US Thionville Lusitanos

US Thionville Lusitanos
Full nameUnion Sportive Thionville Lusitanos
Founded1905 (1905), as Fußball-Club Diedenhofen
2021 (2021), as US Thionville Lusitanos
StadiumStade de la Plaine
Stade Jeanne d'Arc
Stade de Guentrange
PresidentFrançois Ventrici
ManagerJulien François
LeagueLigue 3
2025–26National 2
Group B, 1st of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttps://www.ustl.fr/

Union Sportive Thionville Lusitanos is a football club based in Thionville, France. The club competes in Ligue 3, after winning promotion in the 2025–26 season.

History

The football club was born in 1905 as Fußball-Club Diedenhofen. After the first world war it was renamed La Sportive Thionvilloise following the transfer of Thionville from Germany to France in accord with the Treaty of Versailles. During the second world war, between 1940 and 1945, with the Germans in charge of the area again, the club was renamed Turn-und-Sportgemeinschaft before reverting to its previous name.[1]

In 1943, Fritz Walter played in the squad, who went on to win the World Cup in 1954 with West Germany.

In 1969 the club gained promotion to the national amateur division for the first time.[1] They turned professional whilst in the second division for the two seasons 1979-1980 and 1980–1981.[2] In the latter season they reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup, where they drew 2–2 at home, before losting 3–0 in the return leg against Martigues.[3] They also reached the last 32 in the 1979–80, 1983–84 and 1997–98 seasons. In the second of the two second division seasons, the club declared bankruptcy and reformed in division 4 as Thionville Football Club[1]

The club spent the rest of the 1980s and 1990s in either the fourth of fifth tier of the national pyramid, before relegation back to the regional level in 2000. They spend one further season at the national level in 2009–10.[1]

On 2 May 2021, Thionville FC merged with Thionville AS Portugais Saint-François to create US Thionville Lusitanos.[4] In 2023, the club achieved promotion back to the Championnat National 3.[5]

In 2025–26, US Thionville Lusitanos secure promotion to Ligue 3 for the first time in their history from next season after finish top table at National 2 in Group B.

Current squad

As of 18 July 2026.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 MF  CMR Joseph Atangana
6 DF  BIH Muamer Aljic
7 FW  FRA Kylian Tubio
9 FW  FRA Karim Bouhmidi
10 FW  HAI Bryan Labissiere
11 MF  FRA Gauthier Laurens
12 FW  TOG Fadel Gobitaka
14 FW  FRA Simon Kalambayi
15 DF  FRA Cachito Wanduka
16 GK  FRA Antonin Parisot
17 DF  FRA David Luvualu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  HAI Victor Siat
20 DF  MLI Bourama Diarra
21 FW  FRA Alexis Gouletquer
22 MF  FRA Jalil Moustaid
23 DF  FRA Samir Bouzar
25 MF  FRA Jérémy Lauratet
26 MF  FRA Enzo Montet (on loan from Laval)
27 DF  FRA Marly Rampont
29 DF  FRA Jules Stebe
40 GK  CMR Wilfried Bedfian

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  FRA Jules Vitoux (on loan to Gazélec Ajaccio)

Notable players

Club presidents

  • Roger Hoffmann
  • Jean-Marc Plez
  • Christian Ragni
  • Jean-Luc Bitard
  • Pascal Dine
  • Jean-François Geissler

Managers

  • 1976-1979: Rolland Ehrhardt 
  • 1979-December 1980: Robert Szczepaniak
  • January 1980 – 1981: Pierre Flamion
  • 1983-January 1987: Paweł Chodakowski 
  • February 1987 – 1987: Branko Tucač 
  • 1992-2000: José Souto
  • 2000-2001: Gabriel Dalvit 
  • 2001-2003: Pascal Raspollini
  • 2003-2006: Patrick Libot 
  • 2006-2007: Gabriel Dalvit 
  • 2008-2010: Eric Brusco
  • June 2010 – 2012: Christophe Borbiconi
  • November 2013-June 2018: Manu Cuccu 
  • 2019: David Fanzel

Honours

  • National Fourth Division Champion, Group East: 1984
  • Lorraine Champions: 1923, 1925, 1928, 1961, 1977, 2009
  • Honour Division Champions: 1927, 1932, 1938, 2016
  • Lorraine Cup: 1925, 1929, 1964, 1983, 1993, 2008

Naming history

  • 1905–1919: Fußball-Club Diedenhofen
  • 1919–1940: La Sportive Thionvilloise
  • 1940–1945: Turn-und-Sportgemeinschaft
  • 1945–1981: La Sportive Thionvilloise
  • 1981–2021: Thionville Football Club
  • 2021–present: Union Sportive Thionville Lusitanos

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "THIONVILLE" (in French). Stat Football Club France. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ↑ unknown (in French), France Football, 3 July 1979, p. 15
  3. ↑ "Historique" (in French). Thionville FC. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Thionville Football : et que vive Thionville Lusitanos !". Republicain-lorrain.fr (in French). 2 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Guillaume, Emeric (23 June 2023). "L'US Thionville Lusitanos à l'honneur pour sa montée en N3". Moselle.tv (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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