First years and first professional adventure (1913–1947) Stade Malherbe Caen



stade malherbe team in 1919



first professional team of stade malherbe, 1934–1935 season


the stade malherbe caennais officially founded on 17 november 1913 merger of club sportif caennais , club malherbe caennais. multi-sport athletic club, adopted malherbe , striped jersey of cmc, , red , blue colours of csc. club had own facilities – stade de venoix – inherited cmc.


the football team of cmc, engaged in league in lower normandy, changed name after start of season. winning competition, stade malherbe recorded first title in first year of existence. qualified finals of 1914 usfsa football championship, caen eliminated in 1/8 final union sportive servannaise : after draw in first game (3–3) had forfeit second. world war stopped competitions. thirty-nine members of club killed in fighting, including former captain eugène lesomptier.


in 1919, usfsa championship replaced regional championships organised french football federation, called division d honneur. stade malherbe, reinforced move caen of former french international eugène maës, won 6 times championship of lower normandy between 1920 , 1928, unable compete major upper normandy clubs, le havre ac , fc rouen. since 1919–20, caen participated in coupe de france fell in round of 32 in 1921 , 1922. in 1929, 2 division d honneur leagues of normandy merged , stade malherbe promoted year after. best final standing 5th in 1933.


in 1934, 1 year after fc rouen , le havre ac, stade malherbe acquired professional status , reached french division 2. club finished in 11th out of 16 first season, 6th in 1936 , 8th in 1937. financial situation deteriorated , stade malherbe left d2 in 1938, after 4 professional seasons.


the club returned division d honneur of normandy. won last edition before world war ii in 1938–39, , 2 first after ww2 in 1946 , 1947.








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