Montpellier HSC

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Montpellier HSC

Full name

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club

Founded

1919

Ground

Stade de la Mosson,
Montpellier

Capacity

32,900

League

Ligue 2

2005-06

Ligue 2, 8th





Home colours





Away colours

Montpellier Hérault Sport Club is a French football club, based in Montpellier. As of 2005-06, it plays in Ligue 2. The MHSC is owned by Louis Nicollin.

1 Honours
2 Timeline
3 Famous players
4 Current squad 2006/2007
5 External link

[edit] Honours

Champion of Ligue 2 : 1946, 1961, 1987.
Runner-up of Ligue 2 : 1952, 1981.
Champion DH Sud-Est : 1928, 1932, 1976.
Winner of the Coupe de France : 1929 (as SO Montpellier), 1990.
Coupe de France Finalist : 1994.
Winner of the Intertoto Cup : 1999.

[edit] Timeline

1919: founded.
1932: became professional.
1969: pro section abandoned.
1970: The club takes over "le Sport-Club" and renamed Montpellier-Littoral FC.
July 1974: Club merges with AS Paillade and is renamed Montpellier La Paillade Sport Club. (arrival of Louis Nicollin in november 1974)
1978: becomes professional.
1989: Club renamed Montpellier-Hérault Sport Club.

[edit] Famous players

[edit] Current squad 2006/2007

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Laurent Pionnier
3	DF	Cédric Cambon
5	MF	Ludovic Clement
6	DF	Alexis Ngambi
7	MF	Mathieu Lafon
8	MF	Philippe Delaye
9	FW	Jérôme Lafourcade
10	FW	Ali Yachir
11	FW	Robert Malm
14	DF	Frédéric Mendy
15	MF	Didier Neumann
16	GK	Geoffrey Jourdren

No.	Position	Player
17	DF	Bruno Carotti
18	FW	Abdoulaye Cissé
19	MF	Mehdi Taouil
20	MF	Fatih Atik
22	DF	Julio Colombo
23	MF	Stéphane Darbion
26	DF	Mohamed Chakouri
27	FW	Victor Hugo Montano
28	MF	Nicolas Godemèche
29	DF	Jimmy Mainfroi
30	GK	Gérard Gnanhouan