Football Club de Lorient Bretagne Sud (French pronunciation"loRja BR@tan Syd also known as FC Lorient or simply Lorient) is an French association soccer club that is based in Lorient, Brittany. The club was established in 1926. It currently plays with Ligue 1, the top league of French football after being promoted out of Ligue 2 in the 2019-20 season. Lorient is home to its matches in the Stade Yves Allainmat, named after the former mayor of Lorient. The stadium's name is Stade du Moustoir because of its position within the city. The team is directed by Regis Le Bris.
Lorient had a rather bleak background before 1998 when the club made its debut participation in Ligue 1 in the 1998-99 season. Prior to it, Lorient spent most of its time being an amateur team. Lorient's greatest achievement came in 2002, when the club was crowned the Coupe de France defeating Bastia 1-1 during the championship final. Lorient hasn't had a win in Ligue 1, but has achieved its first Championnat National earning this honour in 1995. In the region Lorient has been awarded the title of five Brittany Division d'Honneur titles and six Coupe de Bretagne.
Lorient has been primarily used as a springboard team for a number of current internationals like Laurent Koscielny, Andre-Pierre Gignac, Michael Ciani, Kevin Gameiro, Karim Ziani, Bakari Kone, Matteo Guendouzi, and Seydou Keita. French world champion Yoann Gourcuff, the son of Christian Gourcuff, began his career with the club prior to making the move into Derby Breton rivals Rennes.
