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Valenciennes Football Club was founded in 1913 by a group of young men known by surnames Colson, Joly, and Bouly. Due to the club having limited resources and its formation coinciding with the onset of World War I , Valenciennes sought a consolidation between locals clubs in the city.
The 2022–23 season was the 110th in the history of Valenciennes FC and their ninth consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in Ligue 2 and the Coupe de France . Players
The 2021–22 season was the 109th season in the existence of Valenciennes FC and the club's eighth consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Valenciennes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France.
The 2023–24 season is Valenciennes FC's 111th season in existence and 10th consecutive in the Ligue 2. They are also competing in the Coupe de France . Players
On 4 July, DNCG confirmed its denial of Luzenac's promotion despite the appeal, [10] allowing Istres also to remain in Ligue 2. On 11 July the ruling against Valenciennes FC was revoked and FC Istres was once again relegated. [11] Luzenac was found to have an inadequate stadium, thus they were denied promotion.
Since Ligue 2 reduced in size, 4 teams were relegated and only 2 promoted, [1] so Troyes, Quevilly-Rouen, Concarneau, and Valenciennes were relegated [2] (after 1, 3, 1, and 10 seasons in the second division respectively). Troyes has now been relegated in two consecutive seasons and Valenciennes had last been in the third division since 2004–05.
The 2020–21 Valenciennes FC season was the club's 108th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the second flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Valenciennes participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
There are 20 clubs in the league, with three promoted teams from Championnat National replacing the three teams that were relegated from Ligue 2 following the 2016–17 season. All clubs that secured Ligue 2 status for the season were subject to approval by the DNCG before becoming eligible to participate.