LOSC Lille Métropole commonly referred to as Lille OSC, LOSC Lille, or simply Lille is a French association soccer club based in Lille. The club was founded in 1944 as a result of a merger and currently play in Ligue 1, the first division of French soccer. Lille plays its home matches at the Stade Lille-Metropole in nearby Villeneuve-d’Ascq. In 2012, the club will move into a new facililty, tentatively named Grand Stade Lille Métropole. The team is managed by former Lille player Rudi Garcia and captained by French international Rio Mavuba.

Lille was founded as a result of a merger between Olympique Lillois and SC Fives. Both clubs were founding members of the French Division 1 and Lillois was the league’s inaugural champions. Under the Lille emblem, the club has won three league titles in 1946, 1954, and 2011 and six Coupe de France titles, which is tied for fourth-best among clubs. Lille and Red Star FC are the only French clubs in the competition’s history to win the Coupe de France in three consecutive seasons. The club is the current holder of both the Ligue 1 title and the Coupe de France. Lille’s most successful period was the decade from 1946–1956 when the team was led by managers George Berry and André Cheuva.

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