in troyes' first season in ligue 1 in 1999/2000, the team finished in 14th place, thereby avoiding relegation. at the end of the season, the name atac was changed to estac due to the complaints of a french discount supermarket chain having the same name. the glory days came in the next two seasons, as they twice finished seventh, qualifying them for the first time in their history for the intertoto cup in 2001 and 2002. in 2001, with players jérôme rothen, rafik saïfi, tony heurtebis, fabio celestini and nicolas goussé in the side, they defeated newcastle united in an epic intertoto cup second leg final, which finished 4–4 at st james' park.