Toulouse FC

The city was left without a big side in 1967 when Toulouse FC sold its players and place in the French top flight to Paris outfit Red Star, but three years later a new club, Union Sportive Toulouse, rose from the ashes. Adopting red and yellow jerseys, the club started out in Ligue 2 and in 1979 reclaimed the name Toulouse FC. Now wearing purple and white, Les Pitchouns gained top-flight promotion in 1982. A side containing Jacques Santini and Swiss forward Daniel Jeandupeux earned a penalty shoot-out victory against Diego Maradona's Napoli in the 1986–87 UEFA Cup, Toulouse's maiden European campaign.

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After goalkeeper Fabien Barthez made his breakthrough and moved on, Toulouse were relegated in 1994. They subsequently bounced back and forth between Ligues 1 and 2 before slipping to the third flight in 2001 after financial problems. Toulouse were back in the top flight two seasons later, and in 2007 they finished third to earn a place in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. There, Liverpool overpowered them 5–0 on aggregate.

In 2008–09, Toulouse finished fourth in the Ligue 1 table with 64 points, and secured a spot in the new Europa League, while André-Pierre Gignac led all scorers in Ligue 1 with 24 goals and was awarded a call-up to the France national team.{{cite news | title = Wiki | url = http://www.tfc.info/wiki/home | work = TFC.info | access-date = 21 August 2013 | archive-date = 29 June 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150629195155/http://www.tfc.info/wiki/home | url-status = dead }}

In the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season, Toulouse avoided relegation to Ligue 2 in the last game of the season. With 12 minutes to go, Toulouse were behind to Angers 2–1 and needed a win to survive, and scored two late goals and won the match 3–2.{{cite web|last=Bairner |first=Robin |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/13712/extra-time/2016/05/15/23547742/toulouse-troll-dominos-pizza-after-relegation-escape |title=Extra-Time: Toulouse troll Domino's Pizza after relegation escape |publisher=Goal.com |date=14 May 2016 |access-date=22 June 2018}} Two years later, they finished 18th and won the promotion/relegation playoff 4–0 on aggregate against Ligue 2's AC Ajaccio.{{cite web |url=http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/toulouse-confirm-ligue-1-survival.htm |title=Toulouse confirm Ligue 1 survival |publisher=Ligue1.com |date=27 May 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622165135/http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/toulouse-confirm-ligue-1-survival.htm |url-status=live }}

On 6 January 2020, Toulouse dismissed manager Antoine Kombouaré following the club's 1–0 loss to Championnat National 2 side Saint-Pryvé Saint-Hilaire in the Coupe de France. Under Kombouaré the club had lost ten matches in a row, leading him to be dismissed and replaced by Denis Zanko.{{cite web|url=https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/toulouse-sack-kombouare.htm/|title=TOULOUSE SACK KOMBOUARÉ|website=www.ligue1.com|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106030238/https://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/article/toulouse-sack-kombouare.htm|url-status=live}} On 30 April that year, Toulouse were relegated to Ligue 2 after the LFP elected to end the season early due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{cite news |title=Amiens and Toulouse relegation confirmed after clubs vote for 20-team Ligue 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53203230 |access-date=28 June 2020 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2020}}

On 21 July 2020, RedBird Capital Partners acquired an 85% stake in Toulouse FC.{{Cite news|url=https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2020/07/21/287753/redbird-capital-partners-acquires-85-cent-stake-toulouse-fc|title=RedBird Capital Partners acquires 85 per cent stake in Toulouse FC|access-date=21 July 2020}} The club achieved promotion back to Ligue 1 by winning the second tier, Ligue 2, in 2022.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2022 |title=Ligue 2 : vainqueur de Niort, Toulouse rejouera en Ligue 1 la saison prochaine |trans-title=Ligue 2: victor of Niort, Toulouse will replay in Ligue 1 next season |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ligue-2-vainqueur-de-niort-toulouse-rejouera-en-ligue-1-la-saison-prochaine/1329817 |access-date=25 April 2022 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr |archive-date=7 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707214805/https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Ligue-2-vainqueur-de-niort-toulouse-rejouera-en-ligue-1-la-saison-prochaine/1329817 |url-status=live }} On 29 April 2023, Toulouse won its first-ever Coupe de France title, defeating Kombouaré's Nantes in the final by a score of 5–1.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/02/toulouse-win-coupe-de-france-first-major-trophy-ligue-1-nantes|title=Toulouse win their first major trophy – and show a way to succeed in Ligue 1|date=2 May 2023|work=Guardian|accessdate=11 May 2023|archive-date=6 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106030208/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/may/02/toulouse-win-coupe-de-france-first-major-trophy-ligue-1-nantes|url-status=live}}

It was the city's second title, however, as the former Toulouse FC had won it back in 1957.{{Cite news |title=Toulouse surclasse Nantes et remporte la Coupe de France à l'issue d'un match sans incident |language=fr-FR |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/live/2023/04/29/nantes-toulouse-en-direct-suivez-la-finale-de-la-coupe-de-france_6171541_3242.html |access-date=2023-04-29 |archive-date=29 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429220047/https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/live/2023/04/29/nantes-toulouse-en-direct-suivez-la-finale-de-la-coupe-de-france_6171541_3242.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65439267|title=Nantes 1 Toulouse 5|date=29 April 2023|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=11 May 2023|archive-date=24 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924011603/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65439267|url-status=live}}

• Union Sportive Toulouse (1970–79)
• Toulouse Football Club (1979–current)

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{{main|Stadium de Toulouse}}

Toulouse play their home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse. Built in 1937, the stadium presently has a capacity of 33,150. The stadium was used as a venue for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2007 Rugby Union World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016.

The violet is a reference to one of two Toulouse nicknames: la Cité des violettes (the City of Violets), the second one being la Ville rose (the Pink City), which explains the colour of former alternate jerseys. The team's logo displays the gold and blood-red Occitan cross, the symbol of Occitania, of which Toulouse is a historical capital.

{{Main|Derby de la Garonne}}

The Derby de la Garonne is a derby match between Girondins de Bordeaux and Toulouse. The derby derives from the fact that Bordeaux and Toulouse are the two major cities in south-western France, both of which are situated on the Garonne River. The consistency and competitiveness of the rivalry developed following Toulouse's return to Ligue 1 after being administratively relegated to the Championnat National in 2001.{{cite web | url = http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1034909.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716073310/http://fr.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1034909.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 16 July 2011 | publisher = Fédération Internationale de Football Association | title = Didot-Gourcuff, le duel breton du derby de la Garonne |language = fr |date =5 March 2009| access-date = 6 August 2010}}

{{For|a list of all former and current Toulouse FC players|Category:Toulouse FC players}}

{{updated|31 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://www.toulousefc.com/en/equipe/pros |title=Equipe |publisher=Toulouse FC |access-date=21 July 2023 |archive-date=4 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604171543/https://www.toulousefc.com/en/equipe/pros |url-status=live }}

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• Coupe de France
• Winners (1): 2022–23
• Ligue 2
• Winners (3): 1981–82, 2002–03, 2021–22

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=First-Team Coach |i=Pol García}}

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Conditioning Coach|i=Clément Hazard}}

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Club Doctor |i=Patrick Flamant}}

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Physiotherapist |i=Boris Cohen}}

{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Masseur |i=Florent Parquin}}

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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Academy Director |i=Rémy Loret}}

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• {{flagicon|ARG}} José Farías (1970–72)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Boucher (1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77)
• {{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Marcos (1977–78)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Just Fontaine (1978–79)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Cahuzac (1979–83)
• {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Jeandupeux (1 July 1983 – 30 June 1985)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Santini (1 July 1985 – 30 June 1989)
• {{flagicon|France}} Pierre Mosca (1 July 1989 – 30 June 1991)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Victor Zvunka (1 July 1991 – 1 September 1992)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Serge Delmas (1 July 1992 – 14 January 1994)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Luc Ruty (14 January 1994 – 30 June 1994)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Rolland Courbis (1 July 1994 – 1 November 1995)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse (1 November 1995 – 30 June 1998)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Guy Lacombe (1 July 1998 – 25 January 1999)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Giresse (26 January 1999 – 9 October 2000)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Nouzaret (1 October 2000 – 30 June 2001)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Erick Mombaerts (1 July 2001 – 30 June 2006)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Elie Baup (1 July 2006 – 30 May 2008)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Casanova (30 May 2008 – 16 March 2015)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Dominique Arribagé (16 March 2015 – 2 March 2016)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Dupraz (2 March 2016 – 22 January 2018)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Mickaël Debève (23 January 2018 – 14 June 2018)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Casanova (22 June 2018 – 10 October 2019)
• {{flagicon|NCL}} Antoine Kombouaré (14 October 2019 – 6 January 2020)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Zanko (5 January 2020 – 22 June 2020)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Garande (22 June 2020 – 2 June 2021)
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Montanier (23 June 2021 – 14 June 2023)
• {{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Martínez Novell (15 June 2023 – present)

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• Toulouse FC (women)

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• Toulouse Football Club, de 1937 à nos jours, de Jean-Louis Berho et Didier Pitorre, avec la collaboration de Jean-Paul Cazeneuve et Jérôme Leclerc (Éditions Universelles)
• La Grande Histoire du TFC, de Nicolas Bernard (Éditions Universelles)
• TouFoulCan, la Bande-dessinée qui supporte le Toulouse Football Club.

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• [http://www.lfp.fr/club/toulouse-fc Toulouse Football Club] at Ligue 1 {{in lang|fr}}
• [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/52934--toulouse/ Toulouse FC] at UEFA

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