Golden Star de Fort-de-France is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club in

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ...

, playing in the town of

Fort-de-France Fort-de-France (, , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Fodfwans) is a Communes of France, commune and the capital city of Martinique, an overseas department and region of France located in the Caribbean. It is also one of the major cities in the ...

. It plays in Martinique's first division, the Martinique Championnat National. Golden Star was the first overseas club to win a game in the

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

with its 2–1 win over US Melun in 1974.

Achievements

* Martinique Championnat National: 16 :: 1927, 1928, 1929, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1976, 1986 *

Coupe de la Martinique The Coupe de la Martinique is the top knockout tournament of Martinique football. It was created in 1953. Winners *1953 : Golden Star *1954 : Club Franciscain *1955 : Club Colonial *1956 : Good Luck *1957 : Golden Star *1958 : Golden Star *1959 ...

: 5 :: 1953, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1970 *

Ligue des Antilles Ligue des Antilles (or Antillean League) is a football cup tournament contested by teams from Guadeloupe and Martinique. Previous winners Before 1997 *1947 : CS Moulien uadeloupe*1954 : Arsenal uadeloupe*1955 : CS Moulien ...

: 3 :: 1956, 1958, 1959

Performance in CONCACAF competitions

* CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2 appearances ::

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...

– Unknown Round (Caribbean) – they passed the First Round ::

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

– Second Round (Caribbean) – Lost against Trintoc FC 1 – 0 on aggregate (stage 2 of 4)

The club in the French football structure

French Cup The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professiona ...

: 3 appearances ::1974/75, 1975/76, 1997/98 Ties won: ::1974/75 Golden Star 1–1, 2–1 US Melun (rd 7)

References

External links

2007/2008 club information
at ''Antilles foot'' Football clubs in Martinique Fort-de-France Association football clubs established in 1905 1905 establishments in Martinique {{Martinique-footyclub-stub