Stade Malherbe Caen is a French professional football club based in Caen in Normandy and founded in 1913 . The club's first team play in the second tier of French football , Ligue 2 .[ 1] Much of Caen's history was as an amateur club but the club adopted professional status in 1985 after promotion to Division 2. The club reached the top division of French football for the first time in 1988 and has stayed between the top two divisions since. The club most recently spent five consecutive seasons in Ligue 1 before relegation in 2019 .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Recent seasons
First professional team of Stade Malherbe, 1934–35 season
Domestic results
Year
Division
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1934–35
Division 2
11th
26
9
3
14
61
57
+4
21
1935–36
Division 2
6th
34
17
5
12
68
57
+11
39
1936–37
Division 2
8th
32
12
7
13
44
53
−9
31
1937–38
Division 2
14th
30
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
1970–71
Division 2 – B
15th
30
8
6
16
29
46
−17
22
1971–72
Division 2 – A
6th
30
12
9
9
32
36
−4
33
1972–73
Division 2 – A
17th
34
8
7
19
37
65
−28
23
1975–76
Division 2 – A
6th
34
16
8
10
54
48
+6
43
1976–77
Division 2 – B
15th
34
11
8
15
43
51
−8
30
1977–78
Division 2 – B
18th
34
6
8
20
29
66
−37
20
1980–81
Division 2 – B
18th
34
6
10
18
25
58
−33
22
1984–85
Division 2 – A
11th
34
11
11
12
33
40
−7
33
1985–86
Division 2 – B
6th
34
14
9
11
33
31
+2
37
1986–87
Division 2 – A
2nd
34
21
6
7
62
30
+32
48
1987–88
Division 2 – B
2nd
34
20
9
5
54
22
+32
49
1988–89
Division 1
16th
38
10
10
18
39
60
−21
40
1989–90
Division 1
16th
38
12
10
16
34
48
−14
34
1990–91
Division 1
8th
38
13
12
13
38
36
+2
38
1991–92
Division 1
5th
38
17
10
11
46
45
+1
44
1992–93
Division 1
11th
38
13
9
16
55
54
+1
35
1993–94
Division 1
16th
38
12
7
19
29
54
−25
31
1994–95
Division 1
19th
38
10
6
22
38
58
−20
36
1995–96
Division 2
1st
42
24
9
9
59
34
+25
81
1996–97
Division 1
17th
38
7
16
15
35
46
−11
37
1997–98
Division 2
9th
42
15
11
16
61
55
+6
56
1998–99
Division 2
5th
38
16
11
11
47
39
+8
59
1999–2000
Division 2
6th
38
12
17
9
50
37
+13
53
2000–01
Division 2
17th
38
11
10
17
38
53
−15
43
2001–02
Division 2
6th
38
16
10
12
59
55
+4
58
2002–03
Ligue 2
7th
38
12
16
10
45
40
+5
52
2003–04
Ligue 2
2nd
38
20
11
7
56
31
+25
71
2004–05
Ligue 1
18th
38
10
12
16
36
60
−24
42
2005–06
Ligue 2
4th
38
18
12
8
56
35
+21
66
2006–07
Ligue 2
2nd
38
19
14
5
65
40
+25
71
2007–08
Ligue 1
11th
38
13
12
13
48
53
−5
51
2008–09
Ligue 1
18th
38
8
13
17
42
49
−7
37
2009–10
Ligue 2
1st
38
18
15
5
52
30
+22
69
2010–11
Ligue 1
15th
38
11
13
14
46
51
−5
46
2011–12
Ligue 1
18th
38
9
11
18
39
59
−20
38
2012–13
Ligue 2
4th
38
17
12
9
48
28
+20
63
2013–14
Ligue 2
3rd
38
18
10
10
65
44
+21
64
2014–15
Ligue 1
13th
38
12
10
16
54
55
−1
46
2015–16
Ligue 1
7th
38
16
6
16
39
52
−13
54
2016–17
Ligue 1
17th
38
10
7
21
36
65
−29
37
2017–18
Ligue 1
16th
38
10
8
20
27
52
−25
38
2018–19
Ligue 1
19th
38
7
12
19
29
54
−25
33
2019–20
Ligue 2
13th
28
8
10
10
33
34
−1
34
2020–21
Ligue 2
17th
38
9
14
15
34
49
−15
41
2021–22
Ligue 2
7th
38
13
11
14
51
42
+9
50
2022–23
Ligue 2
5th
38
16
11
11
52
43
+9
59
2023–24
Ligue 2
6th
38
17
7
14
51
45
+6
58
Pld = Matches played
W = Matches won
D = Matches drawn
L = Matches lost
GF = Goals for
GA = Goals against
GD = Goal difference
Pts = Points
Pos = Final position
References
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