Vannes OC

History

In November 2002, after dismissing Denis Goavec, Vannes hired recently retired player Stéphane Le Mignan as manager. The team achieved promotion from the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur to the Championnat National under him in 2005. In the 2006–07 Coupe de France, Vannes won 2–0 after extra time in the last 16 away to Ligue 2 team Montpellier, then lost 5–0 at Ligue 1 Marseille in the quarter-finals.

Vannes won the 2007–08 Championnat National to earn promotion to Ligue 2 for the first time. This also meant a debut campaign in the Coupe de la Ligue, beating top-flight Valenciennes, Auxerre and Nice before a 4–0 final loss to Bordeaux at the Stade de France. In the 2010–11 Ligue 2, the team were relegated in 18th place on the final day, and the budget for the following season was thereby reduced from €8.5 million to €4 million, resulting in 14 players being released. On 27 December 2012, after over a decade in charge, Le Mignan was dismissed with the team 7th in the third tier, six points off Poiré-sur-Vie in third.

In June 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation from the third tier, Vannes filed for bankruptcy, reforming in the Brittany Region Division Supérieure Elite in the seventh. The team won the regional Division d'Honneur in 2016 to reach the fifth level and return to national football, winning the renamed Championnat National 3 in 2017–18. In 2022–23, the team were relegated back with three games to play, following a 4–2 loss at Rouen.

Players

Current squad

Notable former players

For a list of former Vannes players, see :Category:Vannes OC players.

Honours

• Coupe de la Ligue
  • Runners-up: 2008–09
• Championnat National
  • Winners: 2007–08
• Championnat de France Amateur
  • Winners: 2004–05
• Division d'Honneur (Brittany)
  • Winners: 1998, 2016
• Division Supérieure Elite (Brittany)
  • Winners: 2015

References

References

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2. (21 July 2005). "AMICAL. US Montagnarde (CFA2) - Vannes OC (nat. ) : 1-0 Un premier test intéressant". Le Télégramme.
3. (31 January 2007). "Montpellier - Vannes : 0-2 (a.p.). Ça sentait le KO...". Le Télégramme.
4. (1 March 2007). "Coupe de France. Vannes : retour sur terre". Le Télégramme.
5. (30 July 2008). "Ils veulent rester en Ligue 2". [[Le Figaro]].
6. (4 February 2009). "Stunning Vannes to face Bordeaux in Cup final". [[France 24]].
7. (26 April 2009). "Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue". [[La Dépêche du Midi]].
8. (9 September 2011). "VOC en National. Quatorze joueurs sur la touche". Le Télégramme.
9. (27 December 2012). "Foot. Vannes se sépare de Stéphane Le Mignan". [[Ouest-France]].
10. (6 June 2014). "Le Vannes OC dépose le bilan". Ouest-France.
11. (5 May 2016). "Trois clubs morbihannais rêvent des demies". Ouest-France.
12. (2 September 2018). "Foot à Vannes. Le VOC champion de France de National 3". Ouest-France.
13. (6 May 2023). "N2 : défait à Rouen, Vannes relégué en National 3". Le Télégramme.