# Clermont Foot

Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional football club based in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It competes in Ligue 2. The first incarnation of the club was formed in 1911 and the current club was created in 1990 as a result of a merger.
The club plays its home matches at the Stade Gabriel-Montpied located within the city. Between 2014 and 2017, Clermont was managed by Corinne Diacre, the first woman to manage a men's professional football team. In 2021, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history. It returned to Ligue 2 in 2024.

## History

The club started in 1911 under the name Stade Clermontois. Despite little league success in the early days, they reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France during the 1945–46 season. Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties. The club became professional again in 1966. 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and AS Montferrand merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC). The club was placed in the third division.
The club was later renamed Clermont Foot Auvergne, having to start again in the Division Honneur. After 13 years, Clermont Foot got promoted multiple times, from the Division Honneur up to Ligue 2 in 1993. During these 13 years of success, the club had numerous successes in the Coupe de France. One notable cup run was in 1997, when the Auvergne club eliminated three professional sides, Martigues, Lorient and then Paris Saint-Germain, before succumbing to Nice.
The club won the Championnat National in 2007, being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006.
In 2014, Clermont became the first French professional men's team to appoint a female manager when they appointed Helena Costa. Less than a month after taking charge, Costa quit her role, and was replaced by another woman, Corinne Diacre, who would go on to train the French women's team.
Clermont were promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2021–22 season for the first time in their history, having achieved promotion to the league after finishing second in the 2020–21 edition of Ligue 2. After 3 years, the club was relegated following the 2023–24 season.

## Honours

* Championnat National
** Champions (2): 2001–02, 2006–07

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 3 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SEN | Massamba Ndiaye |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Ethan Kena Kabeya |
| 6 | MF | MLI | Habib Keïta |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Yohann Magnin |
| 10 | MF | SEN | Henri Saivet |
| 11 | FW | ALG | Maïdine Douane |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Damien Da Silva |
| 15 | DF | MLI | Cheick Oumar Konaté |
| 16 | GK | FRA | Théo Borne |
| 17 | FW | SEN | Ousmane Diop |
| 18 | FW | SEN | Famara Diedhiou |
| 19 | MF | FRA | Mohamed Amine Bouchenna |
| 20 | DF | COD | Josué Mwimba Isala |
| 21 | DF | GUF | Yoann Salmier |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Yoël Armougom |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Yoan Koré (on loan from Paris FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Soumaela Traoré |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Johan Gastien (3rd captain) |
| 26 | FW | CGO | Mons Bassouamina |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Marks Inchaud |
| 28 | DF | CIV | Ivan M'Bahia |
| 29 | FW | FRA | Ilhan Fakili |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Théo Guivarch |
| 31 | DF | SEN | Baïla Diallo |
| 32 | FW | FRA | Kader Bamba |
| 34 | DF | GHA | Sumaila Awudu |
| 37 | MF | FRA | Tidyane Diagouraga |
| 44 | MF | FRA | Allan Ackra |
| 45 | DF | FRA | Matys Donavin |
| 57 | MF | CIV | Fred Gnalega |
| 77 | FW | ALG | Mehdi Baaloudj |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | SEN | Mory Diaw (on loan to Rodez) |
| — | GK | GNB | Ouparine Djoco (on loan to Bergerac) |
| — | DF | BEL | Maximiliano Caufriez (on loan to Red Bull Salzburg) |
| — | MF | ALG | Stan Berkani (on loan to Austria Lustenau) |
| — | MF | FRA | Yann Massombo (on loan to Biel-Bienne) |
| — | FW | MAR | Abdellah Baallal (on loan to Austria Lustenau) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | FRA | Abdoulaye Coulibaly (on loan to Biel-Bienne) |
| — | FW | FRA | Loïc Socka Bongué (on loan to Biel-Bienne) |
| — | FW | CIV | Ibrahim Junior Ouattara (on loan to Austria Lustenau) |
| — | DF | FRA | Andy Pelmard (on loan to Las Palmas) |

### Retired numbers

14 - Clément Pinault, defender (2008–09) – posthumous honour

### Notable former players

For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see Category:Clermont Foot players.

## Club officials

| Position | Staff |
| President | Ahmet Schaefer |
| Sporting director | Ingo Winter |
| Head coach | Laurent Batlles |
| Assistant head coach | Emmanuel Gas Stéphane Héros Jérémy Faug-Porret |
| First-team coach | Yann Cavezza |
| Goalkeeper coach | Eric Gélard |
| Fitness coach | Dylan Jamet |
| Match analyst | Cyril Poussin |
| Scout | Philippe Vaugeois Michel Ogier |
| Club doctor | Nicolas Lamaudière |
| Physiotherapist | Séverine Chapeyron Milan Ladjic |
| Medical director physiotherapy | Julien Jarlier |
| Performance manager | Eric Pégorer |

## Coaches

* Albert Rust (2000–01)
* Hubert Velud (2001–04)
* Olivier Chavanon (2004–05)
* Dominique Bijotat (2005)
* Marc Collat (2005–06)
* Didier Ollé-Nicolle (2006–09)
* Michel Der Zakarian (2009–12)
* Régis Brouard (2012–14)
* Helena Costa (7 May 2014 – 24 June 2014)
* Corinne Diacre (28 June 2014 – 30 August 2017)
* Pascal Gastien (1 September 2017 – 19 May 2024)