Union Sportive Torcy-Paris Vallée de la Marne Football is a football club based in Torcy, Seine-et-Marne, France, founded in 1942.

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Full nameUnion Sportive Torcy-Paris Vallée de la Marne Football
Founded1942; 82 years ago (1942)
GroundStade du Frémoy
Torcy, Seine-et-Marne
Capacity1,350
ChairmanPascal Antonetti
LeagueRégional 1
2019–20Championnat National 3, Group L: Île-de-France, 11th (relegated)
WebsiteClub website

History edit

US Torcy is known for its youth development.[1][2] As of January 2020, 52 players who have trained at the club have become professionals, among them Paul Pogba, Adrien Hunou, Mourad Meghni, Yohann Pelé, and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde.[1]

The club reached the eighth round of the 2007–08 Coupe de France in 2006, playing against Ligue 2 side FC Metz.[3]

As part of Paul Pogba's move from Juventus to Manchester United in 2016, the club received 0.25 percent of the then-world record fee of €105 million Manchester United paid to Juventus, amounting to about €300,000.[4]

Ahead of the 2019–20 season, US Torcy was promoted to the fifth-tier of French football, the Championnat National 3.[1]

In January 2020, it participated in the round of 16 of the Coupe Gambardella, the main youth national cup competition in France.[1] As of the 2020–21 season, Torcy's under-19 side participates in the Championnat National U19, the highest tier of under-19 football in France.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Gambardella : Torcy, l'autre fabrique à champions" [Gambardella: Torcy, the other champion factory]. Le Parisien (in French). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Foot. Le club de Torcy pourrait aligner un onze de Ligue 1 - Le Parisien". Le Parisien (in French). 29 September 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Editorial - club Football US Torcy Paris Vallee de la Marne". Footeo (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ Leicester, John (20 May 2018). "Small clubs cross fingers for World Cup windfalls". AP News. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Championnat National U19 2020/2021 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

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