Full name | Clermont Foot 63 | |||
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Nickname(s) | Les Lanciers (The Lancers) | |||
Short name | Clermont, CF63 | |||
Founded | 1911 | |||
Ground | Stade Gabriel-Montpied | |||
Capacity | 11,980 | |||
Owner | Ahmet Schaefer[1] | |||
President | Ahmet Schaefer[1] | |||
Head coach | Vacant | |||
League | Ligue 2 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1, 18th of 18 (relegated) | |||
Website | https://www.clermontfoot.com | |||
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Clermont Foot 63 (Occitan: Clarmont d'Auvèrnhe; commonly referred to as Clermont Foot) is a French professional 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.[2] In 2021, the club achieved promotion to Ligue 1 for the first time in its history. It returned to Ligue 2 in 2024.