Cercle Athlétique de Paris Charenton is a French

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club which plays in the cities of

Charenton-le-Pont Charenton-le-Pont () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers; the () part of the name refers to the stone bridge acros ...

and Maisons-Alfort,

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a ...

. The team is a merge between CA Paris (founded in 1892) and SO Charentonnais (founded in 1904). The two merged in 1964.

History

CA Paris was founded in 1892 as ''Nationale de Saint-Mandé'', a gymnastic club. In 1896, the football section was founded and took the name of ''FC Paris''. In 1906, the club changed its name to CA Paris in a merge with ''l'Union Sportive de Paris XII'' and ''l'Athlétic Club''. The club won the

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in 1920 and was runner-up in 1928. The CA Paris played the first two seasons of

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in 1932–33 and 1933–34, finishing last with only ten points in 1934. The team remained in league from 1934 to 1963 (except World War II), when it dropped its professional status in 1963. The team merged with SO Charentonnais in 1964 and now plays at a regional level.

Honours

: 1920

Notable players

Managerial history

Alfred Aston Alfred Aston (16 May 1912 – 10 February 2003) was a French football winger and manager. He was part of France national team at the FIFA World Cup 1934 and 1938. He was capped 31 times for his country. He played football until the age of 44, ...

1948–1949 * Albert Dubreucq *

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(1955–1958) *

Eugène Proust Eugène "Michey" Proust (8 January 1921 in Paizay-le-Tort, Deux-Sèvres – November 1989) was a French football player and manager. Career A midfielder or attacker, Proust began his playing career at Cercle Athlétique de Paris, later AS ...

(1958– 1959) *

Angelo Grizzetti Angelo Grizzetti (14 May 1916 – 20 December 1998) was an Italian-born French footballer and coach. He played for Sochaux, RC Paris, Angoulême and CA Paris. After his playing career, he became a coach with Monaco, Red Star, CA Paris, ...

(1959–1962) * Ripoll (1962–1964)

References

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History
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