after the death of the second professional club from troyes, some people tried to rebuild a new club, which could be able to come back to professional status. at first, in 1979, just after the disappearing of the taf, they merged the amateurs teams the taf with the patronage laïque de troyes, creating the pl foot, once again under the guidance of jacques diebold. the club only managed to reach the fourth division in 1984, but became relegated after just one season, finishing 17th.