Toulouse Football Club was a French association football team playing in the city of Toulouse, Haute-Garonne. The team was founded in 1937 and disappeared in 1967, in a merger with Red Star Olympique. Even though this team held the same name as Toulouse's current main club (Toulouse FC), the two teams are not to be confused, as they are not a continuation of each other. History Toulouse Football Club was founded on 20 March 1937 and began in Division 2. The club finished second in the South Group of 1945–46 French Division 2 season and were promoted to Division 1 almost a decade after its foundation. Toulouse finished in 14th position in its first campaign in the top tier of French football. Following four mid-table finishes, TFC claimed fourth spot in 1949–50 French Division 1 season, the club's then highest position. However the club suffered a major downturn the following season when they finished 17th, being relegated to Division 2 in 1951. However, Le Téfécé were to win their first title by claiming the Division 2 in 1953, being promoted to the top-flight. This success was followed by the club's Coupe de France triumph in 1957. It was TFC's first and last major honour. Toulouse coped with this lack of title success by assuring themselves as a Division 1 mainstay, regularly finishing in the top half of the table after their return to the top flight (including a 2nd spot in 1955, the club's best finish ever). In season 1960–61, Toulouse took part in the newly born Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup, losing 6–2 on aggregate to Motherwell. At the beginning of season 1961–62, Jean-Baptiste Doumeng (the 'red millionaire') became club president. Under his presidency, Toulouse reached fifth place in season 1963–1964. On 16 June 1964, Kader Firoud, who had played for the club during wartime, became club coach. After a season of transition (1964–65) at the end of which the club finished in eleventh place in the league table, Firoud having devised a hyper-defensive playing style, Toulouse attained a remarkable fourth place in the following season, which gave them entry to the Fairs Cities Cup for season 1966–67. That same season, in the Coupe de France, after having successively eliminated Angoulême, FC Gueugnon, Olympique Lyonnais and FC Sochaux, the Red and Whites met RC Strasbourg in the semi-final. Lining up alongside the likes of Baraffe, Dorsini and Jacky Bernard, Soukhane opened