Stade Français

Stade Français CASG (French pronunciation: ​[stad fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era.

Stade Français was founded in 1883; its traditional home is Stade Jean-Bouin, though the club has recently played some home games at the 80,000-seat Stade de France, taking anywhere from two to five matches to the larger venue each season since 2005–06. Starting with the 2010–11 season, it moved its main home ground to the 20,000-capacity Stade Charléty in Paris to allow a new stadium to be built at the Jean-Bouin site. The club was founded in its current form in 1995 with the merger of the rugby sections of the Stade Français and Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux (CASG).

The team participated in the first French championship final in 1892, and went on to win numerous titles during the early 1900s. Stade Français spent about 50 years in the lower divisions of French rugby, until entrepreneur Max Guazzini took over in 1992, overseeing a rise to prominence, which saw the team returning to the elite division in just five seasons, and capture four French championships in seven years. After a financial crisis plagued the club in 2011, Guazzini sold a majority stake and stepped down as club president. From 2009 to 2015, the team has known dark days. Indeed, the players don't achieve to reach the final phases. 2015 was a rebirth for them, the team reached the final phases and won three games in row, against Racing Métro, Toulon and Clermont and won also Top14.

Stade Français Paris (football)

Stade Français Football is a French association football team based in Paris and playing in suburb town of Vaucresson. The team is the football section of omnisport club Stade Français, whose rugby section, Stade Français Paris, is currently the most successful. The football team currently plays at an amateur and regional level but played a total of 15 years in the highest tier, last time during the season 1966/67.

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Stade Français in Europe

Stade Français (basketball)

Stade Français Basket was the a French basketball club from France. Founded in 1920, it was a branch of French omnisport club Stade Français.

The section is best remembered for its women's team, which won six national championships in the 1980s including five titles in a row, becoming a regular in the European Cup. In 1985 it moved to nearby Versailles, competing as Union Stade Français Versailles until it was disestablished in 1989.

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