Lille OSC

Lille OSC
LOSC Lille Métropole (Lille Olympique Sporting Club, commonly referred to as Lille OSC, LOSC Lille, or simply Lille) is a French association football club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French football. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d'Ascq. In 2012, the club will move into a new facility, tentatively named Grand Stade Lille Métropole. Lille was founded as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives. Both clubs were founding members of the French Division 1 and Lillois was the league's inaugural champions. Under the Lille emblem, the club has won three league titles in 1946, 1954, and 2011 and six Coupe de France titles, which is tied for fourth-best among clubs. Lille and Red Star FC are the only French clubs in the competition's history to win the Coupe de France in three consecutive seasons. Lille's most successful period was the decade from 1946–1956 when the team was led by managers George Berry and André Cheuva. Lille have a long-standing rivalry with its neighbours RC Lens. The two clubs regularly contest the Derby du Nord.