Stade Francais Jersey
The club colours are a difficult one to call as they side have worn several different styles. The longest running is the blue shirt with red lightning flashes, the lightning flashes now form part of the away strip and the blue shirt has fleur-de-lys across it making it the prettiest shirt worn by any side. The shirts change every season though, with Stade often using pink in their colours. With many well known faces in the sport pulling on the shirt the colourful image is now a part of the fabric of the club.
Founded in 1995 Stade Français Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux Paris or Stade Français as they are more commonly known are based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and are one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The club was formed in 1995 by merging the original 1883 formed Stade Français and Club Athlétique des Sports Généraux, forming the powerhouse and wealthy premier club in Paris France.
Stade play their home games in the 12,000 capacity Stade Jean-Bouin, 26 Avenue du Général-Sarrail, 75 016 Paris which is across the road from the Parc des Princes which along with the Stade de France has been not only used but filled by the club for Heineken Cup match's. The fan base for the club is amazing and they will sell out both home and away games.
Stade have taken many of the French games honours but are yet to win the Heineken cup to date they have been: French Champions in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1905 and 1908 as the original Stade club and under the merged club in 1998, 2000, 2003 and 2004, French Cup winners 1999 but runners up in the Heineken Cup in seasons 2000-1 and 2004-5.
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