# Football in Paris

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. 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

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

## Derbies

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. In the 21st century, most derbies have been played between Créteil, Paris FC, and Red Star in the second and third tiers.

## History
### Men's clubs

| | 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

| | 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

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