AS Nancy Lorraine / ASNL / Нанси

AS Nancy-Lorraine is a French football club, based in Nancy, Capital of Lorraine. The team was founded in 1967 as a successor of the defunct FC Nancy, which collapsed in 1965. The draw for the UEFA cup saw AS Nancy Lorraine handed a tough trip to Germany to face Schalke 04 in the first round. Having lost the first leg 1-0, Nancy pulled off a shock 3-1 victory in the second leg to progress. AS Nancy Lorraine will once again compete in the UEFA cup during the 2008/09 season after they managed a finish of 4th in Ligue 1. They were drawn to play Motherwell from the Scottish Premier League for the first round. The home tie was played on the 18th of September, with AS Nancy winning 1:0. The away game was played on the 2nd of October at Fir Park in Motherwell with Nancy winning 2:0. A 3:0 win on aggregate. They were promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2005-06 season. Michel Platini played for the club between 1973 and 1979. They play their home games at Stade Marcel Picot. In the 2005-06 season, AS Nancy Lorraine won the Coupe de la Ligue, thus qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Ligue 2 Winners (4): 1975, 1990, 1998, 2005 Runners-up (1): 1970 French Cup Winners (1): 1978 French League Cup Winners (1): 2006