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 Communes of France, commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, to the north of the confluence of the Seine and Marne (river), Marne rivers; the () pa ...

and

Maisons-Alfort Maisons-Alfort () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Maisons-Alfort is famous as the location of the National Veterinary School of Alfort. The Fort de Charenton, constructed betwe ...

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 pop ...

. 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 1948–1949 *

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(1955–1958) * Eugène Proust (1958– 1959) *

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(1959–1962) * Ripoll (1962–1964)

References

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History
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