 In 1988, the Toulon team including Bernard Casoni, Bernard Pardo and David Ginola, with former player Rolland Courbis as coach, finished 5th in the league but failed to qualify for a European competition due to a weak UEFA coefficient at this time.After several years of uncertainty, the club was relegated in 1993 to the Championnat National – the third level of French football – due to financial problems.The 1995–1996 season saw Toulon winning the title in National and promotion to Ligue 2.