Club Français was a French association football club based in

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which was founded in 1890. Club Français won the

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and

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. In

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the

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elected players from Club Français to represent

France at the Summer Olympics The modern Olympic Games were founded by French historian Pierre de Coubertin, and France has competed in each edition (both Summer and Winter), with the possible exception of the 1904 Games (as sources disagree about whether athlete Albert Co ...

. The team (wearing the USFSA representative uniform) won the silver medal after two matches played.''The Complete Results & Line-ups of the Olympic Football Tournaments 1900–2004'': Colin Jose (2004) Club Francais was the first to be established by French-natives. It took part in all the competitions organised by the USFSA, gaining reputation as one of the most important clubs in the country between 1896 and 1904, where CF won a domestic league, one Dewar Cup and six Manier Cup. In 1915, the club left USFSA to join Ligue de Football Association, winning a Challenge de la Renommée competition during the

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. Affiliated to

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since 1919, Club Francais competed in the Paris Football League, winning two championships in 1929 and 1930 and a

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in 1931. Club Francais became professional in 1932, competing in the first ever

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season, but the team was relegated to Division 2 when the season concluded. Due to financial problems, the club abandoned the second division championship in 1934. Without a home venue, Club Francais merged with Dionysian Athletic Football Club based in Saint Denis. The new club renamed "Athletic Football Club Dionysian-Club", leaving also its traditional pink and black colors.Club Francais 1890-1935
on Pari-et-Gagne

Honours

* USFSA Championship (1):

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(1):

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* Latin Capital Cup (Runner-up):

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References

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