This district is nowadays called the Triangle, famous for its festive nightlife. Therefore, Pau, still known under the name Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau reached the highest level of the French South-West regional football league for the first time in 1956. The wage bill was halved, from 375,000 francs to 175,000 francs. In 1998, Pau Football Club mourned the sudden death of the club's legend Paul Escudé. Pau Football Club's highest appearance-maker is ex-captain Jacques Leglib with 260 appearances, followed by Nicolas Cami with 239 matches. Find the latest Troyes vs Pau FC odds with SmartBets. I have not only had high points in my career and it is part of me. For this inaugural season, FC Pau finished 7th in the South-West Group Amateur Football Championship Group. Laporte-Fray was the goalkeeper during the 1982-1983 Division 4 season when FC Pau won his place in Division 3 1983-1984, and was the first to play at this level in Blois. They were founded in 1920 as Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau, although their official founding date is 1959 which is when Football-Club de Pau were first formed. 2008: Relegation to Championnat de France Amateur . 1958: Champion of the French South-West Regional football league. No more high salaries, and the emphasis was placed on developing academy players so that they do not hesitate to hand them their first team debut in their teenage years. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Albert Lille played a vital role for the club and football in Béarn. Pau Football Club (1998–99 to 2007–08) and AS Cannes (2001–02 to 2010–11) still co-host the record for longevity in National, with 10 consecutive seasons played. The creation was announced at a press conference held at the Café Majestic, an emblematic place located on the Place Royale. Having started life in the lower leagues of the Pyrenees District in 1950-51, the Bleuets, seven years later in 1958, reached the highest amateur league in France, with a team made up of players largely coming from the Mayolis district of Pau. Moreover, the partnership with the Girondins de Bordeaux was not very productive, and Pau FC turned to the Toulouse Football Club at that time, with the arrival of Avezac. When the 2019–20 Championnat National season was prematurely ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pau were top of the table, and were declared promoted to Ligue 2 by the FFF executive committee.[1]. The Capbourruts had three players sent off that day: Jacques Rémy, 73rd; Xavier Bécas, 113th and Laurent Vacher, 119th and consider that the referee was not up to the task144. Pau FC have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs in Southern France, in the Adour river basin. The Béarnais club had finished 15th. Le PAU Football Club se déplace à Amiens…, Toutes les informations importantes pour assister à la rencontre de demain. Julien Poueys, alocal lad, who had worked hiw way up at Montpellier HSC, came back at the club in 1991. At that time, many rich English people flocked to Pau to enjoy the healing virtues of the Pau climate and Pyrenean waters, attracted by Dr. Alexander Taylor and his essayon medicine, "On the Curative Influence of the Climate of Pau, and the Mineral Waters of the Pyrenees On Diseases " which washugely successful in England at the time. He is also the father of screenwriter Thomas Bidegain. Bernard Laporte-Fray, the 1983 goalkeeper, became president of the Pau Football Club twelve years after his debut ofr the club. In 1997, the Pau FC offered René Girard his first coaching opportunity, whose mission was to obtain promotion to the National and eventually to League 2. This logo highlights the attachment to the Pyrenees of mountains, and more particularly to the Pic du Midi d'Ossau as seen from the famous Boulevard des Pyrénées in the town of Pau. The current coat of arms refers to the crown of Henri IV and the Bèth Cèu de Pau (Beautiful sky of Pau in Bearnese language). Joël Lopez and Richard Allenda took over the interim and gave the Capbourruts a victory over the Association sportive de Saint-Étienne in the eighth round of the Coupe de France in . FC Pau became de facto the only club in the South West, with the exception of Toulouse and Bordeaux, to play in the national divisions. Thus, he leads his group, championship titles of the Pyrenean Union in several age categories. However they steadily pulled themselves out of the relegation zone and after 22 games, appeared safe from relegation in 12th position. The club is struggling, but lacks structure since the Capbourruts cannot effectively offer young locals a training centre, a preserve of professional structures. The club also reached the Round of 16 of the Coupe de France, which they lost 0–1 a.e.t. La billetterie pour le match de Nancy est ouverte !! The club was therefore meant to be a symbol of renaissance and reconstruction. Historically and culturally, rugby was probably closer to the values of the place (Gascony), replacing the Bearnese & Basque rural sports - or even the La soule - in the hearts of the people of Bearn and Gascony. Everything you need to know about the Ligue 2 match between Troyes and Pau FC (12 September 2020): Summary, Stats, Lineups and Scores - Besoccer Don't miss the most important football matches while navigating as usual through the pages of your choice. This was the foundation of their run in the 1958 Coupe de France, when the first team played in the French third tier. Pascal Plancque, former player of the club who had finished his career with the Basque club Arin luzien in the regional leagues, took over from Allenda in January 1998. The match against PSG was played in a packed Stade du Hameau in front of a then capacity crowd of 15,000 spectators. This is the patronage of the parish Notre-Dame de Pau, attended by all the youth of the Mayolis district, which was then a popular district of the city of Pau. Denis Baylac is Pau Football Club's all-time top goalscorer, with 59 goals. The club was renamed Pau Football Club during the 1995 - 1996 season when Football Cclub de Pau when it went to administration. Pau Football Club stayed in National until the 2007–2008 season when they finished 17th and were relegated to CFA. Nowadays, the popularity of both Pau's Basketball and Rugby union's clubs - Section Paloise & Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez respectively - remain greater than that of Pau FC. However, recurrent infrastructure problems and the lack of a proper stadium, would continue to hinder the development of this young football club fighting for recognition and survival in the heartland of a Rugby union land, Bearn, and South-Western France as a whole. Entrez votre adresse email pour vous inscrire. Patrice O'Quin (FR), of Irish descent became mayor of Pau in 1860. Pierre Aristouy and Seydou Koné are respectively second and third with 29 and 22 goals. Amiens SC had 5 games and get got 5 points in Season (2018/19), Pau FC had 5 games and get got 2 points in Season (2018/19), Todays referees are: Nicolas Henninot, Guillaume Paradis, Regis Gaillard, I have read and agree to the terms & conditions, 0 : However, victories over SAS Épinal and US Concarneau saved them from relegation and finished in 14th position, just 1 point out of the relegation zone. Football has always had the status of third sport in Pau, behind basketball and especially Rugby union. 1956: Reached the top level of the French South-West Regional football league. The Round of 64 of the 1957/1958 edition of the Coupe de France against FC Girondins de Bordeaux, then in the Division 2, that was lost 4–1 after extra-time in front of more than 6000 spectators at the stade de l'avenue de Buros is still one of the greatest matches of the club's history. Pau Football Club, commonly abbreviated to Pau FC, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. All the statistics from the Pau FC versus Guingamp match played in the Ligue 2 on Sep 19, 2020, including shots on target, number of passes, tackles, cards and more This club, from the Saint Martin patronage, has trained many professional players like Jean-Michel Larqué, Jean-François Larios or Dominique Vésir. The Bleuets are promoted to the Division Nationale, managing an honorable 6th place in the Southwest group for their first season at this level, confirming their status as "Pioneers" of football in Southwest France. During the 2005–06 season, Pau FC, led by Marc Lévy, returned to the club in a coaching role and was loaned by Lorient FC a young player named André-Pierre Gignac. In addition, the young André Altuzarra built a solid reputation and became international junior in 196045 before leaving to try his luck at Girondins de Bordeaux. Entrainement de la semaine ouvert au public, PAU FC / Rodez – Les consignes sanitaires. The competition was won that season by AS Saint-Étienne. Réalisé par ADSio, Réservez vos billets dès maintenant pour la réception de l'AS Nancy Lorraine du samedi 3 octobre 2020 à 19h au…, Samedi 26 septembre 2020, à 19h, au Stade de la Licorne From now on, the emphasis is clearly on training young players and ending the star system. Indeed, the club was not willing to shed their amateur status and start remunerating their players, as the parsons argued that training professional players was not part of their attributions. Ten patronages participate in this original edition: seven located around Bayonne and three patronages of the region of Pau: Alerte de Ségure (patronage of the Lycée which would later be renamed Louis-Barthou Pau), FA Bourbaki of Pau and Avenir Salisien. We have a great potential of talented young players that we can only keep if we disposed of our academy. He had previously left in 1932 the Bourbaki Football Association to join Bleuets . The patronage is named after Charles-Denis Bourbaki, French general born in Pau in 1816 and known to have commanded the Armée de l'Est during the War of 1870. The club's Affiliation Number at the French Football Federation is 50168130 and it chose to retain the original colors worn by the Bleuets, Blue and White. 0, PSG Want To Sign Chelsea Star Jorginho On A Loan, Messi Slams Barcelona Over Suarez Exit In An Emotional Insta Post, Chelsea Complete A Deal For Edouard Mendy From Rennes, Lucas Torreira Rejected Both Fiorentina And Torino To Join Atletico, Wolves Confirm Signing Of Nelson Semedo From Barcelona, Dele Alli’s Future at Tottenham Is in Doubt, Juventus Terminated Argentina Striker Gonzalo Higuain’s Contract, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nALvHRwSjRA&list=UUWibFRJ0H8ssoCRk-FNLT7Q. Catholics, through the action of the Gymnastics and Sports Federation of the Patronage of France (FGSPF), made football their flagship sport, rugby being considered too elitist. The club soon switched to yellow shirts with blue sleeves and collars. An emblematic leftist industrialist, José Bidegain was the CEO of Bidegain SA, a company created in 1936 famous for the Babybottes. A figure of social Christianity, Bidegain went on to become President of Action Against Hunger from 1991 until his death and joined the Ministry of Industry, under the second Rocard government. This unique panorama made Lamartine, a major figure of Romanticism in France: Pau is the most beautiful land view in the world as Naples is the most beautiful sea view. "Mr. Cléde is a quality man who did what was necessary for football in Pau, but he is a man of the past. Match Preview Amiens SC vs Pau FC, Ligue 2 2020 REGULAR SEASON. The traditional badge of the club, revealed in 1959 at the creation of FC Pau during a press conference held at the Majestic on the Place Royale, is inspired by that of the town of Pau. The historic ground of the Bleuets Notre-Dame de Pau is the Stade des Bleuets, located at avenue de Buros in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The crown on top of the badge highlights the city's nickname of "Royal City" since Pau was the birthplace of Henry IV, or Nouste Henric for the people of Béarn. The Catholic patronage of the Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau was officially founded in 1920 - even though the first mentions of the patronage date back to 1904- by the parish priest Jean-Paul Ramonguilhem, with the help of local entrepreneur Gaston Santé and mailman Louis Delnaz. Pau FC entered the newly created national championship at the beginning of the 1998-1999 season under the leadership of René Girard, after having been promoted from the CFA. The Palois lost to Andoni Elizondo's Real Sociedad on the score of 6-2. Pau FC made the first page of their new history at the Hameau stadium against Dijon FCO, winning 1-0. During the same 1997–98 season, Pascal Plancque guided the club to the 8th rounfd of the Coupe de France, when they were eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain. La ville de Pau…, Vous souhaitez recevoir toutes les informations du Pau FC en avant première. 1959: Split of Football Club de Pau and Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau. Under the guidance of coach Albert Lille at the beginning of the 50s, the Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau are growing as a football club with a Champion of France youth title in 1951. That season, David Vignes was appointed coach on 8 October 2007, in place of Jean-Luc Girard, of whom he was the assistant. "We are aiming for D2 in the medium term, but if it comes this season, we will seize it. In FC Pau's first years, the club kit was blue and white shirts, white shorts and blue socks, thus echoing the original Bleuets de Notre Dame strip.. Le déplacement à Troyes pour la 3ème…, Vivez le 1er match de l'histoire du PAU FC en L2 BKT dans les meilleurs conditions Les Palois settled at the Stade du Hameau on 21 February 1960, winning the inaugural match against the Athletic Sport Rochefortais on the score of 5 to 1, thanks to a tactic in 2-3-5 and the confirmation of the form of Altuzarra. In a Facebook post, the Community Manager of the club said in 2011 "I do not understand the logo change". Predictions for Pau FC vs Grenoble, check out the tips that users have made for the match Ligue 2 2020 He built his reputation as a bon vivant, quickly becoming part of the team and sharing local food sausages on the team bus. He embodied the modernist wing of the National Council of French Patronage of which he was vice-president, and pushed for a better dialogue with the unions. The club's sporting policy was profoundly changed. The match was physical and ended with a massive brawl that continued in the dressing rooms. Pau Football Club remained at National level until the 2007–08 season, when it finished at the 17th place and was relegated to Group C of the 2008–09 French Amateur Football Championship. Some spectators had queued up to 4 hours to obtain seats. At that time, the patronage enabled the local youth to practice many sports activities such as football, but also music, theater, gymnastics, athletics, or roller skating. "When I arrived at Pau FC, then in the fourth division, I thought that despite the competition from basketball and rugby, the city deserved a Ligue 1 club.". But by regaining their discipline, the Palois have not lost their ambitions. ... Ligue … In 1991, Pau due to then president Alain Pitoun, switched back to blue and white shirts, white shorts and blue socks. An enthusiastic speleologist, Bidegain was one of the rescuers during the tragedy of 14 August 1952 of the Gouffre de Pierre Saint-Martin where Marcel Loubens died during a large-scale expedition in which Haroun Tazieff participated. Moreover, the antagonism between secular patronage, widely represented in the South-West and Catholic patronage which were the driving forces leading to the adoption of English sports, certainly contributed to favoring the practice of rugby, a sport that was despised by the Catholic Church, due to the frequent contacts between players, focusing instead on football or basketball. Pau Football have long-standing rivalries with. Forwards Marco Simone, James Debbah (Patrice Loko, 80th). The local press often refers to the club as FC Palois. It was not easy to come down even though I spent incredible moments in Pau. The new club's start to the season wasindeed difficult, but the Palois finally recovered in the second part of the season. In France the bleuet de France also happens to be the symbol of the 11 November 1918 armistice and, as such, a common symbol for veterans (especially the now defunct poilus of World War I), similar to the Remembrance poppies worn in the United Kingdom and in Canada. The city was the capital of Béarn, a former sovereign state, then a former French province following its attachment to the kingdom of France in 1620 after Louis XIII, Henry IV' son, imposed the union of the two crowns of France and Navarre by organising a military expedition to Béarn. PAU FC / Rodez – Les consignes sanitaires 28 août 2020 Vivez le 1er match de l'histoire du PAU FC en L2 BKT dans les meilleurs conditions La ville de Pau… In 2002, the club continued to structure itself and appointed Jean-Marc Ferratge as head of the club's training unit153, before taking over the reins of the first team in 2003. I never forget the years spent in Championnat National and Ligue 2. The first team of the Bleuets Notre-Dame de Pau split and gave birth to the Football Club de Pau on 19 May 1959 with the motto "Vaincre ou Sourire", meaning "To win or smile", at the initiative of the young and dynamic local entrepreneur José Bidegain, in order to endow Pau, in full economic expansion thanks to the exploitation of the Lacq gas field since 1956, of an amateur football team worthy of its reputation as "Queen of Sports" City. Under his direction, the patro structured and progressed through the amateur league system. Albert Lille (1899 - 1979), nicknamed "The sorcerer" was a firefighter and deputy secretary general of the city of Pau. Everything you need to know about the Ligue 2 match between Pau FC and Guingamp (19 September 2020): Summary, Stats, Lineups and Scores - Besoccer Don't miss the most important football matches while navigating as usual through the pages of your choice. 2020-09-26 - Confirmed line-ups, prediction & odds, live score, head to head statistics and latest updates They were founded in 1920 as Bleuets de Notre-Dame de Pau, although their official founding date is 1959 which is when Football-Club de Pau were first formed. Because Ligue 2, and therefore professionalism, is the only way for us to establish our foundations and strengthen our training structures. Pau FC is again promoted to National for the 2016–2017 season from the CFA after finishing first in the 2015–16 season. Pau Football Club (French pronunciation: ​[po futbol klœb]), commonly abbreviated to Pau FC, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. Quel contenu souhaitez-vous partager avec vos contacts ? Promotion to the third tier of French football. However, Pau went on a 10 match winless run (drawn 5, lost 5) and found themselves sitting in 17th position with 2 games remaining. Joël Bats, the PSG coach, had previously warned his troops, not at best at that time, against the "temperament of the South-West", considering that it was "a trap match ". The club slowly built on this promising season and began consolidating while attracting experienced players, such as midfielder Joseph Brotons - who would later play in Division 1 at OM. All that remained was to obtain the approval of the liquidator and that of the FFF. In 1958, the patronage of vice-president Albert Lille and coach Bela Herczecg won the South West Division Division Champion title. In the early years after the club's formation in its original home of Pau, capital of Béarn they played their home games at many different grounds, until finally the club settled into its current location at the Nouste Camp. FC Pau wants to honour football and its supporters. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. They began the season with an inaugural defeat at the Stade de la Route de Buros against the outgoing champion Brive on 26 August 1959, and then recovered against Limoges the following week, winning on the score of 2 to 1. 1998: Pau football Club is champion of the Group C of the Championnat de France Amateur groupe C and are promoted to the Championnat National. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, formal teams appeared in Béarn and French Basque Country under the patronage of the parishes of the districts of towns and villages. At the time of his death in 1999 following a car accident, Serge July devoted a stirring hommage to him in Libération. The following season, the club finished third, narrowly missing immediate promotion back to the Third Division. The Bishop, responsible for the patronage of the Bleuets de Notre Dame de Pau felt it had reached the limits and looked for a new group of local leaders able to manage a senior team able to represent the city of Pau at the national level. Indeed, the French Championship of amateur football requires the implementation of means that exceed the possibilities and competence of the normal organization of a patronage, whose work is essentially educational. The only goal of the match was scored by the Seleçao captain Raí. Football has officially been practiced in Pau since 1902 and the first season of Football at the JAB Pau. The average attendance was around 1,500 that season. The former captain of the 1980s, Robert Péré-Escamps, who played for the club for thirteen seasons, was appointed to the position of coach with the task of maintaining the club in National 2 for the 1995-1996 season, the club having been relegated administratively the previous season. Thus, in November 1856, Major Pontifex, Colonels Anstruther and Hutchinson, Archdeacon Sapte and Lord Hamilton formally founded in Pau the first continental golf course in France and Europe, outside of the British Isles, the Pau Golf Club. Behind the scenes, Jacques Le Coadou handed over the presidency of the club, a position he had held since 2001 to Joël Lopez. It was originally a cowshed with a farm, the Bernès farm, where players would wash after matches.