FC Sète

In 1901, Olympique de Cette was founded in the city of Sète. It ceased activities due to the war in 1914. The current club, FC de Cette, was subsequently founded. The club was champion of the Ligue du Sud-Est for seven consecutive years from the inception of the competition in 1920 until 1926. In 1928 the name of the town changed from Cette to Sète, and the football club was renamed FC Sète. The club reached consecutive Coupe de France finals in 1929 and 1930, losing 2–0 to SO Montpellier in the first before winning the trophy against Racing Club de France 3–1 after extra time. In 1932 the club were founder members of the professional Division 1. They finished 4th in the group. The following season they won the Division 1 and Coupe de France double, becoming the first club to do so. They won their second Division 1 title in 1939, the last time the competition was played before World War II.

After the war, the club did not regain its previous heights, finishing no higher than 10th in Division 1, before relegation came in 1954. After six years in Division 2 the club relinquished its professional status and reformed as an amateur team at level two of the regional league (tier seven of the French league structure). The club spent six years in the same regional division before securing three promotions in four years to return to national Division 2 for the 1970–71 season. A further six seasons followed before relegation to Division 3 in 1977. The club returned to Division 2 as…

French Division 1: Winners (2): 1933–34, 1938–39 Coupe de France: Winners (2): 1930, 1934 Finalists (4): 1923, 1924, 1929, 1942 Champion of Division d'Honneur Sud-Est : 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1968 Champion of Division d'Honneur Languedoc-Roussillon : 2012 Champion CFA2 Group G: 2014 Champion CFA Group B: 2001 Champion Division 3 South Group: 1983