Football in Paris
Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and spectators, in Paris. Paris has several of France's significant football clubs, and the city is home to many football clubs. Paris Saint-Germain F.C. is Paris's most successful club.
Stade de France, France's national stadium is just north of Paris. It is the home venue of the France national football team and has traditionally hosted the Coupe de France Final since 1998.
4 clubs based in Paris RC Paris, Club Français, Red Star F.C. and CA Paris-Charenton participated in 1932–33 French Division 1 as founding members.[1]
Derbies
The last derby proper in French top-flight football, Paris derby took place during the Ligue 1 1989-90 season between Paris Saint-Germain and Racing Paris. In total the clubs met regularly for 5 seasons (1984–85 season and 1986–87 to 1989–90 season continuously).
The only regularly occurring city derbies and which uphold their rivalries in recent years are the Parisian derbies between Red Star, US Créteil and Paris FC[2] in the second and third tiers.
Most important clubs in Paris
| League | Clubs |
|---|---|
| Ligue 1 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Ligue 2 | Paris FC |
| National | Red Star F.C. US Créteil |
| National 2 | AS Poissy FC Versailles |
| National 3 | FC Mantois OFC Les Mureaux RC France |
| Régional 1 | AS Chatou FC Conflans |
| Régional 2 | ... |
| Régional 3 | ... |
| Départemental 1 | ... |
| Départemental 2 | ... |
| Départemental 3 | ... |
| Départemental 4 | ... |
| Départemental 5 | ... |
| Départemental 6 | ... |
History
Men's
| Club | Founded | Professional Period | Neighbourhood | Honours | Note |
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| Club Français | 1890 | 1932–1934 | USFSA Champions Champions: 1896 Coupe de France Final: 1931 | Defunct in 1935 | |
| US Suisse Paris | 1894 | 1934–1935 | Porte Dauphine | USFSA Champions Runner up: 1903–04 Coupe Dewar winner: 1903 | Swiss expatiate club, founding member of the Ligue Île-de-France and the French Football Federation |
| Standard Athletic Club | 1890 | 1890-1937 | Meudon | USFSA Champions: 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901 | British expatriate social club; founding participant Coupe de France 1917 |
| Racing Paris | 1896 | 1932–1967, 1983–1990 | Colombes | Ligue 1 Champions (1) 1936 Ligue 1 Runners-up (2): 1961, 1962 Ligue 2 Champions (1): 1986 Championnat de France amateur Winners (1): 2004 (Group D) Championnat de France amateur 2 Winners (1): 2007 (Group F) Division d'Honneur (Paris Île-de-France) Champions (1): 1973 Coupe de France Champions (5): 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949 Coupe de France Runners-up (3): 1930, 1950, 1990 USFSA Championnat Champions (1): 1907 |
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| CA Paris-Charenton | 1896 | 1932–1963 | Charenton-le-Pont and Maisons-Alfort, Val-de-Marne | Coupe de France Winners 1920 | The team is a merge between CA Paris (founded in 1892) and SO Charentonnais (founded in 1904). The two merged in 1964 |
| Red Star F.C. | 1897 | 1932–1950, 1952–1960, 1961–1978, 1992–2001, 2015–present | Saint-Ouen |
Ligue 2 Champions (2): 1933–34, 1938–39 |
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| Stade Français | 1900 | 1942–1968, 1981–1985 | Vaucresson | Division 2 Winner: 1952; Division 2 runner-up: 1946, 1959 | - |
| Paris FC | 1969 | 1972–1974, 1976–1983, 2015–present | 13th arrondissement |
Championnat National Runners-up (1): 2015 |
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| Paris Saint-Germain F.C. | 1970 | 1970–1972, 1973–present | 16th arrondissement | List of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. records and statistics | 1972–1973 was in Division 3 |
| Athletic Club de Boulogne-Billancourt | 1943 | Boulogne-Billancourt | |||
| FCM Aubervilliers | 1948 | Aubervilliers | |||
| Gallia Club Paris | 1896 | USFSA Champions: 1904–05 Coupe Manier: 1904 Coupe Dewar: 1909 | Disbanded in 1940 | ||
| UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole | 1948 | Choisy-le-Roi |
Championnat de France Amateur 2 Champions (1): 2008 |
Maccabi Paris (founded in 1948) merged with UJA Alfortville (founded in 1926) to form UJA Maccabi Paris Métropole in 2012; the club is linked with Jewish diaspora and part of the Maccabi society | |
| Olympique de Paris | 1895 | 19th arrondissement |
Coupe de France Winner: 1918 |
Dissolved in 1926 (merged with Red Star F.C.) | |
| Paris Foot Gay | 2003 | Club representing LGBT community | |||
| The White Rovers | 1891 | Bécon-les-Bruyères and Bois de Vincennes | Defunct in 1898 | ||
| US Créteil | 1936 | 1999–2017 | Créteil |
Championnat National Champions (1): 2013 |
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| L'Entente SSG | 1989 | Saint-Gratien | Plays in Championnat National | ||
| FC Versailles 78 | 1989 | Versailles |
Division 4 Finalist and Champions of group F: 1986 |
Formed out of the merger of Racing Club Versaillais (founded 1960) and Compagnons Sportifs Versaillais (founded 1958). | |
| FC Fleury 91 | 1991 | Fleury-Mérogis |
Women's
| Club | Founded | Professional Period | Neighbourhood | Honours | Note |
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| Paris Saint-Germain Féminines | 1971 | 16th arrondissement of Paris |
Division 2 Féminine (1): 2000–01 |
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| Paris FC | 1971 as ES Juvisy-sur-Orge 1985 as FCF Juvisy Essonne 2017 as Paris FC | 2017- | Viry-Châtillon |
Division 1 Féminine Champions (6): 1991–92, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2005–06 |
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| FC Fleury 91 | 2003 as FCF Val d'Orge 2017 as FCF 91 Cœur d'Essonne | 2017- | Fleury-Mérogis | Division 2 Féminine Champions: 2017 |
Academies
The table below lists all Paris academies not affiliated to clubs.
Men's
| Name | Founded | Note |
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| INF Clairefontaine |
Women's
| Name | Founded | Note |
|---|---|---|
| CNFE Clairefontaine |
References
See also
French Football Federation (President: Noël Le Graët) | |
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