le mans moved to the mmarena midway through the 2010–11 season, comfortably in the promotion spots for a return to ligue 1, but a bad run sees them finish 4th, missing promotion on goal difference. the failure to achieve promotion is costly, as the club sees it's payroll limited by the dncg. many players leave, and relegation is only narrowly avoided. the club survives by appeal an attempt by dncg to relegate them to championnat national. the following season they are relegated on the field, and a long summer of legal battles sees them liquidated and reforming in maine (province) division d'honneur as an amateur club.