Valencienne F CValenciennes Football Club (French pronunciation: commonly known as Valenciennes or USVA) is a French association football club based in Valenciennes. The club was founded in 1913 and currently play in Ligue 1, the top level of French football. Valenciennes plays its home matches at the Stade Nungesser located within the city. In July 2011, the club will moved into the recently-completed Stade Nungesser II.[1] The team is managed by former football player Philippe Montanier and captained by defender Rudy Mater, who was born in the city and joined the club in 2002.
Valenciennes was founded under the name Union Sportive de Valenciennes Anzin (USVA). The club spent over 80 years playing under the name before switching to its current name. Valenciennes has spent an equal amount of time playing in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 having played 40 seasons in the first division and 36 seasons in the second division. The club has never won the first division, but has won Ligue 2 on two occasions. Valenciennes has also won the Championnat National and the Championnat de France amateur in 2005 and 1998, respectively. In 1951, the club made its first and only appearance in a Coupe de France final.
Valenciennes is presided over by Francis Decourrière, a former politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament under the Social Democratic Party from 1994–1999 and later the Union pour la Démocratie Française (English: Union for French Democracy) from 1999–2004. Valenciennes kit sponsor is Nike.
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