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Football in Paris

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Football is the biggest and most popular sport in Paris, in terms of participants, spectators, economy, and media coverage. Racing Club de France, Red Star, CA Paris, and Club Français were all founding members of the 1932–33 Division 1, and the most successful club in the city is Paris Saint-Germain.[1] The Stade de France is the home ground of the France national football team, and has hosted the Coupe de France final since the stadium's inauguration in 1998.

Players

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A large number of professional players grew up in Paris and began their career playing local football.[2]

Derbies

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The last local derby in Ligue 1 was the Paris derby in the 1989–90 season between Paris Saint-Germain and Racing Paris. In total, the clubs met regularly for 5 seasons, in the 1984–85 season and from the 1986–87 to the 1989–90 seasons continuously.[citation needed] In the 21st century, most derbies have been played between Créteil, Paris FC, and Red Star in the second and third tiers.[citation needed]

History

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Men's clubs

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Founded Dissolved Professional
era
Home Honours Note
Standard Athletic Club 1890 1890-1937 Meudon 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901 - USFSA Champion 1917 - Founding member Coupe de France
The White Rovers 1891 1898 Bois de Vincennes 1898 - Disbanded
Club Français 1892 1935 1932–1934 1896 - USFSA Champions Champion
1931 - Coupe de France Final
1935 - Disbanded
US Suisse Paris 1894 1934–1935 Porte Dauphine 1903–04 USFSA Champions Runner up
1903 - Coupe Dewar winner
Founding member Ligue Île-de-France and the French Football Federation
Olympique de Paris 1895 1926 19th Arr

Coupe de France Winner: 1918
Coupe de France Runner-up: 1919, 1921
Tournoi du Nouvel An Winners: 1925
Tournoi de Pâques Winners: 1925
Tournoi de Pentecôte de Paris Runners-up: 1925

1926 - Merged with Red Star FC
Racing Club de France Football 1896 1932–1967 1983–1990 Colombes Ligue 1 Champions: 1936
Ligue 1 Runners-up: 1961, 1962
Ligue 2 Champions: 1986
Championnat de France amateur Winners: 2004 Group D
Championnat de France amateur 2 Winners: 2007 Group F
Division d'Honneur (Paris Île-de-France) Champions: 1973
Coupe de France Champions: 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949
Coupe de France Runners-up: 1930, 1950, 1990
USFSA Championnat Champions: 1907
USFSA Paris Championnat Champions: 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1919
FFFA Ligue de Paris Champions: 1931, 1932
Coupe Dewar Champions: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912
Coupe Dewar Runners-up: 1901
CA Paris-Charenton 1896 1932–1963 Maisons-Alfort 1920 - Coupe de France winner 1964 - Merger between CA Paris (1892) and SO Charentonnais (1904)
Gallia Club Paris 1896 1940 1904–05 USFSA Champion
1904 - Coupe Manier
1909 - Coupe Dewar
1940 - Disbanded
US Parisienne c. 1897 1909 1909 - Disbanded
Red Star F.C. 1897 1932–1950 1952–1960 1961–1978 1992–2001 2015– Saint-Ouen

Ligue 2 Champions (2): 1933–34, 1938–39
Championnat National Champions: 2014–15, 2017–18
Championnat de France amateur 2 Champions: 2006 A
Division d'Honneur Champions: 1920, 1922, 1924, 2005
Coupe de France Champions: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1928, 1942
Coupe de France Runners-up: 1946
Ligue de Football Association (LFA) Championship Champions: 1912
Challenge de la Renommée Champions: 1919
Trophée de France Runners-up: 1912
Tournoi du Nouvel An Winners: 1921, 1923, 1924
Tournoi de Pâques Winners: 1923
Tournoi de Pâques Runners-up: 1922, 1929
Tournoi Pascal Winners: 1913, 1924
Challenge International de Paris Winners: 1913
Tournoi de Pentecôte Runners-up: 1927

Stade Français 1900 1942–1968 1981–1985 Vaucresson Division 2 Winner: 1952 - Division 2 runner-up: 1946, 1959
US Créteil-Lusitanos 1936 1999–2017 Créteil

Championnat National Champions: 2013
Division 4 (CFA 2) Champions: 1987
Division d'Honneur Champions: 1962, 1986
Coupe de Paris - Ile de France Champions 1998

AC Boulogne-Billancourt 1943 Boulogne-Billancourt
FCM Aubervilliers 1948 Aubervilliers
UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole 1948 Choisy-le-Roi

Championnat de France Amateur 2 Champions: 2008
Division d'Honneur (Île-de-France) Champions: 2007
Division Supérieure Régional Champions: 2006

2012 - Merger between Maccabi Paris (1948) and UJA Alfortville (1926)
Paris 13 Atletico 1968 13th Arr 2020 - FC Gobelins Paris 13 changed name to Paris 13 Atletico
Paris FC 1969 1972–1974 1976–1983 2015– 13th Arr

Championnat National Runners-up: 2015
Division 3 Winners: 1974 West group
Championnat de France amateur Winners 2006 Group D
Division 4 Runners-up: 1989
Division 4 Winners: 1989 Group F
Division d'Honneur Champions: 1988, 2010

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1970 1970–1972 1973– 16th Arr Paris Saint-Germain F.C. records and statistics 1972–1973 Division 3
FC Versailles 78 1989 Versailles

Division 4 Finalist and Champions group F: 1986
National 3 Runners-up of group B: 1994
Division d'Honneur Champions: 1985, 2017
Division Supérieure Régionale Champions group A: 2010
Division d'Honneur Régionale Runners-up group A: 2009

Merger of Racing Club Versaillais (1960) and Compagnons Sportifs Versaillais (1958).
Entente SSG 1989 Saint-Gratien National 2
FC Fleury 91 1991 Fleury-Mérogis
Paris Foot Gay 2003 2015 LGBT community

Women's clubs

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Founded Professional
era
Home Honours
Paris Saint-Germain 1971 16th Arr

Division 2: 2000–01
Coupe de France Féminine: 2009–10, 2017–18
Challenge National Élite U19: 2015–16, 2016–17
Gipuzkoa Elite Cup: 2018

Paris FC 1971 - ES Juvisy-sur-Orge
1985 - FCF Juvisy Essonne
2017 - Paris FC
2017– Viry-Châtillon

Division 1 Champions:

1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06
Challenge de France Winners: 2005
Invitational Menton Tournament Winners: 1993

FC Fleury 91 2003 - FCF Val d'Orge
2017 - FCF 91 Cœur d'Essonne
2017– Fleury-Mérogis 2017 - Division 2 Champion

Academies

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Academy Founded Note
INF Clairefontaine A men's academy.
CNFE Clairefontaine A women's academy.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "French soccer teams: biggest and most successful clubs in France". Interesting Football. November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "From Paris to the world - football's hottest talent factory" – via www.bbc.co.uk.