USM Gagny
| USM Gagny | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Union sportive municipale de Gagny |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Dissolved | 1996 |
Union sportive municipale de Gagny, often just called USM Gagny, was a multisports club from Gagny, France, most famous for its handball team that won the French Championship 5 times in the 1980's on the men's side and 4 times in the 1980's and 90's on the women's side. The team was dissolved in 1996 due to dept.[1]
History
In 1971 the men's team was promoted to the top division, and by the end of the 1970's it had established itself as one of the best teams in France. In the 1979-80 seasaon they finished second, and in 1981 and 1982 they won the French Championship.[1]
In 1984 they became the first French handball team to have a shirt sponsor.[2]
In the 1987 season they won the Coupe de France.
Accomplishments
Men's handball
- French league:
- Winner (5): 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987
- Runners-up (2): 1980, 1984
- Third place (3): 1988, 1989, 1990
- Coupe de France:
- Winner (1): 1987
- Runners-up (2): 1985, 1990
Women's Handball
- French league:
- Winner (4): 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992
- Runners-up (2): 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994
- Coupe de France:
- Winner (3): 1985, 1992, 1993
- Runners-up (2): 1990, 1994
Famous former players
- Joël Abati
- Éric Cailleaux
- Frédéric Dole
- Philippe Médard
- Gaël Monthurel
- Thierry Perreux
- Frédéric Perez
- Philippe Gardent
- Jean-Michel Germain
- Aleksandar Knežević
- Valérie Nicolas
- Ljiljana Mugoša
- Svetlana Mugoša-Antić
References
- ^ a b "Mais où est passé Gagny?" (in French). Le Parisien. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
- ^ "Sponsors". Hand-ball: bulletin fédéral (in French). French Handball Federation. Retrieved 2022-08-19.