Stade Français Football

Founded in 1883, Stade Français (also a founding member of the USFSA) did not establish an association football section until 1900, which was created by Étienne Delavault. The team played at various venues, initially at Bécon, then at the Vélodrome de la Seine, before settling at La Faisanderie in the Saint-Cloud area from 1906. Stade Français gained professional status in 1942.

The club experienced its moment of glory from 1945 when the club president established a team of professional stars in Paris, led by Larbi Ben Barek on the field and Helenio Herrera as coach. They entered Division 1 in 1946 and reached the semi-finals of the Coupe de France in 1949. However, the club returned to Division 2 the same year. Despite the unsuccessful merger with Red Star from 1948 to 1950 to form "Stade Français–Red Star", the club won its only trophy to date, the D2 championship in 1952. The club remained in Division 1 for only two years, being relegated in 1954 after losing the play-offs against Racing, despite having Dominique Colonna and Kees Rijvers in its ranks.

Currently, the club is a member of the Paris Île-de-France Football League, where it registered in 1990. It participates in departmental competitions, and after a long period of decline, the club is again becoming ambitious. In 2009, under the leadership of its new president, Jean-Pierre Pochon, Stade Français decided to return to high-level competition and established a more dynamic organization. After repairing its two…

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National

Division 2 (1): 1951–52 Championnat de France (1): 1928

Regional

Championat de Paris (6): 1925, 1926, 1928, 1954, 1965, 1979 Coupe de Paris (1): 1978