US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole

The club was founded as US Quevilly in 1902 by Amable Lozai and Jules Manneville, two former members of a hiking club whose president had refused to purchase a football. In two years' time, the team had 104 players and Lozai bought its first pitch for half a French franc. In 1905, they began playing against other teams in Normandy such as Le Havre AC and SM Caen, and adopted yellow and black as their colours. The pitch was taken in 1910 to build a quarry but a local man named Albert Lebas gave the club part of his land for the Stade Porte-de-Diane, which opened in 1912. Several Quevilly players were killed in World War I.{{cite news |last1=Mladenovic |first1=Igor |title=A brief history of French Cup finalists US Quevilly |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/world-soccer-latest/334745-334745 |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=World Soccer |date=28 April 2012}}

In 1919, after the end of the war, Quevilly joined the nascent French Football Federation (FFF) and began playing in its Normandy League. In the early 1920s, it signed six British players. In the 1926–27 Coupe de France, the team beat Amiens, neighbours Rouen, Suisse Paris and Stade Raphaëlois to make the final where they lost 3–0 to Marseille at the Stade Olympique in Colombes. It was the first such final to be attended by a President of France, namely Gaston Doumergue. The team became dominant in Normandy in the 1930s as Le Havre and Rouen turned professional and played in national leagues. In October 1944, shortly after the Normandy landings, Quevilly played a match against the British Royal Marines for the benefit of player Henri Mallet who had lost his arm in the conflict.

Quevilly won France's amateur championship in 1954, 1955 and 1958. The following year, co-founder and chairman Lozai died, with his widow Micheline inheriting the team. In 1970, the FFF expanded Division 2 with several leading amateur teams including Quevilly, whose opponents included the newly founded Paris Saint-Germain. Michel Tron-Lozai, grandson of the founder, was unable to afford the lighting to permit the team to stay in the division, resulting in a return to amateur football in 1972.

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In January 1979, local man Robert Beauchamp refounded US Quevilly but failed in a bid to have the team restored to the second division, instead being placed in the fourth division of the department of Seine-Maritime, the 10th and lowest possible tier. The team got back to the fifth-tier Championnat de France Amateur 2 in 2000, and reached the last 16 of the 2004–05 Coupe de France, losing 2–0 at Ligue 2 club Sedan. In the 2009–10 edition, the now fourth-tier team won 1–0 against Ligue 1 club Rennes in the last 16 with a goal from Gregory Beaugrard,{{cite news |title=Coupe de France round-up |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/16416/5929109/coupe-de-france-round-up |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 February 2010}} followed by a 3–1 home win over another top-flight team Boulogne in the quarter-finals.{{cite news |title=Coupe de France : Quevilly bat Boulogne et va en demi-finale|trans-title=Coupe de France: Quevilly beat Boulogne and go to the semi-finals|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2010/03/23/coupe-de-france-quevilly-bat-boulogne-et-va-en-demi-finales_1323573_3242.html |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=Le Monde |date=23 March 2010 |language=French}} The run ended in the semi-finals against PSG on 14 April 2010 at Caen's Stade Michel d'Ornano, Mevlüt Erdinç scoring the only goal for the Parisians.{{cite news |title=PSG end Quevilly's run |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11820/6093893/psg-end-quevillys-run |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=14 April 2010}}

In the 2011–12 Coupe de France, Quevilly won 3–2 against manager Didier Deschamps' Marseille in the quarter-finals, again at Caen, with two extra-time goals by John-Christophe Ayina.{{cite news |title=Marseille boss backs coach Deschamps despite cup exit |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/285377/marseille-boss-backs-coach-deschamps-despite-cup-exit |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=Bangkok Post |date=21 March 2012}} The semi-final at the same ground was won 2–1 over Rennes to put Quevilly in the final for the first time in 85 years, and making them the first amateurs in the final since Amiens in 2001.{{cite news |title=Amateurs Quevilly shock Ligue 1 side Rennes to reach French Cup final |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/288534/amateurs-quevilly-shock-ligue-1-side-rennes-to-reach-french-cup-final |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=Bangkok Post |date=12 April 2012}} Lyon won the final, with a first-half goal by Lisandro López.{{cite news |title=Lyon ease past Quevilly to win French Cup |url=https://www.uefa.com/news/01fc-0e7e08f5c8b8-30c99bd78d89-1000--lyon-ease-past-quevilly-to-win-french-cup/ |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=UEFA |date=12 April 2012}}

In April 2015, US Quevilly joined with FC Rouen to form US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, taking the place of US Quevilly in the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur for the 2015–16 season. The collaboration was initiated by the Métropole Rouen Normandie, who provided €200,000 of its €1.5 million budget, with the aim of promotion to the Championnat National within two years and Ligue 2 within three to five. As Quevilly was ranked two divisions higher than Rouen, it provided the president, manager and most players, while playing at Rouen's Stade Robert Diochon; both clubs continued to exist independently. The team initially played home games in Rouen's red with trim of Quevilly's yellow, and the inverse away from home.{{Cite web|first=Didier|last=Meunier|url=http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/haute-normandie/2015/04/20/football-l-us-quevilly-et-le-fc-rouen-s-associent-pour-devenir-le-quevilly-rouen-metropole-708671.html|title=Football : l'US Quevilly et le FC Rouen s'associent pour devenir le Quevilly Rouen Métropole|trans-title=Football: US Quevilly and FC Rouen join to become Quevilly Rouen Métropole|language=fr|date=20 April 2015|access-date=8 June 2016|publisher=France 3}}

The new team won Group A of the 2015–16 Championnat de France amateur, gaining promotion to the 2016–17 Championnat National.{{cite news |title=Football, transferts : premiers départs du Quevilly Rouen Métropole, promu en National|trans-title=Football, transfers: first departures from Quevilly Rouen Métropole, promoted to the National|url=https://www.tendanceouest.com/actualite-139963-football-transferts-premiers-departs-du-quevilly-rouen-metropole-promu-en-national |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=Tendance Ouest |date=8 June 2016 |language=French}} As runners-up to Châteauroux, they achieved instant promotion again to the 2017–18 Ligue 2. Beginning the season playing home games in front of low crowds at the Stade Marie-Marvingt in Le Mans due to works on the Stade Robert Diochin,{{cite news |last1=Bonhommet |first1=Maxime |title=QRM quitte Le Mans avec " une belle prestation "|trans-title=QRM leave Le Mans with "a beautiful benefit" |url=https://maligue2.fr/2017/09/24/qrm-quitte-le-mans-avec-une-belle-prestation/ |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=Ma Ligue 2 |date=24 September 2017 |language=French}} the team were relegated back. Rouen ended its involvement in the team in June 2018.{{cite news |last1=Massin |first1=Fabien |title=Trois ans après le rapprochement, le FC Rouen claque la porte de Quevilly Rouen Métropole|trans-title=Three years after the agreement, FC Rouen slam the door on Quevilly Rouen Métropole |url=https://actu.fr/normandie/rouen_76540/trois-ans-apres-rapprochement-fc-rouen-football-claque-porte-quevilly-rouen-metropole_13477130.html |access-date=2 March 2023 |publisher=Actu.fr |date=20 November 2017 |language=French}}

Promotion back to Ligue 2 was secured on 28 April 2021, after other results ensured the club a top-two finish in the 2020–21 Championnat National behind SC Bastia and at the expense of Villefranche.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Le-sc-bastia-et-qrm-national-officiellement-promus-en-ligue-2/1247214|title=Le SC Bastia et QRM (national) officiellement promus en Ligue 2|trans-title=SC Bastia and QRM (National) officially promoted to Ligue 2|work=L'Équipe|language=fr|date=29 April 2021}} A year later, the team kept themselves in the division after winning 5–1 on aggregate against Villefranche in the promotion-relegation playoffs.{{cite news |last1=Mazzola |first1=D. |title=Barrages L2/Nat: Villefranche-Beaujolais s'incline devant Quevilly-Rouen. Les Tigres restent en National|trans-title=L2/Nat playoffs: Villefranche-Beaujolais go down against Quevilly-Rouen. The Tigers stay in National|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/rhone/barrages-l2-nat-villefranche-beaujolais-s-incline-devant-quevilly-rouen-les-tigres-restent-en-national-2551332.html |access-date=6 May 2024 |publisher=France 3 |date=29 May 2022 |language=French}} In 2022–23, under Olivier Echouafni, the club came 11th in the league, but were eliminated from the 7th round of the Coupe de France on penalties away to fifth-tier Aubervilliers.{{cite news |title=Coupe de France : exploit historique d’Aubervilliers (N3), qui élimine l’équipe de L2 de Quevilly Rouen Métropole|trans-title=Coupe de France: historic explot by Aubervilliers (N3), who eliminate L2 team Quevilly-Rouen Métropole |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/coupe-de-france-exploit-historique-daubervilliers-n3-qui-elimine-lequipe-de-l2-de-quevilly-rouen-metropole-29-10-2022-NLJLOWRGPZDXVJI7HTT26AXKEQ.php |access-date=6 May 2024 |work=Le Parisien |date=29 October 2022 |language=French}} The club were relegated the following season, with two games left to play.{{cite news |last1=Pedroia |first1=Théophile |title=Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, battu par Dunkerque (1-2), est relégué en National|trans-title=Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, beaten by Dunkerque (1-2), are relegated to the National|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/quevilly-rouen-metropole-battu-par-dunkerque-1-2-est-relegue-en-national-1102776 |access-date=6 May 2024 |publisher=France Bleu |date=3 May 2024 |language=French}}

{{updated|23 January 2025{{cite news |title=Effectif & staff |url=https://qrm.fr/effectif/ |publisher=US Quevilly-Rouen |access-date=16 July 2021|language = fr}}}}

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National

• Finalist of Coupe de France in 1927, 2012
• Semi-finalist of Coupe de France: 1968, 2010
• Champion de France Amateur: 1954, 1955, 1958, 1967
• Champion du Groupe Ouest: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1966, 1967
• Champion du Groupe Nord: 1958, 1963, 1964, 1969
• Champion du Groupe A: 2011
• Champion de France Amateur Runner-up: 1959, 1963
• Division 3
• Finalist: 1973
• Champion du Groupe Ouest: 1973

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• Coupe Gambardella
• Champion: 1967
• Runner-up: 1960

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• {{official website|http://www.quevillyrouenmetropole.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
• [http://www.foot-national.com/132-club-Union-Sportive-Quevillaise.html L'Union Sportive Quevillaise] at foot-national.com

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