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History
Tears of joy and heartache
After the stars of the 1970s, OGC Nice drew more and more on its youth academy in the 1980s. With mixed results...
Despite a number of promising young players, Les Aiglons were relegated to D2 at the end of the 1981-82 season. They remained in the second tier for three years.
After missing out on promotion in very dubious circumstances in a play-off with Racing Club de Paris in their second year, Le Gym returned at the end of the next year and remained for the next six seasons.
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In the Coupe de France, Les Aiglons generally failed to impress, but did make it to the semi-finals in 1988. They clinched a sixth-placed league finish in 1989, qualifying for Europe.
One year later, Roby Langers and Co. worked a miracle to avoid relegation. After losing the first leg of their play-off with Strasbourg 3-1 in Alsace, the Rouge-et-Noir triumphed 6-0 in the return — with Langers scoring four — to secure their place in the division.