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Metz

FC Metz

Kit impression

Founded

1932

Years standing

Home ground

Stade Saint-Symphorien

Capacity

28,786 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Ligue 1
Runners-up (1): 1997–98
Ligue 2
Winners (4): 1934–35, 2006–07, 2013–14, 2018–19
Runners-up (4): 1950–51, 1960–61, 1966–67, 2022–23
Coupe de France
Winners (2): 1983–84, 1987–88
Runners-up (1): 1937–38
Coupe de la Ligue
Winners (2): 1985–86, 1995–96
Runners-up (1): 1998–99
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Runners-up (1): 1999

Nickname: Les Grenats (The Maroons), Les Graoullys

Make The Case

Metz work as a second team because they come with their own geography: France, Stade Saint-Symphorien, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

You get a nickname
Known as Les Grenats (The Maroons), Les Graoullys. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ) is about 16km from the ground, and Ancienne gare de Metz is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Following France Ligue 2 means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. France becomes part of your week.
Old enough to matter
1932 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Stade Saint-Symphorien. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ)

16 km / 10 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Ancienne gare de Metz

Walkable from the platform

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Stade Saint-Symphorien

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Stade Saint-Symphorien