Union Sportive de Forbach Football (juːnjən spɔrtɪv də fɔʁbak; commonly referred to as US Forbach or simply Forbach) is a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 football club based in Forbach

Forbach

Forbach is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is located near the German border. Population : 22,784....

 in the Lorraine

Lorraine (région)

Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...

 region

Régions of France

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. The club was founded on 25 August 1909 under the name Sport Club Forbach and is a part of a sports club

Sports club

A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 that consists of several other sports. The club played under the SCF emblem until 1919 before switching to its current name. Forbach celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2009. The club currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth division of French football, after achieving promotion from the Division d'Honneur in the 2009–10 season. Though an amateur club, the club did have a stint as a professional club from 1957–1966.

External links

• Official site