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.

Introduction

Paris Saint-Germain FC 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.

History

4 clubs based in Paris – RC Paris, Club Français, Red Star F.C., CA Paris-Charenton were participated in 1932–33 French Division 1 as founding members.^[1]

Clubs

The table below lists all Paris clubs.

Club	Founded	Professional Period	Note
Club Français	1890	1932–1934	Defunct in 1935
US Suisse Paris	1894	1934–1935
RC Paris	1896	1932–1967, 1983–1990
CA Paris-Charenton	1896	1932–1963
Red Star F.C.	1897	1932–1950, 1952–1960, 1961–1978, 1992–2001, 2015–present
Stade français	1900	1942–1968, 1981–1985
Paris FC	1969	1972–1974, 1976–1983, 2015–present
Paris Saint-Germain FC	1970	1970–1972, 1973–present	1972–1973 was in Division 3