Valenciennes FC plays its home matches at the recently built Stade du Hainaut located within the city.
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10 Facts About Valenciennes FC
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Valenciennes FC was founded under the name Union Sportive de Valenciennes FC Anzin.
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Valenciennes FC has spent an equal amount of time playing in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 having played 40 seasons in the first division and 36 seasons in the second division.
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Valenciennes FC has won the Championnat National and the Championnat de France amateur in 2005 and 1998, respectively.
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From 2004 to 2011, Valenciennes FC was presided over by Francis Decourriere, a former politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament under the Social Democratic Party from 1994 to 1999 and later the Union pour la Democratie Francaise from 1999 to 2004.
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Valenciennes FC, now being led by youngsters Bolec Kocik and Serge Masnaghetti, achieved promotion back to Division 1 after one season and spent the next nine years playing in Division 1.
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Valenciennes FC departed after the season and was replaced by Jean-Pierre Destrumelle.
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From 1988 to 1991, Valenciennes FC improved significantly under manager Georges Peyroche.
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Surprisingly, after one season, Valenciennes FC earned promotion back to the first division, now called Ligue 1, under the leadership of Antoine Kombouare.
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Valenciennes FC saved the club from demotion to the fourth division.
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