Toulouse Football Club is French professional football team based in Toulouse. The club was established in the year 1970. It currently is at Ligue 2, the second division of French football. It will move to Ligue 1 in the 2022-23 season. Toulouse is home to its games on the Stadium de Toulouse located within the city.
Les Pitchouns have won Ligue 2 on three occasions. Toulouse have played in European competitions five times, for example, in 2007, when they were able to qualify for UEFA Champions League for the first time.
The head of Toulouse FC is Damien Comolli who succeeded French commercialist Olivier Sadran who took over the club following its demise in 2001 that led to its being dropped into the Championnat National. The club has been an initiation point for a number of players, most notably , the World Cup-winning goalie Fabien Barthez as well as international striker Andre Pierre Gignac.
