USM Malakoff (football)

Union Sportive Municipale de Malakoff is a football team located in Malakoff, France. It is the football section of the parent multi-sport club USM Malakoff. As of the 2020–21 season, the team plays in the Départemental 3, the eleventh tier of French football. The club's colours are blue and red.

History
USM Malakoff was founded in 1945. The highest tier the club has reached in the French football league system is the Division 2, playing in the division in the 1975–76 season. However, they finished 18th in their group and were relegated. In total, USM Malakoff played 25 seasons of football at national level from 1966 to 1991. In the Coupe de France, the club has reached round of 32 on six occasions.

In November 1953, Malakoff played in a friendly match against the Hungary national team, who were Olympic gold medalists at the time. The event attracted a significant crowd of 10,000 people at the Stade Marcel Cerdan.

Managerial history

 * 1949–1969: 🇫🇷 Yves Cros
 * 1969–1970: 🇫🇷
 * 1970–1979: 🇫🇷 Yves Cros
 * 1979–????: 🇫🇷 Yves Fercoq
 * 2019–????: Nouar Hassani

Notable former players

 * 🇬🇦 Pierre Aubameyang
 * 🇫🇷 Robert Blanc
 * 🇫🇷 Gilles Bocq
 * 🇫🇷 Marc Collat
 * 🇫🇷 Patrick Grappin
 * 🇫🇷 Maxen Kapo
 * Paul Moukila