FC Nantes

The Ligue 1 success enjoyed by Nantes in 1980 was the climax of an extended run as France’s dominant club. The Bretons had been champions in 1977 and after two successive seasons occupying the runners-up spot, the return of the trophy to the northwest...

Former 1960s Nantes legend Jean-Claude Suaudeau stepped up to take charge of his former club in the summer of 1982 following a nine-year spell in charge of the club’s youth sections. It would prove to be an inspired appointment with Suaudeau having been responsible...

Long-serving coach Jean Vincent delivered a third and final Ligue 1 triumph for Nantes this season with his stylish team sweeping aside all domestic opposition with ease. The Breton club boasted the meanest defense and the most prolific attack over the duration of the...

Consistency seems to be the keyword during the 1972 - 73 season for FC Nantes. With a team consisting out of a strong starting core –with the likes of Bernard Blanchet, Henri Michel & Jean-Paul Bertrand-Demanes amongst its ranks– who would play most of...

Most of the star players in the 1995 title-winning Nantes squad were well established in the first team before the start of this historic season, but their rapid and magical development into such a formidable outfit under coach Jean-Claude Suaudeau took everyone by surprise....