Lille OSC Football InternationalLille Olympique Sporting Club Lille Métropole (French pronunciation: [lil ɔlɛ̃pik]; commonly referred to as Lille OSC, LOSC Lille, or simply Lille) is a French football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the club will move into a new facililty, tentatively named Grand Stade Lille Métropole. The team is managed by former Lille player Rudi Garcia and captained by French international Rio Mavuba.
Lille was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives. Both clubs were founding members of the French Division 1 and Lillois was the league's inaugural champions. Under the Lille emblem, the club has won two league titles in 1946 and 1954. Lille have also won five Coupe de France titles, which is tied for fourth-best among clubs. The club's last achievement domestically was winning the Coupe de France in 1955.
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