Le Mans qualified for the Championnat de la France in 1910, but were heavily overturned by Saint-Servan.

The failure to achieve promotion is costly, as the club sees its payroll limited by the DNCG.

The following season they were relegated on the field, and a long summer of legal battles saw them liquidated and reforming in Maine (province) Division d'Honneur as an amateur club.

On the third attempt, promotion to the new Championnat National 2 was obtained in 2016–17, when Le Mans finished as one of the best runners up in the competition.

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Below are the notable former players who have represented Le Mans and its predecessors in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1985.