Red Star FC

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Red Star Football Club (French pronunciation: [ʁɛd staʁ futbol klœb]), commonly referred to as Red Star FC or simply Red Star, is a French professional football club founded in Paris in 1897. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Bauer. They currently compete in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football, having been promoted from the third tier Championnat National at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club is the fourth oldest football club in France after Standard AC of Paris, Le Havre AC and Girondins de Bordeaux. Despite the club's long spell under a semi-pro status, Red Star has a rich history. The club was founded in 1897 under the name Red Star Club Français by French football legend Jules Rimet. Rimet later went on to serve as president of both the French Football Federation and FIFA. The original FIFA World Cup Trophy was named in his honour. Red Star was one of the founding member clubs of Ligue 1 and has spent 19 seasons in the first division; the club's last top tier...

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