club still was a strong candidate for promotion. Finally, on 25 April 2016, after 3 years of absence, the club assured promotion to Ligue 1 with 3 games to spare by beating Sochaux 1–0 on match day 35. On match day 37, they beat Evian 1–0 to clinch the Ligue 2 title, their fifth second division crown after 1975, 1990, 1998 and 2005. In December 2020, after Chien Lee, PMG, Partners Path Capital and Krishen Sud acquired AS Nancy, the club appointed Gauthier Ganaye as CEO. In May 2021, AS Nancy appointed Daniel Stendel as head coach. In September 2021, Stendel was dismissed as head coach after failing to win any of the first ten league games of the season. Home Stadium Opened on August 8, 1926, the Stadium originally known as the University Stadium or Essey Bridge Sports Park, was originally intended for the Lorrain University Stadium. Fully devoted to the cause of FC Nancy, Marcel Picot, a hatter installed in the 1930s in the city centre, will become president of the club and leave his name to the compound. The complete renovation of the Marcel Picot stadium, led by the Bernt-Morillon-Thouveny agency on behalf of the Urban Community, took place between 1999 and 2003. It increased the capacity of the stadium to 20,087 seats and covered. Another expansion project is planned, bringing the stadium's capacity to 32,000 seats. Players Current squad Out on loan Reserve squad As of 1 February 2022. Notable former players Below are the notable former players who have represented Nancy in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1967. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club. For a complete list of Nancy players, see :Category:AS Nancy Lorraine players Éric Bertrand Frédéric Biancalani Stéphane Capiaux Bernard Caron Albert Cartier Didier Casini Jean-Claude Cloët Carlos Curbelo Gaston Curbelo Paul Fischer Roger Formica Charles Gasperini Franck Gava Bruno Germain Massadio Haïdara Vincent Hognon Philippe Jeannol Cédric Lécluse Éric Martin Sylvain Matrisciano Laurent Moracchini Youssef Moustaid Jean-Michel Moutier Pierre Neubert Benjamin Nicaise Jean Palka Jacky Perdrieau Didier Philippe Michel Platini Sébastien Puygrenier Éric Rabésandratana Jean-Pierre Raczynski Olivier Rambo Olivier Rouyer Paco Rubio Tony Vairelles André Luiz Djamel Bakar Tomi Ozkan Mustapha Hadji Youssef Hadji Monsef Zerka Ryszard Tarasiewicz Tony Cascarino Issiar Dia Pape Diakhaté Oleksandr Zavarov Pablo Correa Rubén Umpiérrez Club officials Chairman: