home in the first leg but won 4–1 away in the return leg, thus qualifying 6–5 on aggregate, making the FC Metz unique among the French teams who have beaten Barcelona at the Nou Camp. FC Metz also won the Coupe de la Ligue twice, in 1986 and 1996, and has made a total of ten appearances in European tournaments. Ligue 1 Runners-up (1): 1997–98 Ligue 2 Winners (4): 1934–35, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2018–19 Coupe de France Winners (2): 1983–84, 1987–88 Runners-up (1): 1937–38 Coupe de la Ligue Winners (2): 1985–86, 1995–96 Runners-up (1): 1998–99 UEFA Intertoto Cup Runners-up (1): 1999 Players Current squad Out on loan Notable players Below are the notable former players who have represented Metz in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1932. To appear in the section below, a player must have played at least a full season for the club. Emmanuel Adebayor Wilmer Aguirre Sébastien Bassong Patrick Battiston Eric Black Jocelyn Blanchard Danny Boffin Nico Braun Albert Cartier Papiss Cissé Hugo Curioni Mathieu Dossevi Michel Ettore Philippe Gaillot Daniel Gygax Philippe Hinschberger Szabolcs Huszti Ahn Jung-hwan Henryk Kasperczak Sylvain Kastendeuch Eiji Kawashima Kalidou Koulibaly Lionel Letizi Sadio Mané Frédéric Meyrieu Faryd Mondragón Tressor Moreno Ludovic Obraniak Oguchi Onyewu Michele Padovano Pascal Pierre Robert Pires Miralem Pjanić Grégory Proment André Rey Franck Ribéry Jean-Philippe Rohr Louis Saha Franck Signorino Rigobert Song Jacques Songo'o Luc Sonor Jeff Strasser Marian Szeja Sylvain Wiltord Bernard Zénier Current technical staff Managerial history References External links Sport in Metz Football clubs in Grand Est Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in France Ligue 1 clubs Football clubs from former German territories