Full Name: Football Club de Metz City: Metz Founded: 1919 Stadium: Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien (26,671) Colors: Garnet, White Previous: Cercle Athlétique Messin (1919-32), D. Cercle Athlétique Messin (1932-34), Cercle des Sports de Metz (1934-36), FC Metz (1936-40), Fussball Verein Metz (1940-44) Nicknames: Les Grenats (The Garnet), Le FC Metz Rival: Nancy
Merged with Association Sportive Messine from 1934-36. The club's emblem features the Lorraine cross, symbolic of the Lorraine region in which Metz is located. It also features Graoully, a mythical dragon from the Metz region.
Cup Titles:
Coupe de France (1984, 88)
Coupe de la Ligue (1996)
Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien:
The Stade Municipal Saint-Symphorien is named for l'Ile Saint-Symphorien, an island (and neighborhood) of Metz. Previous stadiums - Stade de la rue de Verdun (1919-23).
Full Name: Football Club de Metz
