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Established | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based in | Thonon-les-Bains, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Stade Joseph-Moynat (1998–present) 3500 spect. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Fabien Ducousso France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General manager | Benoît Sirouet France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Ligue Élite de Football Américain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division | Division 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Division titles | France Championship elite division Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Black Panthers of Thonon, commonly referred to as Thonon Black Panthers, is a French American football club based in Thonon-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) and founded in 1987 by Benoît Sirouet, Nicolas Schpoliansky and Frederic Mériguet.
Jérôme Garnier quickly joined the three founding members and became the first President of the Club.
The first Head Coach of the team was called Jolly Bruno, former player of Blue Angels of Joinville le Pont.
Now chaired by Benoît Sirouet, the club has led since 2017 by Fabien Ducousso also known as Coach Hippo.