Renowned for their attacking free-flowing style of play labelled 'jeu a la Nantaise' (Nantes-style play), FC Nantes have continually brought a touch of class to the French game ever since their formation in the midst of World War II. Les Canaris also boasts a superlative youth academy, which has spawned numerous World Cup winners. You can buy or sell FC Nantes tickets at StubHub.
FC Nantes began life in 1943 through the merger of five smaller local football clubs. After turning professional, the team eventually achieved promotion to Ligue 1 in 1963 under the management of Jose Arribas, a pioneer of an attacking style of play based on technique, speed and intelligence. Nicknamed 'jeu a la Nantaise,' this approach paid dividends, helping FC Nantes to lift their very first Ligue 1 title in 1965, and then their second just a year later. Les Canaris won a further four championships over the next two decades before moving from the Stade Marcel Saupin to the 38,000-capacity Stade de la Beaujoire-Louis Fontenau in 1984. After managing to avoid relegation on a technicality in 1992, the club then also changed their name to FC Nantes Atlantique. The team won a further two Ligue 1 titles and two Coupe de France trophies under this incarnation, and also reached the semi-finals of the 1996 Champions League, before reverting to their more familiar moniker in 2007. FC Nantes tickets are available to buy and sell on StubHub today.
Having spent 40 consecutive seasons in the French top flight, FC Nantes suffered a major blow in 2007 when they were relegated to Ligue 2. The club spent the next half-decade yo-yoing between the two divisions, but since 2013, they have managed to maintain their Ligue 1 status. Expect FC Nantes to build on this progress with a mixture of youth and maturity that includes several internationals with World Cup experience under their belt. As well as watching a team in the process of restoring their former glories, fans with FC Nantes tickets should also look forward to seeing the by-products of a youth academy system that has previously spawned World Cup winners Didier Deschamps, Marcel Desailly and Christian Karembeu, local boy Jeremy Toulalan and Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Mickael Landrau, who, with 618 appearances, has played more Ligue 1 games than any other professional. FC Nantes tickets are available for both home games and away fixtures on StubHub.
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