club returned to Division 2 as champions of the south group of Division 3 in 1983 and spent six seasons at that level. At the end of the 1988–89 season, FC Sète were administratively relegated for financial reasons after finishing 15th in group B. The club was officially renamed FC de Sète 34, restarted in Division 3, and moved to their current stadium Stade Louis Michel. They remained at the third level of French football until 1997 when a second administrative relegation dropped them to the fourth level, now named Championnat de France Amateur. After four seasons at this level, they won promotion back to Championnat National in 2001, as champions of group B. In 2005 a 3rd-place finish was enough for promotion to Ligue 2, but the club played just one season at this level before returning to the Championnat National at the end of the 2005–06 season. A third administrative relegation, again for financial reasons, followed in 2009, and the club reformed for the 2009–10 season in the Division d'Honneur of the Languedoc-Roussillon regional league (tier 6). In 2012 they were promoted to Championnat de France Amateur 2 as champions of the Division d'Honneur and in 2014 they won promotion to Championnat de France Amateur, now called Championnat National 2. The club gained promotion to the Championnat National in the 2019–20 season, after being placed at the top of 2019–20 Championnat National 2 Group C when the season was terminated early due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The club were relegated from the Championnat National by the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion at the end of the 2021–22 season, on the grounds of financial mismanagement. Players Current squad Out on loan Former players Managerial history Honours Champion of France (highest level) : 1934, 1939 Winner of the French Cup : 1930, 1934 Finalist of Coupe de France : 1923, 1924, 1929, 1942 Champion of Division d'Honneur Sud-Est : 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1968. Champion of USFSA Languedoc : 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914. Champion of Division d'Honneur Languedoc-Roussillon : 2012 Champion CFA2 Group G: 2014 Champion CFA Group B: 2001 Champion Division 3 South Group: 1983 References External links Association football clubs established in 1914 1914 establishments in France Sport in Hérault Football clubs in Occitania (administrative region) Ligue 1 clubs