u0281\u0259ta\u0272 syd]; commonly referred to FC Lorient or simply Lorient; Breton: An Oriant) is a French professional association football club based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was founded in 1926 and currently competes in Ligue 1, the top flight of French football, following promotion from Ligue 2 in the 2019\u201320 season. Lorient plays its home matches at the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium is surnamed Stade Yves Allainmat because of its location within the city. The team is managed by R\u00e9gis Le Bris.\n

              Lorient had a relatively bleak history nationally before 1998 when the club made its first appearance in Ligue 1 in the 1998\u201399 season. Before that, Lorient spent most of its life as an amateur club. Lorient's achieved its biggest honour in 2002 when the club won the Coupe de France defeating Bastia 1\u20130 in the final. Lorient has never won Ligue 1, but has won the Championnat National earning this honour in 1995. Regionally, the club has won five Brittany Division d'Honneur titles and six Coupe de Bretagne.\n

              Lorient has most notably served as a springboard club for several present-day internationals such as Laurent Koscielny, Andr\u00e9-Pierre Gignac, Micha\u00ebl Ciani, Kevin Gameiro, Karim Ziani, Bakari Kon\u00e9, Matteo Guendouzi, and Seydou Keita. French international Yoann Gourcuff, the son of Christian Gourcuff, began his career at the club before moving to Derby Breton rivals Rennes.\n

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              Football Club Lorient was founded on 2 April 1926. Lorient was formed off of La Mar\u00e9e Sportive, a club founded a year earlier by Madame Cuissard, a store patron who originated from Saint-\u00c9tienne, and her son Joseph. In 1929, The club began play as an amateur club under the Czechoslovakian manager Jozef Loquay and won the Champions de l'Ouest,[3][4] which placed the club into the Division d'Honneur of the Brittany region, which placed the club into the Division d'Honneur of the Brittany region. In 1932, Lorient won the league and, four years later, repeated this performance. The onset of World War II limited the club's meteoric rise in the region and the departure of several players who either joined the war effort or left to play abroad effectively disseminated the club.\n

              Following the war, Antoine Cuissard, the grandson of Madame Cuissard, joined the club as a player with intentions of rebuilding it in honour of his grandmother. Lorient began play in the Division d'Honneur. Cuissard began one of the first Lorient players to maintain a place in the France national team while playing with the club. In 1954, he played on the team that qualified for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Lorient quickly recovered and, by 1948, was playing in the Championnat de France amateur (CFA). The club spent two years in the league before falling back to the Division d'Honneur. In 1957, Lorient was promoted back to the CFA, but struggled due to being limited financially. Subsequently, the club sought sponsors with the hopes of becoming professional. In 1967, under the chairmanship of both Jean Tomine and Ren\u00e9 Foug\u00e8re, Lorient placed a bid to turn professional and was elected to Division 2 by the French League. Incoming president Henri Ducassou agreed to do his best to make professionalism prosper in Lorient.\n

              In the second division, Lorient struggled in the early seventies to consistently stay up in the league table. In the 1974\u201375 and 1975\u201376 seasons, the club came close to promotion to Division 1, finishing 3rd in its group on each occasion, one place short of the promotion play-offs. However, the following season, Lorient was relegated to Division 3. The potential of that team had proved above its classification when the club qualified for its first French FA Cup quarter-finals in history. The club subsequently struggled financially and domestically. It went bankrupt in 1978. During this period, under the name \"Club des Supporters du FC Lorient\" (the supporters legally took over to keep the FC Lorient name alive), Lorient played in the Division Sup\u00e9rieure R\u00e9gionale (sixth tier of the French football pyramid). In the early 1980s, Georges Guenoum took over the club as president and hired former Lorient player Christian Gourcuff as manager. Surprisingly, under Gourcuff, Lorient quickly climbed back up the French football ladder. In 1983, the club won the Brittany Division d'Honneur title and, the following season, won Division 4. In 1985, they won Division 3 and so were back in Division 2 eight years after their demise at that level! Gourcuff left the club after its first Division 2 campaign, with relegation only being effective through an unfavourable goal difference. Lorient spent the next five years in Division 3 playing under two managers. It went financially bust again in 1990 but was nevertheless allowed to stay in Division 3. In 1991, Gourcuff returned to the club and after almost a decade playing in Division 3, Lorient earned promotion back to Division 2 after winning the second edition of the Championnat National.\n

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              Jean-Claude Darcheville scored the game-winning goal for Lorient in the 2002 Coupe de France final.
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              Lorient spent two seasons in the second division and, in the 1997\u201398 season, surprised many by running away with the league alongside champions Nancy. The 1998\u201399 season marked Lorient's first appearance in Division 1 in the club's history. The appearance was brief with Lorient struggling to meet the financial demands and stronger competition of the league. The club finished in 16th place and were relegated. Amazingly, Lorient finished equal on points with Le Havre with both clubs having the same number of wins, losses, and draws. However, due to Le Havre having a better goal difference, Lorient was relegated. After only two seasons in Division 2, Lorient were back in the first division for the 2001\u201302 season. Before the promotion, in April 2001, a takeover of the club led by Alain Le Roch led to internal problems, which resulted in the departure of Gourcuff and one of the club's best players, Ulrich Le Pen, soon after. The club hired Argentine manager \u00c1ngel Marcos to replace Gourcuff. However, Marcos lasted only a few months.\n

              Despite the initial issues, Lorient strengthened its squad in preparation for its return to the first division by recruiting players such as Pascal Delhommeau, Moussa Sa\u00efb, Johan Cavalli, and Pape Malick Diop. Led by Yvon Pouliquen, the new signings joined the likes of Jean-Claude Darcheville, Arnaud Le Lan, and Seydou Keita and surprised many by reaching the final of the Coupe de la Ligue. Lorient was defeated by Bordeaux in the final. Lorient continued its impressive cup form by winning the Coupe de France just two months later. In the match, Lorient faced Bastia and defeated the Corsicans 1\u20130 courtesy of a goal from Darcheville. The title was the club's first major honour. The celebration would however end on a sourer note as Lorient was relegated from league play in the same season. The club participated in the UEFA Cup the following season, falling to Turkish side Denizlispor in the first round on away goals.\n

              Lorient returned to the first division, now called Ligue 1, in 2006 with a completely revamped team. Instead of spending money on players, the club focused its efforts on improving its academy and promoted several players to the first-team such as Andr\u00e9-Pierre Gignac, Virgile Reset, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Morel, and Diego Yesso during the club's stint in Ligue 2. Lorient was also influenced by the arrival of the Malian international Bakari Kon\u00e9. The club, in its return to Ligue 1, finished mid-table in three straight seasons. In the 2009\u201310 season, Lorient performed well domestically. In October 2009, the club reached 5th place in the table; its highest position that late in the season ever. Lorient eventually finished the campaign in 7th place; its best finish in Ligue 1.\n

              In the 2016-2017 Ligue 1 season, Lorient played against Ligue 2 side ES Troyes in the promotion/relegation play off match. Lorient lost the tie 2\u20131 and were relegated to Ligue 2 after an 11 year stay in the top flight.[5][6]\n

              On 30 April 2020, Lorient were promoted to Ligue 1 after the LFP decided to end the seasons of both Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 early due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Lorient were top of the Ligue 2 table at the time of the decision.[7]\n

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              Players[edit]

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              Current squad[edit]

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              As of 5 February 2024.[8]
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              Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.\n

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              No.\nPos. \nNation\nPlayer\n
              1\nGK\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nAlfred Gomis (on loan from Rennes)\n
              2\nDF\n\"Brazil\" BRA\nIgor Silva\n
              3\nDF\n\"Tunisia\" TUN\nMontassar Talbi\n
              4\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nLoris Mouyokolo\n
              5\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nBenjamin Mendy\n
              6\nMF\n\"Morocco\" MAR\nImran Louza (on loan from Watford)\n
              7\nMF\n\"Greece\" GRE\nPanos Katseris\n
              8\nMF\n\"Nigeria\" NGA\nBonke Innocent\n
              9\nFW\n\"Ivory CIV\nMohamed Bamba\n
              10\nMF\n\"Algeria\" ALG\nBadredine Bouanani (on loan from Nice)\n
              11\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nBamba Dieng\n
              12\nDF\n\"Cameroon\" CMR\nDarlin Yongwa\n
              13\nDF\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nFormose Mendy\n
              14\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nTi\u00e9mou\u00e9 Bakayoko\n
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              No.\nPos. \nNation\nPlayer\n
              15\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nJulien Laporte\n
              17\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nJean-Victor Makengo\n
              19\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nLaurent Abergel (captain)\n
              21\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nJulien Ponceau\n
              22\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nEli Junior Kroupi\n
              24\nDF\n\"Democratic COD\nG\u00e9d\u00e9on Kalulu\n
              27\nFW\n\"Benin\" BEN\nTosin Aiyegun\n
              32\nDF\n\"Ghana\" GHA\nNathaniel Adjei (on loan from Hammarby)\n
              37\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nTh\u00e9o Le Bris\n
              38\nGK\n\"Switzerland\" SUI\nYvon Mvogo\n
              44\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nAyman Kari (on loan from Paris SG)\n
              94\nGK\n\"Central CAF\nDominique Youfeigane\n
              95\nDF\n\"France\" FRA\nIsaak Tour\u00e9\n
              97\nMF\n\"France\" FRA\nQuentin Boisgard\n
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              Out on loan[edit]

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

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              No.\nPos. \nNation\nPlayer\n
              —\nDF\n\"Ivory CIV\nBamo Me\u00eft\u00e9 (at Marseille until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nDF\n\"Guinea\" GUI\nDembo Sylla (at Rodez until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nMF\n\"Ivory CIV\nSt\u00e9phane Diarra (at Saint-\u00c9tienne until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nMF\n\"Norway\" NOR\nJoel Mvuka (at Young Boys until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nYoann Cathline (at Almere City until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"Mali\" MLI\nSirin\u00e9 Doucour\u00e9 (at Valenciennes until 30 June 2024)\n
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              No.\nPos. \nNation\nPlayer\n
              —\nFW\n\"Austria\" AUT\nAdrian Grbi\u0107 (at Luzern until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"Nigeria\" NGA\nTaofeek Ismaheel (at Beveren until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nBassirou N'Diaye (at Servette until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"France\" FRA\nPablo Pagis (at Laval until 30 June 2024)\n
              —\nFW\n\"Senegal\" SEN\nSambou Soumano (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2024)\n
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              Former players[edit]

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              For a complete list of FC Lorient players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FC Lorient players\n

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              Management and staff[edit]

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              Club officials[edit]

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              Senior club staff[9]
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              • President: Lo\u00efc F\u00e9ry
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              • General Director: Arnaud Tanguy
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              • Sports coordinator:Aziz Mady Mogne
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              • Manager: R\u00e9gis Le Bris
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              • Assistant manager: Julien Outrebon, Ingo Goetze
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              • Goalkeeper coach:Olivier Lagarde, Ronald Thomas
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              • Scout: St\u00e9phane P\u00e9dron, Baptiste Drouet, J\u00e9r\u00f4me Fougeron
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              • Club doctor: Vincent Detaille
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              • Medical Director Physiotherapy: R\u00e9gis Bouyaux
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              Coaching history[edit]

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              Dates[10][11]\nName\n
              1929\u201332\nJozef Loquay\n
              19??\nAlex Bohm\n
              1946\u201348\nJean Snella\n
              1948\u201351\nMarcel Lisieiro\n
              1951\u201352\nRobert Hennequin\n
              1952\u201359\nGeorges Girot\n
              1959\nAntoine Cuissard\n
              1960\nLucien Philipot\n
              1961\u201367\nDaniel Carpentier\n
              1967\u201368\nAntoine Cuissard\n
              1968\u201369\nYves Boutet\n
              1969\u201371\n\u00c9mile Rummelhardt\n
              1971\u201372\nAndr\u00e9 Mori\n
              1972\u201376\nJean Vincent\n
              1977\u201378\nLouis Hon\n
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              Dates\nName\n
              1978\u201379\nPaul Le Bellec\n
              1979\u201381\nBernard Goueffic\n
              1981\u201382\nLouis Lagadec\n
              1982\u201386\nChristian Gourcuff\n
              1986\u201388\nMichel Le Calloch\n
              1988\u201390\nAlain Thiboult\n
              1990\u201391\nPatrick Le Pollotec\n
              1 July 1991 \u2013 30 June 2001\nChristian Gourcuff\n
              1 July 2001 \u2013 1 December 2001\n\u00c1ngel Marcos\n
              1 July 2001 \u2013 30 June 2003\nYvon Pouliquen\n
              1 July 2003 \u2013 25 May 2014\nChristian Gourcuff\n
              25 May 2014 \u2013 23 October 2016\nSylvain Ripoll\n
              8 November 2016 \u2013 29 May 2017\nBernard Casoni\n
              30 May 2017 \u2013 28 May 2019\nMicka\u00ebl Landreau\n
              29 May 2019 \u2013 25 June 2022\nChristophe P\u00e9lissier\n
              01 July 2022 \u2013 \"present\"\nR\u00e9gis Le Bris\n
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              Honours[edit]

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              Domestic[edit]

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              Regional[edit]

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              • Division d'Honneur (Bretagne)\n
                • Champions (5): 1932, 1936, 1957, 1983, 1995[12]
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              • Coupe de Bretagne\n
                • Champions (6): 1958, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2000, 2002
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              European football[edit]

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              FC Lorient in Europe\n
              Season\nCompetition\nRound\nCountry\nClub\nHome\nAway\nAggregate\n
              2002\u201303\nUEFA Cup\nFirst round\n\"Turkey\"\nDenizlispor\n3\u20131\n0\u20132\n3\u20133 (a)\n
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              References[edit]

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              1. ^ \"#250 \u2013 FC Lorient : les Merlus\" (in French). Footnickname. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.\n
                2. \n
              2. ^ \"#364 \u2013 FC Lorient : les Tangos et Noirs\" (in French). Footnickname. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2021.\n
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              3. ^ \"France - List of Regional Champions 1919-1932\". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.\n
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              4. ^ \"v9bet\". Retrieved 3 June 2023.\n
                5. \n
              5. ^ \"Troyes promoted to Ligue 1\". beIN SPORTS Australia.\n
                6. \n
              6. ^ \"French Football League - FC LORIENT BRETAGNE SUD\". www.ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. \n
                7. \n
              7. ^ \"Paris St-Germain awarded French title as season finished early\". BBC Sport.\n
                8. \n
              8. ^ \"L'\u00e9quipe professionnelle 2023-24\". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.\n
                9. \n
              9. ^ \"Pr\u00e9sentation\". FC Lorient. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
                10. \n
              10. ^ \"France \u2013 Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs\". RSSSF. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
                11. \n
              11. ^ \"Entra\u00eeneurs\". FC Lorient. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2011.\n
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              12. ^ The 1995 title was won by the club's reserve team.\n
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