FC Metz

Facebook /// Instagram /// Map /// Shop /// Tickets /// Twitter /// Website /// YouTube

NICKNAME – Les Graoullys, Les Grenats (The Maroons)
FOUNDED – 1932
LOCATED IN – Metz, Grand Est
STADIUM – Stade Saint-Symphorien
ON FOOT – 15 / 20 minutes from the train station / centre
CAPACITY – 20,400
PROMOTED – 2023
BEST LEAGUE FINISH – 2nd (1997/1998)
BEST COUPE DE FRANCE RUN – Winners (Twice)
BEST COUPE DE LA LIGUE/D’ETE RUN – Winners (Twice)
BEST EC/CL FINISH – Preliminary Round (1998/1999)
BEST UC/EL FINISH – 3rd Round (1996/1997)
BEST CWC FINISH – 2nd Round (1984/1985)
RECORD GOALSCORER – Nico Braun (96)
2022/2023 FINISH – 2nd (Ligue 2)

FIVE FACTS ABOUT FC METZ
1. The forerunner of FC Metz, SpVgg Metz, played football in the German Westkreis-Liga up until the start of World War I.
2. The club crest feautures the Lorraine Cross and a fearsome local dragon called “Graoully”.
3. Metz’s most impressive result was a 4-1 away win that knocked Barcelona out of the Cup Winners Cup in 1984.
4. The club has a famous youth system that has produced superstars such as Robert Pires, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kalidou Koulibaly and Sadio Mané.
5. Metz’s local rivals are Nancy and Strasbourg, against whom they contest the “Lorraine Derby” and the “Derby of the East” respectively.

FIVE FACTS ABOUT METZ
1. Metz is over 3,000 years old; its original name was Mediomatrici after the Celtic tribe who lived here.
2. It is the birthplace of the Carolingian Dynasty, the most famous member of which was Charlemagne.
3. Metz is situated at the meeting point of the Moselle and Seille rivers not far from Schengen, after which the famous EU freedom of movement agreement is named.
4. The stained glass windows of Metz Cathedral cover 6,500 square metres, the most of any medieval building.
5. The Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains basilica is one of the world’s oldest churches and the home of Gregorian chants.

INTERESTING VIDEO LINKS
Club anthem
“Sang grenat”
“Folie grenat”
A look around Metz

OTHER FRENCH TEAMS
Ajaccio, Amiens, Angers, Auxerre, Bordeaux, Brest, Clermont, Dijon, Le Havre, Lens, Lille, Lorient, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Monaco, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Nimes, Paris Saint-Germain, Reims, Rennes, Saint-Etienne, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Troyes