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FC Lorient in short
Lorient Football Club was founded in 1926. This formation took over from the club "La Marée Sportive", a team of employees of a fish trading company founded a year earlier. In terms of honours, the club won 1 French Cup in 2002 against SC Bastia, as well as 1 Ligue 2 BKT title in 2020. At the end of a successful 2019-20 season, the Merlus finished in first position in the standings ahead of RC Lens, and the best attack in the championship. On 2020/21 Ligue 1, on matchday 1 against RC Strasbourg, the club won 3 - 1.
The Football Club Lorient has been playing into the Ligue 1 Uber Eats during the 1998-99, 2001-02 and from 2006 to 2017 seasons. In the 2009/10 season, the club reached its best position, finishing 7th with a record total
of 58 points. The team is coached by Régis Le Bris, after having officiated on the bench of the reserve team. Lorient has reached its objective for the 2020/21 season by maintaining its place in first division for the next
season thanks to its sixteenth place. The draw against Strasbourg during the last matchday of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2020/21 was important for the team.
THE ENCOUNTERS
28 played
- 17 won
- 6 drawn
- 5 lost
34 goals scored 19 goals conceded
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D33 - L1 22/23 APRIL 30, 2023
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D14 - L1 22/23 November 6, 2022
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D1 - L1 23/24 August 12, 2023
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The Parisians against Lorient
On January 19, 2020, as part of French Cup Round of 16, the Red and Blue have deafeated them 1 - 0 with a goal from Pablo Sarabia.
On December 16, 2020, athe FC Lorient was travelling to Parc des Princes as part of championship matchday 15. Christophe Pélissier's men were defeating 2 - 0 with goals from Mbappé and Kean. At the start of the match, the two teams also paid tribute to Gérard Houiller, former coach of Paris Saint-Germain between 1985 and 1988, who passed away a few days earlier.
On January 31, 2021, the Red and Blue played in Lorient as part of Ligue 1 Uber Eats matchday 22. The Parisians lost 3-2 with a goal from Teren Moffi in the last minutes of the match.
The Parisians travelled to Lorient on December 22, 2021, on matchday 19 of Ligue 1 Uber Eats 2021/22, this last encounter before the winter break ended with a score of 1 - 1. In the return match at Parc des Princes, on April 3, 2022, Mbappé made a stunning performance with 2 goals and 3 assists, for a 5 - 1 victory of the Red and Blue.
Players to follow Duel
Born on November 5th, 1992, in Pescara, Italy, Marco Verratti is a player who plays in midfield, mainly as a sentinel in front of the defence. Transferred to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2012, Leonardo decided of enlisting the man the transalpine press compared to Andrea Pirlo at the time. Little Owl, as he is nicknamed, would then go on to establish himself, season after season, as a key member of the Red and Blue squad.
Born on November 4, 1993, in Aurillac, Cantal, Julien Laporte plays as a central defender for FC Lorient. Trained at Clermont Foot 63, he participated in his first match in Ligue 2 during the 2014-15 season, before signing his first professional contract the following year. Transferred to Lorient in the summer of 2019, he participated in the club's rise to Ligue 1 at the end of the 2019-20 season. For his first in the elite of the French championship, he won 3 goals to 1 with the Merlus against Strasbourg. In the 2021-22 season, he participated in 33 Ligue 1 matches, also scoring his first goals.
The stade du Moustoir
Rue du Tour des Portes - 56100 Lorient
The Stade du Moustoir, officially Stadium Yves-Allainmat, is a football stadium located in Lorient with a
capacity of 14,500 seats. The stadium's attendance record was set on January 8th, 2012, as part of French Cup Round of 64 between SC Locminé and Paris Saint-Germain (18,970 spectators). The stadium is also regularly used for other events, such as the Lorient Inter-Celtic Festival.
On 2022-23 season, the FC Lorient had defeated Clermont (2 -1), Lyon (3 - 1) and Nantes (3 - 2) at Stade du Moustoir.
4 bus lines (1s, 14s, 22s and 52s) ensure the return of fans for all matches (except matches ending before 8pm on weekdays). The stadium, located in the city centre, is also accessible on foot or by bike. Please note that a bicycle parking is available in front of the Lycée Dupuy de Lôme. Be careful if you come by car, parking around the stadium is complicated on match days.
A little more of Lorient..
The largest city in Morbihan, but also the 3rd largest in Brittany behind Rennes and Brest, vibrates to the rhythm of FC Lorient. But the sport resounds there beyond the Merlus club:
- How not to talk about Lorient without mentioning Christian Gourcuff. First coach - player of the Merlus between 1982 and 1986, he will find the bench twice, between 1991 and 2001, then between 2003 and 2014.
- In 2021, Brittany was honored during the Tour de France, with a great start in Brest, and a third stage between Lorient and Pontivy, won by the Belgian Tim Merlier.
