FC Mulhouse

FC Mulhouse

Football Club de Mulhouse (; commonly referred to as FCM or simply Mulhouse) is a French association football club based in Mulhouse. The club was founded in 1893 and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth level of French football. Mulhouse plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Ill located within the city. The team is managed by former football player Laurent Croci and is captained by defender Christophe Meirsman.

Mulhouse was founded under the name Fussball Club Mülhausen in what was then Mülhausen, Alsace-Lorraine in Germany. The club's location has been dependent on the control of the Alsace region between France and Germany. Mulhouse has played in French football since the re-acquisition of the region after World War II and is the second-oldest football club in France after Le Havre AC. The club has achieved minimal honours in its history having spent most of its existence playing in the amateur divisions of France. However, Mulhouse have spent seven seasons in Ligue 1 and 27 seasons in Ligue 2. The club's highest honour to date in France was winning the Division d'Honneur in 1928. Regionally, Mulhouse has won the Alsace Division d'Honneur seven times. During the club's stint in Germany, it won the Gauliga Elsaß three times.

Mulhouse has served as a springboard for several football players and managers, most notably Arsène Wenger and Raymond Domenech. Wenger started his playing career at the club before entering the managerial role. He is known for his current role as manager of English club Arsenal, but prior to that, had successful stints at Nancy, Monaco, and Nagoya Grampus. Domenech also played for Mulhouse and the club served as his first managerial role. He later went on to manage the France national team from 2004–2010.