Metz

Football Club de Metz was founded on 23 March 1932 in Metz, Lorraine, and plays at the Stade Saint-Symphorien. The club has never won Ligue 1 (finishing runners-up in 1997-98) but has lifted two Coupe de France and two Coupe de la Ligue titles and is renowned for one of France's most productive youth academies, which produced players such as Robert Pirès, Louis Saha, Miralem Pjanić and Sadio Mané.

Honours

all-time

League

Ligue 24×

Domestic cups

Coupe de France2×

Coupe de la Ligue2×

All-time top scorers

club record

1Nico Braun109goals

2Charles Rohrbacher102goals

3Henri Baillot95goals

4Thadée Cisowski75goals

5Hugo Curioni59goals

Club legends

SylvainKastendeuch

Defender1983–1999Two-spell centre-back who holds the club's all-time appearance record.

PhilippeGaillot

Defender1984–2002One-club stalwart of nearly 500 games and the backbone of the 1997-98 runners-up defence.

JeffStrasser

Defender1993–1999Luxembourg international centre-back and academy product across two spells at the club.

LionelLetizi

Goalkeeper1996–2000Commanding keeper of the side that came within a goal difference of the 1998 title.

RobertPirès

Midfielder1993–1998Emblematic playmaker of the 1990s who later won the 1998 World Cup with France.

BernardZénier

Forward1986–1991Won the 1988 Coupe de France and finished Division 1 top scorer in 1987.

Recent record

2019/20–2025/26

172

P

37

W

47

D

88

L

22%

Win %

173

Goals

-113

GD

Recent top scorers

2019/20–2025/26

HabibDiallo15GFaridBoulaya11GGeorgesMikautadze10GOpaNguette10GI.Niane9GGauthierHein8GFabienCentonze5GN.de Préville5G

Recent top assisters

2019/20–2025/26

FaridBoulaya11AGauthierHein7AMatthieuUdol7AHabibMaïga5ALamineGueye5AOpaNguette5APapaNdiaga Yade5AHabibDiallo4A

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