FRANCE: CS Longwy (1921-1936) / USB Longwy (1936-2019)

Stade Municipal de Longwy-Haut "Porte de Bourgogne", Longwy (formerly Union Sportive du Bassin de Longwy)

France, department: Meurthe-et-Moselle

August 2022 / no match visited

Timeline

• 1921 / Foundation of Cercle Sportif (CS) Longwy. This football club played at the ground commonly referred to as 'Porte de Bourgogne' from the outset.
• 1936 / CS Longwy changes its name to become Union Sportive du Basin (USB) Longwy, often abbreviated to US Longwy. That same year, the club is admitted to the professional leagues.
• 1937 / Promotion to the second tier of French football, the so-called Division Interrégionale. The club maintains itself at this level until the outbreak of World War II. After the war, USB Longwy returns to the amateur ranks.
• 1953 / Inauguration of the completely rebuilt ground at Porte de Bourgogne, with a new stand and terracing - and an athletics track added to the set-up. The ground is renamed Stade Municipal de Longwy-Haut.
• 1967 / USB Longwy wins its major post-war prize, the league title in the Division d'Honneur de Lorraine.
• 2019 / After 98 years, USB Longwy abandons its ground in favour of the new synthetic pitch at the club's youth academy at Rue de Lorraine.

All photos: (c) W.B. Tukker / www.extremefootballtourism.blogspot.com. Publication of any of these images only after permission of author