Editing FC Metz (section)

{{short description|Association football club}}
{{About|the men's association football team|the women's association football club|FC Metz (women)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Metz
| image = FC Metz 2021 Logo.svg
| upright = 0.6
| alt = Logo
| fullname = Football Club de Metz
| nickname = ''Les Grenats'' (The Maroons),<ref name="nickname">{{Cite web|url=https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/144-fc-metz-les-grenats/|title=#144 – FC Metz : les Grenats|language=fr|date=3 July 2020|publisher=Footnickname|access-date=22 December 2021|archive-date=22 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922004749/https://footnickname.wordpress.com/2020/07/03/144-fc-metz-les-grenats/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>''Les [[Clément of Metz#Legend of the Graoully dragon|Graoullys]]''
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|March 23 1932}}
| ground = [[Stade Saint-Symphorien]]
| capacity = 25,636<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcmetz.com/club/stade/stade-saint-symphorien|title=Stade Saint-Symphorien|date=28 July 2015|website=Football Club de Metz|access-date=11 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911180621/http://www.fcmetz.com/club/stade/stade-saint-symphorien|url-status=live}}</ref>
| owner = Bernard Serin
| chairman = Bernard Serin
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Stéphane Le Mignan]]
| league = {{French football updater|Metz}}
| season = {{French football updater|Metz2}}
| position = {{French football updater|Metz3}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.fcmetz.com/}}
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| current = 2024–25 FC Metz season
}}

'''Football Club de Metz''' ({{IPA|fr|mɛs|-|prononciationmetz.ogg}}) is a [[Football in France|French association football]] club based in [[Metz]], [[Lorraine]]. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in [[Ligue 1]], the highest division in the [[French football league system]], for the [[2025–26 Ligue 1|2025–26]] season following their promotion from the second division in the [[2024–25 Ligue 2|2024–2025]] season. They play their home matches at [[Stade Saint-Symphorien]] located within the city. The team is currently managed by [[Stéphane Le Mignan]]. Despite never winning the top flight, they have won the [[Coupe de France]] twice and the [[Coupe de la Ligue]] twice.