Metz

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

Official Website: fcmetz.com

Description:

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).