. ▁L aval ▁plays ▁its ▁home ▁matches ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁Francis ▁Le ▁B asser ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁club ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Germ ain , ▁a ▁passion ate ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁football . ▁É mile ▁S ino ir ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁first ▁president . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁players ▁were ▁supplied ▁with ▁red ▁to ps ▁and ▁black ▁short s ▁and ▁matches ▁were ▁played ▁at ▁Sen elle , ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁L aval . ▁L aval ' s ▁first ▁official ▁match ▁was ▁against ▁nearby ▁R ennes . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁the ▁club ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁championship ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁red ▁and ▁black ▁strip ▁was ▁changed ▁for ▁a ▁green ▁and ▁white ▁combination . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁k it ▁colour ▁was ▁changed ▁again , ▁to ▁a ▁bright ▁orange ▁strip . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁club ▁began ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁Jean ▁Y v ine c , ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁player ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 6 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁L aval ▁had ▁ris en ▁to ▁the ▁Division ▁d ' H onneur , ▁the ▁sixth ▁level ▁of ▁French ▁football . ▁The ▁club ▁continued ▁to ▁rotate ▁between ▁the ▁amateur ▁le agues ▁before ▁finally ▁winning ▁the ▁Division ▁d ' H onneur ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁which