F.C. Metz is a French football club which currently plays in Ligue 2.
| Full name | Football Club de Metz | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Grenats (The Maroons), Les Graoullys | |||
| Founded | 1932 | |||
| Ground | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz | |||
| Capacity | 25,636[1] | |||
| Chairman | Bernard Serin | |||
| Manager | László Bölöni | |||
| League | Ligue 2 | |||
| 2021-22 | Ligue 1, 19th of 20 (relegated) | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Below are the notable former players who have represented Metz in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1932. To appear in the section below, a player must have played at least a full season for the club.
Emmanuel Adebayor
Wilmer Aguirre
Sébastien Bassong
Patrick Battiston
Eric Black- Jocelyn Blanchard
Danny Boffin
Nico Braun- Albert Cartier
Papiss Cissé
Hugo Curioni- Mathieu Dossevi
- Michel Ettore
- Philippe Gaillot
Daniel Gygax- Philippe Hinschberger
Szabolcs Huszti
Ahn Jung-hwan
Henryk Kasperczak- Sylvain Kastendeuch
Eiji Kawashima- Kalidou Koulibaly
- Lionel Letizi
- Sadio Mané
- Frédéric Meyrieu
Faryd Mondragón- Tressor Moreno
- Ludovic Obraniak
Oguchi Onyewu
Michele Padovano- Pascal Pierre
- Robert Pires
Miralem Pjanić- Grégory Proment
- André Rey
- Franck Ribéry
- Jean-Philippe Rohr
- Louis Saha
- Franck Signorino
- Rigobert Song
- Jacques Songo'o
- Luc Sonor
- Jeff Strasser
- Marian Szeja
- Sylvain Wiltord
- Bernard Zénier
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | László Bölöni |
| Assistant coaches | Jean-Marie De Zerbi Benoît Tavenot |
| Goalkeeping coach | Christophe Marichez |
| Physical trainer | Florian Simon |
| Head doctors | André Marie Éric Sitte |
Managerial history
- Willibald Stejskal (1932–33)
- Ted Maghner (1937–38)
- George Kimpton (1938)[4]
- Paul Thomas (1938–39)
- Peter Fabian (1940–41)
- Charles Fosset (1944–45)
- Bep Bakhuys (1945–46)
- François Odry (1946)
- Ted Maghner (1946–47)
- Nicolas Hibst (1947)
- Charles Fosset (1947–49)
- Oscar Saggiero (1949–50)
- Ignace Kowalczyk (1950)
- Emile Veinante (1950–51)
- Elie Rous (1951–52)
- Emile Rummelhardt (1952–55)
- André Watrin (1955)
- Jacques Favre (1955–58)
- Marcel Tomazover (1958)
- Désiré Koranyi (1958–59)
- Robert Lacoste (1959)
- Jules Nagy (1959–63)
- Jacques Favre (1963–66)
- Max Schirschin (1966–67)
- Max Schirschin and René Fuchs (1967–68)
- Pierre Flamion (1968–70)
- René Fuchs (1970–71)
- Jacques Favre and Georges Zvunka (1971–72)
- René Vernier (1972–75)
- Georges Huart (1975–78)
- Marc Rastoll (1978–79)
- Marc Rastoll and Jean Snella (1979–80)
- Henryk Kasperczak (1980–84)
- Marcel Husson (1984–89)
- Henri Depireux (1989–Dec 89)
- Joël Muller (Dec 1989–Dec 2000)
- Albert Cartier (Dec 2000–Jan 2002)
- Francis De Taddeo (Jan 2002)
- Gilbert Gress (Jan 2002–02)
- Jean Fernandez (2002–05)
- Joël Muller (2005–06)
- Francis De Taddeo (2006–07)
- Yvon Pouliquen (2007–10)
- Joël Muller (2010)
- Dominique Bijotat (2010–12)
- Albert Cartier (2012–15)
- José Riga (2015)
- Philippe Hinschberger (2015–17)
- Frederic Hantz (2017–18)
- Frédéric Antonetti (2018–19)
- Vincent Hognon (2019–2020)
- Frédéric Antonetti (2020-2022)
- László Bölöni (2022-present)
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