Toulouse FC
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Toulouse Football Club is a French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse located within the city.
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| Full name | Toulouse Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Le Téfécé Les Violets Le Tef Les Pitchouns[1] | ||
| Short name | TFC | ||
| Founded | 1937; 86 years ago (1937) | ||
| Ground | Stadium de Toulouse | ||
| Capacity | 33,150 | ||
| Coordinates | 43°34′59″N 1°26′3″E | ||
| Owner | RedBird Capital Partners (85%) | ||
| President | Damien Comolli | ||
| Manager | Carles Martínez Novell | ||
| League | Ligue 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1, 13th of 20 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Les Pitchouns are the current holders of the Coupe de France, and have won the second tier Ligue 2 on three occasions.[2] Toulouse have participated in European competition five times, including in 2007 when they qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time.[3] They are set to participate in the 2023–24 UEFA Europa League, following their victory in the preceding year's Coupe de France.
The president of Toulouse FC is Damien Comolli, who succeeded the French businessman Olivier Sadran who took over the club following its bankruptcy in 2001 which resulted in it being relegated to the Championnat National. The club has served as a springboard for several players, most notably the World Cup-winning goalkeeper Fabien Barthez, international strikers André-Pierre Gignac[4] and Martin Braithwaite.