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{{Short description|Association football club in France}}
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| clubname = Clermont
| image = Clermont Foot logo.svg
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| fullname = Clermont Foot 63
| nickname = ''Les Lanciers'' (The Lancers)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1911}}
| ground = [[Stade Gabriel-Montpied]]
| capacity = 11,980
| owner = Ahmet Schaefer<ref name="LM-Schaefer">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/football/clermont-foot-ahmet-schaefer-officiellement-president_13517335/|title=Clermont Foot : Ahmet Schaefer officiellement président|date=14 March 2019|website=La Montagne|access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = Ahmet Schaefer<ref name="LM-Schaefer"/>
| manager = [[Sébastien Mazeyrat]] (caretaker)
| league = {{French football updater|Clermont}}
| season = {{French football updater|Clermont2}}
| position = {{French football updater|Clermont3}}
| website = {{official URL}}
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'''Clermont Foot 63''' ([[Occitan language|Occitan]]: ''Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe''; commonly referred to as '''Clermont Foot''') is a French professional [[Association football|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/club/clermont-foot|title= Clermont Foot 63|work= Ligue1.com|publisher=Ligue de Football Professionnel}}</ref> 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the [[Coupe de France]] during the 1945–46 season.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Their professional status was repealed after the 1946–47 season due to financial difficulties.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} The club became professional again in 1966.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} 1984 saw an expansion, with Stade-Clermontois and [[AS Montferrand Football|AS Montferrand]] merging to form Clermont-Ferrand Football Club (CFC).{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} 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.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} 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, [[FC Martigues|Martigues]], [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] and then [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]],{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} before succumbing to [[OGC Nice|Nice]].{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

The club won the [[Championnat National]] in 2007,{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} being promoted to Ligue 2 again, from which they had been relegated in 2006.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

In 2014, Clermont became the first French professional men's team to appoint a female manager when they appointed [[Helena Costa]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/may/07/helena-costa-clermont-foot-manager |title=Helena Costa takes over at Ligue 2's Clermont Foot as first female manager |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27306106 |title=Helena Costa: French Ligue 2 side Clermont Foot name woman boss |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Less than a month after taking charge, Costa quit her role,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/23/helena-costa-clermont-foot |title=Helena Costa will not after all take over as Clermont Foot coach |date=23 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian}}</ref> and was replaced by another woman, [[Corinne Diacre]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/28/clermont-appoint-corinne-diacre-manager |title=Clermont Foot appoint second female manager in Corinne Diacre |date=28 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |publisher=Guardian News and Media|work=The Guardian}}</ref> who would go on to train the [[France women's national football team|French women's team]].{{fact|date=August 2024}}

Clermont were promoted to [[Ligue 1]] for the [[2021–22 Ligue 1|2021–22 season]] for the first time in their history, having achieved promotion to the league after finishing second in the [[2020–21 Ligue 2|2020–21 edition]] of Ligue 2.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/puy-de-dome/clermont-ferrand/le-clermont-foot-en-ligue-1-c-est-fait-2092207.html |title=Le Clermont Foot en Ligue 1 : c'est fait ! |website=france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr |language=French |date=15 May 2021 }}</ref> After 3 years, the club was relegated following the [[2023–24 Ligue 1|2023–24 season]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.beinsports.com/en-us/soccer/ligue-1/articles-video/video-ligue-1-highlights-clermont-foot-vs-olympique-lyon-2024-05-12 |title=Clermont Foot is officially relegated from Ligue 1 |access-date=12 May 2024 |publisher=beIN Sports}}</ref>

==Honours==
*'''[[Championnat National]]'''
**Champions (2): [[2001–02 Championnat National|2001–02]], [[2006–07 Championnat National|2006–07]]

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|1 July 2025|<ref>{{cite news |title=Joueurs |url=http://www.clermontfoot.com/effectif/joueurs | publisher=Clermont Foot 63 |access-date=11 February 2023|language = fr}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Squad |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/clermont-foot-63/2024/2/| publisher=WorldFootball.net |access-date=2 July 2023|language = en}}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no= 1|nat=SEN|name=[[Massamba Ndiaye]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no= 4|nat=FRA|name=Ethan Kena Kabeya|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no= 6|nat=MLI|name=[[Habib Keïta]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=SEN|name=[[Henri Saivet]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ALG|name=[[Maïdine Douane]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=FRA|name=[[Damien Da Silva]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=MLI|name=[[Cheick Oumar Konaté]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SEN|name=Ousmane Diop|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SEN|name=[[Famara Diedhiou]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=FRA|name=Mohamed Amine Bouchenna|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=COD|name=Josué Mwimba Isala|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=GUF|name=[[Yoann Salmier]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=FRA|name=[[Johan Gastien]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=CGO|name=[[Mons Bassouamina]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|name=Marks Inchaud|pos=FW}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=CIV|name=Ivan M'Bahia|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=FRA|name=Ilhan Fakili|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=FRA|name=[[Théo Guivarch]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=FRA|name=[[Kader Bamba]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=GHA|name=Sumaila Awudu|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=FRA|name=Allan Ackra|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=FRA|name=Matys Donavin|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SEN|name=[[Mory Diaw]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=BEL|name=[[Maximiliano Caufriez]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=[[Andy Pelmard]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALG|name=Stan Berkani|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=MAR|name=Abdellah Baallal|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=Loïc Socka Bongué|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|name=[[Adrien Hunou]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}

===Retired numbers===
<big>'''14'''</big> - {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Clément Pinault]], [[Defender (association football)|defender]] (2008–09) – ''posthumous honour''

===Notable former players===
''For a list of former Clermont Foot players, see [[:Category:Clermont Foot players]].''

==Club officials==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
| President ||{{flagicon|SUI}} Ahmet Schaefer
|-
| Sporting director ||{{flagicon|DEU}} Ingo Winter
|-
| Manager ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sébastien Mazeyrat]] (caretaker)
|-
| Assistant manager ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuel Gas 
|-
| First-team coach ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Yann Cavezza <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Héros <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}} Jérémy Faug-Porret
|-
| Goalkeeper coach ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Eric Gélard]]
|-
| Fitness coach ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Dylan Jamet]]
|-
| Match analyst ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Cyril Poussin
|-
| Scout ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Philippe Vaugeois <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}}  Michel Ogier
|-
| Club doctor ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lamaudière
|-
| Physiotherapist ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Séverine Chapeyron <br/> {{flagicon|FRA}}  Milan Ladjic
|-
| Medical director physiotherapy ||{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Jarlier
|-
| Performance manager ||{{flagicon|FRA}}  Eric Pégorer
|}

==Coaches==
* [[Albert Rust (footballer)|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)
* [[Sébastien Bichard]] (1 July 2024 - 28 October 2024)
* [[Laurent Batlles]] (30 October 2024 - 7 April 2025)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Clermont Foot}}
{{Ligue 2 teamlist}}
{{Championnat National 3 Group K}}
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[[Category:Clermont Foot| ]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1911]]
[[Category:1911 establishments in France]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes]]
[[Category:Sport in Clermont-Ferrand]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 clubs]]