Tag: 2000th
Against Angers, FC Nantes celebrates its 2,000th match in the football elite
During their Ligue 1 match against Angers this Sunday, FC Nantes will celebrate their 2,000th match in the first division. The fictitious kickoff will be given by Jean-Claude Suaudeau and two other former Canaries of the first match in the elite of French football, in 1963.
FC Nantes is the 13th French club to reach this level, far behind Marseille, in the lead with 2,571 matches played in Ligue 1. Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne have also exceeded 2,500 matches, while Sochaux