9 6 6 , ▁playing ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁History ▁Sport ▁Club ▁For bach ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁through ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁three ▁clubs ; ▁FC ▁Ph ön ix , ▁FC ▁Tri umph ▁and ▁FC ▁Hans a . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Union ▁Sport ive ▁de ▁For bach ▁Football . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁club ▁turned ▁professional ▁under ▁sport ing ▁director ▁Jean ▁G au che . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁Ligue ▁ 2 ▁they ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁six ▁games , ▁and ▁ended ▁up ▁missing ▁promotion ▁to ▁Ligue ▁ 1 ▁by ▁a ▁point . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁their ▁best ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Coupe ▁de ▁France , ▁reaching ▁the ▁ 1 / 8 th ▁final ▁round , ▁before ▁being ▁defeated ▁in ▁extra ▁time ▁by ▁AS ▁Mon aco . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁with ▁crow ds ▁dw ind ling , ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁their ▁professional ▁status ▁and ▁return ▁to ▁amateur ▁football . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁club ▁have ▁played ▁their ▁football ▁mainly ▁between ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁amateur ▁competition ▁( current ly ▁National ▁ 3 ) ▁and ▁the ▁Division ▁d ' H onneur ▁of ▁Lor raine . ▁Most ▁recently , ▁the ▁club ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁C FA ▁ 2 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁re leg ated ▁in