Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Cote d'Azur, commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice.
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Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Cote d'Azur, commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice.
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Nice was founded under the name Gymnaste Club de Nice and is one of the founding members of the first division of French football.
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On 20 September 1919, OGC Nice merged with local club Gallia Football Athletic Club and, subsequently, adopted the club's red and black combination.
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OGC Nice spent the next three years playing in the second division.
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Nonetheless, OGC Nice continued to play league football under amateur status with the club participating in the Ligue du Sud-Est in 1939 and the Ligue du Sud in the following seasons.
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OGC Nice continued its solid run in the decade by winning the Coupe de France for the second time in 1954.
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In subsequent decades, OGC Nice struggled to equal the success of the 1950s with Reims and, later Saint-Etienne eclipsing the club in the 1960s and '70s.
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In 1973 and 1976, OGC Nice achieved a second-place finish in the league, its best finish since winning the league in 1959.
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OGC Nice played three seasons in the second division before returning to the top flight in 1985.
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However, the victory did not shock most French football enthusiasts mainly due to the club's competition in the run up to the final in which OGC Nice faced only Division 2 clubs, save for first division club Bastia.
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However, after achieving stability, mainly due to selling a few players, OGC Nice was allowed in Ligue 1 after successfully appealing.
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The Tribunal administration of OGC Nice cancelled the project for irregularities committed concerning the fixation of the price of tickets.
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