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FdL RASH
25 Sep 2004, 06:28 PM
Can anyone please tell me some of the official nicknames for French clubs? Post as many as you know (doesn't have to be just Ligue 1 clubs.)
Thanks! :)
G Enriquez
25 Sep 2004, 06:42 PM
St. Etienne- Les Verts- The Greens
SportBoy333
26 Sep 2004, 01:34 AM
FC Nantes - Canaries
OGC Nice - Eaglets
Lille OSC- Mastiffs
gaijin
26 Sep 2004, 07:45 AM
Ligue 1
Ajaccio = Les Ours / Les diables rouges.
AJ Auxerre = L'A.J.A
Bastia = Le S.C.B / Les Corses / Les Bleus
Bordeaux = Les Girondins
Caen = Le S.M.C
Istres = F.C.I.V.N / Les Violets
Lille = LOSC
Lyon = Les Gones
Metz = Les Grenats
Monaco = Les Monégasques / Les Prinicipautaires
Nantes = Les Canaris
Nice = Le Gym
PSG = les rouges et blues
Rennes = Les Rouges et noirs
Saint-Etienne = Les Verts
Sochaux = Les Lions
Strasbourg = Le Racing
Toulouse = Le TFC / Les Violets
Marsiglia29
26 Sep 2004, 07:50 PM
Marseille = les Phocéen
Lens = Sang et or
Lille
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om4ever
27 Sep 2004, 10:16 AM
PSG = PdSG :D
gaijin
27 Sep 2004, 01:17 PM
PSG = PdSG :D
L'OM = OM = Otaries Maladroites
L'OM = On Merde
L'OM = Organisateur de Magouilles
L'OM = Olympique Merdelais
L'OM = Ordure Ménagères
L'OM = Organisation Mafieuse
L'OM = Obèses Maltraités
L'OM = Oh Merde !
need I go on? Go and play corrupt puppy...... :mad:
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Error, couldn't believe I forgot......
Lens = Le Sang et Or
blood n' gold........grrrrrrrrr...... :)
gaijin
27 Sep 2004, 01:22 PM
Ligue 2
Amiens = L'A.S.C
Angers = Le N.D.C
Besaçon = Les Bisontins
Brest = Les Brestois
Châteauroux = Les Berrichons
Clermont Ferrand = Le C.F.A
Créteil = Les Béliers
Dijon = Le D.F.C.O
Grenoble = Les Grenoblois
Guegnon = Les Forgerons
Guingamp = Les Costarmoricains
Laval = Les Tango
Le Havre = L'H.A.C
Le Mans = L.U.C
Lorient = Les Merlus
Montpeillier = Les Pailladins
Nancy = L'A.S.N.L
Niort = Les Chamois (Niortais)
Sedan = Les Sangliers
Troyes = L'E.S.T.A.C
iougs
28 Sep 2004, 12:14 PM
Angers, c'est le (it's the) SCO, period.
iougs-
gaijin
28 Sep 2004, 01:05 PM
......... :(
sorry Iougs, some of the lower leagues have many different nicknames, and of course some are favored over others.
Nimes = Les Crocodiles
Rouen = Les Diables Rouges
iougs
28 Sep 2004, 02:00 PM
sorry Iougs, some of the lower leagues have many different nicknames, and of course some are favored over others.
No problem Ganu but ...
If we are talking about the Angers that's in league 2, it is only known as SCO Angers.
NDC is another club ... it's Notre Dame des Champs.
iougs-
RandyNA74
28 Sep 2004, 03:38 PM
Ligue 1
Toulouse = Le TFC / Les Violets
You will also see this written as téfécé at times.
lolo13
28 Sep 2004, 03:47 PM
Marseille : Les Phocéens, Les Olympiens, Les Bleux et Blancs, Les Champions d'Europe :D ...
Papa Bouba Diop
28 Sep 2004, 04:53 PM
L'OM = OM = Otaries Maladroites
L'OM = On Merde
L'OM = Organisateur de Magouilles
L'OM = Olympique Merdelais
L'OM = Ordure Ménagères
L'OM = Organisation Mafieuse
L'OM = Obèses Maltraités
L'OM = Oh Merde !
need I go on? Go and play corrupt puppy...... :mad:
L'Olympique de Merde, droit en L2
ZoltaR
28 Sep 2004, 06:11 PM
13 Sochaux
14 Nantes
15 Nice
16 PSG
17 Saint-Etienne
18 AC Ajaccio
19 Istres
20 Strasbourg