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| fullname = Vannes Olympique Club
| nickname = The White-Blacks
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1998}}
| ground = [[Stade de la Rabine]]
| capacity = 9,500
| chairman = Maxime Ray
| manager = [[Pierre Talmont]]
| league = [[Championnat National 3|National 3]] Group E
| season = [[2022–23 Championnat National 2|2022–23]]
| position = [[Championnat National 2|National 2]] Group A, 14th (relegated)
| website = {{URL|https://vannesoc.com/}}
| chrtitle = President

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'''Vannes Olympique Club''' ({{Langx|br|Klub Olimpek Gwened}}; commonly referred to as simply '''Vannes''') is a professional [[Football in France|French football]] club based in [[Vannes]]. The club was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger of ''Véloce vannetais'' founded in 1911 and ''FC Vannes'' known before 1991 as ''UCK Vannes'' founded in 1946 and currently competing in [[Championnat National 3]], the fifth level of [[Football in France|French football]]. Vannes plays its home matches at the [[Stade de la Rabine]], located within the city.

In 2002, the club hired [[Stéphane Le Mignan]] as manager, reaching the quarter-finals of the [[Coupe de France]] in [[2006–07 Coupe de France|2007]], the [[Championnat National]] title in [[2007–08 Championnat National|2008]], the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] final in [[2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2009]] and three seasons of [[Ligue 2]] from 2008 to 2011. He was dismissed in 2012 and the club filed for bankruptcy in 2014, reforming in the seventh tier and achieving three promotions in four years.

== History ==
In November 2002, after dismissing [[Denis Goavec]], Vannes hired recently retired player [[Stéphane Le Mignan]] as manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. Coupe de France : « Pour passer à Vannes, il faudra être plus que sérieux » selon Stéphane Le Mignan, entraîneur de l'US Concarneau|trans-title=Football. Coupe de France: "To get past Vannes, we have to be more than serious" says Stéphane Le Mignan, manager of US Concarneau |url=https://footamateur.letelegramme.fr/13210138/football-coupe-de-france-pour-passer-a-vannes-il-faudra-etre-plus-que-serieux-selon-stephane-le-mignan-entraineur-de-l-us-concarneau/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=[[Le Télégramme]] |date=28 October 2022 |language=French}}</ref> The team achieved promotion from the fourth-tier [[Championnat National 2|Championnat de France Amateur]] to the [[Championnat National]] under him in 2005.<ref name=interessant>{{cite news |title=AMICAL. US Montagnarde (CFA2) - Vannes OC (nat. ) : 1-0 Un premier test intéressant|trans-title=FRIENDLY. US Montagnarde (CFA2) - Vannes OC (Nat.): 1–0 a first interesting test |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20050721&article=10381271&type=ar |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Le Télégramme |date=21 July 2005 |language=French}}</ref> In the [[2006–07 Coupe de France]], Vannes won 2–0 after extra time in the last 16 away to [[Ligue 2]] team [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Montpellier - Vannes : 0-2 (a.p.). Ça sentait le KO...|trans-title=Montpellier - Vannes: 0-2 (a.e.t.). It felt like a knockout...|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20070131&article=20070131-259296&type=ar |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Le Télégramme |date=31 January 2007 |language=French}}</ref> then lost 5–0 at [[Ligue 1]] [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coupe de France. Vannes : retour sur terre|trans-title=Coupe de France. Vannes: back to planet Earth|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/ar/viewarticle1024.php?aaaammjj=20070301&article=422296&type=ar |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Le Télégramme |date=1 March 2007 |language=French}}</ref>

Vannes won the [[2007–08 Championnat National]] to earn promotion to [[Ligue 2]] for the first time.<ref name=cn>{{cite news |last1=Arnou |first1=Maxime |title=Ils veulent rester en Ligue 2|trans-title=They want to stay in Ligue 2 |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/football/2008/07/30/02003-20080730ARTSPO00401-ils-veulent-rester-en-ligue-.php |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=[[Le Figaro]] |date=30 July 2008 |language=French}}</ref> This also meant a debut campaign in the [[Coupe de la Ligue]], beating top-flight [[Valenciennes FC|Valenciennes]], [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] and [[OGC Nice|Nice]] before a [[2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final|4–0 final loss]] to [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] at the [[Stade de France]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Stunning Vannes to face Bordeaux in Cup final |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20090204-stunning-vannes-face-bordeaux-cup-final- |access-date=3 March 2023 |publisher=[[France 24]] |date=4 February 2009}}</ref><ref name=cdll>{{cite news |title=Bordeaux : Vannes ouvertes et premier titre de saison (4-0) en coupe de la Ligue|trans-title=Bordeaux: Vannes opened up and first title of the season (4-0) in Coupe de la Ligue|url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2009/04/26/597804-bordeaux-vannes-ouvertes-premier-titre-saison-4-coupe-ligue.html |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=[[La Dépêche du Midi]] |date=26 April 2009 |language=French}}</ref> In the [[2010–11 Ligue 2]], the team were relegated in 18th place on the final day, and the budget for the following season was thereby reduced from €8.5 million to €4 million, resulting in 14 players being released.<ref>{{cite news |title=VOC en National. Quatorze joueurs sur la touche|trans-title=VOC in the National. Fourteen players laid off|url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/sports/clubs-football/vannes-oc/voc-en-national-quatorze-joueurs-sur-la-touche-09-09-2011-1424402.php |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Le Télégramme |date=9 September 2011 |language=French}}</ref> On 27 December 2012, after over a decade in charge, Le Mignan was dismissed with the team 7th in the third tier, six points off [[Vendée Poiré-sur-Vie Football|Poiré-sur-Vie]] in third.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foot. Vannes se sépare de Stéphane Le Mignan|trans-title=Football. Vannes separate from Stéphane Le Mignan |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/lorient-56100/foot-vannes-se-separe-de-stephane-le-mignan-330419 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=[[Ouest-France]] |date=27 December 2012 |language=French}}</ref>

In June 2014, after narrowly avoiding relegation from the third tier, Vannes filed for bankruptcy, reforming in the Brittany Region ''Division Supérieure Elite'' in the seventh.<ref>{{cite news |title=Le Vannes OC dépose le bilan|trans-title=Vannes OC file for bankruptcy|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/football-vannes-oc-conference-de-presse-aujourdhui-17-h-30-2601168 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Ouest-France |date=6 June 2014 |language=French}}</ref> The team won the regional ''[[Division d'Honneur]]'' in 2016 to reach the fifth level and return to national football,<ref name=dh>{{cite news |title=Trois clubs morbihannais rêvent des demies|trans-title=Three clubs from Morbihan dream of the semi-finals|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/morbihan/trois-clubs-morbihannais-revent-des-demies-4212991 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Ouest-France |date=5 May 2016 |language=French}}</ref> winning the renamed [[Championnat National 3]] in [[2017–18 Championnat National 3|2017–18]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Foot à Vannes. Le VOC champion de France de National 3|trans-title=Football in Vannes. VOC champions of France in National 3|url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/vannes-56000/foot-vannes-le-voc-champion-de-france-de-national-3-5946450 |access-date=3 March 2023 |work=Ouest-France |date=2 September 2018 |language=French}}</ref> In [[2022–23 Championnat National 2|2022–23]], the team were relegated back with three games to play, following a 4–2 loss at [[FC Rouen|Rouen]].<ref>{{cite news |title=N2 : défait à Rouen, Vannes relégué en National 3|trans-title=N2: defeated at Rouen, Vannes are relegated to National 3 |url=https://footamateur.letelegramme.fr/13332102/n2-defait-a-rouen-vannes-relegue-en-national-3/ |access-date=21 June 2023 |work=Le Télégramme |date=6 May 2023 |language=French}}</ref>

== Players ==

=== Current squad ===
{{updated|18th May 2025|}}

{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Matteo Petitgenet|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Thomas Ecalard|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Mathis Guillemot|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Nathan Roselier|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=[[Nicolas Flégeau|Nicolas Flegeau]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=Cameroon|name=Calvin Mangan|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Baptiste Kerviche|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Tom Clemence|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Thibault Bouedec|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Emmanuel Amanakow|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=Gabon|name=Pluvain Nakassila|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=Algeria|name=[[Tristan Boubaya]]|pos=MF, DF}}
{{Fs player|nat=Guadeloupe|name=Taylor Salibur|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=Senegal|name=Abdou Rahmane Thior|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Hugo Le Bolloch|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Julien Clemandot|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Baptise Bourles|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Vincent Morhan|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|nat=Martinique|name=Loick Piquionne|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Antoine Le Bigaut|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Victor Fablet|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|nat=France|name=Evan Vallot|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
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=== Notable former players ===
''For a list of former Vannes players, see [[:Category:Vannes OC players]].''

== Honours ==
*'''[[Coupe de la Ligue]]'''
**Runners-up: [[2009 Coupe de la Ligue Final|2008–09]]<ref name=cdll/>
*'''[[Championnat National]]'''
**'''Winners''': [[2007–08 Championnat National|2007–08]]<ref name=cn/>
*'''[[Championnat de France Amateur]]'''
**'''Winners''': 2004–05<ref name=interessant/>
*'''Division d'Honneur (Brittany)'''
**'''Winners''': 1998, 2016<ref name=dh/>
*'''Division Supérieure Elite (Brittany)'''
**'''Winners''': 2015{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1998]]
[[Category:1998 establishments in France]]
[[Category:Football clubs in Brittany]]