Pau FC

Pau FC

Full name	Pau Fitbaa Club
Nickname(s)	Les Maynats Les Béarnais
Foondit	16 Mey 1995 (1995-05-16), as Pau F.C.
Ground	Nouste Camp
Ground Capacity	4,031
Awner	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Chairman	Bernard Laporte-Fray
Head coach	Nicolas Usaï
League	Ligue 2
2022–23	Ligue 2, 13t o 20
Wabsteid	Club wabsteid
Hame colours Awey colours Third colours

Pau Fitbaa Club, commonly kent as Pau FC, is a professional fitbaa club based in Pau, the caipital o Béarn, Fraunce. Pau FC plays its hame matches at the Nouste Camp an competes in Ligue 2, the second tier o French fitbaa. Nicknamed Les Maynats, Pau FC traces its origins tae the patronage o the Bleuets de Notre-Dame, officially foonded in 1920 in the Mayolis district. By the onset o the 1958-59 season, the Bleuets had risen tae the heichest amateur division in the French football league system, leadin religious authorities tae acknawledge its sportin prowess, surpassin that o a mere local fitbaa club. Under the stewarship o its foonding president, José Bidegain, the Bleuets de Notre-Dame's senior team transitioned intae the Football-Club de Pau. By the 60s, they had settled in the Stade du Hameau, haein ambitions o becomin professional.

Hooever, recurrent financial troubles weakend the club, necessitatin interventions frae the municipal authorities o Pau. Consequently, FC Pau endured relegation woes, droppin back tae the regional South West League. Despite management's aspirations, professional status eluded them. The 90s witnessed reckless spendin in pursuit o promotion tae Ligue 2, culminatin in financial insolvency an relegation tae the fourth tier o French football in 1995.

A revival came under the guidance o former players Bernard Laporte-Fray an Joël Lopez, wha rebranded the club as Pau Fitbaa Club. Financial restructuring ensued, stabilisin the club in the third tier until 2007. Hooever, subsequent relegation compounded by non-sportin crises, delayed their return tae the third division until the 2016–17 season.

In 2019, markin 59 years since its inception, Pau FC celebrated the openin o its inaugural stadium, Nouste Camp.

The club's achievements include winnin the Championnat National in 2020, winnin the National 2 title twie in 1998 an 2016 an winnin the French South-West League in 1958 an 1968.

The pinnacle o their achievements arrived wi victory in the Championnat National, the third division, durin the 2019–20 season, earnin the club promotion tae Ligue 2. This ushered in a period o unprecedented success, as the club seeks tae firmly establish itself in the realm o the French football league system.