ðə kˈʌmpəni wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː æz ɐ səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv mˈɪkst ɪkˈɑːnəmi spˈoːɹts lˈoʊkəl ænd tʃˈɛɹd ʌntˈɪl dʒˈuːn θˈɜːɾi, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt baɪ dʒˈiːnpɪˈɛɹ ɡˈɔɪsbɔlt.
The company was founded on September 6, 1993 as a Society of Mixed Economy Sports Local and chaired until June 30, 2008 by Jean-Pierre Goisbault.