Étoile des Deux Lacs

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Étoile des Deux Lacs was a football club from Paris that played a dominant role in the early days of French football .

Étoile was founded in 1898 as an association of the Catholic parish (French: patronage ) Saint-Honoré-d'Eylau in the XVI. Paris arrondissement of the priest Biron. The club played on an area in the Bois de Boulogne , near two small lakes; hence the name of the association (German: "Star of the Two Lakes" ).

Catholic sports movement

The Catholic sports movement was one of the mainstays of developing club football in France at the end of the 19th century, and many clubs that still play an important role today originally came from this area (the best-known example: AJ Auxerre and its founder, the Abbé Deschamps). Earlier than in Germany ( Deutsche Jugendkraft / DJK), however, there was already a Catholic regional association and French championships west of the Rhine - and before the First World War , Étoile des Deux Lacs, together with patronage Olier Paris-Arcueil, dominated its gaming operations.

The parishes and many of their priests promoted sport (not only, but increasingly also football) in the sense of Catholic social teaching as a balance to everyday work and the often unhealthy living conditions. In this respect, especially young people from the working class were the addressees of these associations; In addition, it was hoped that this would reduce the distance between young people and the Church.

The star of Étoile rises

Étoile was organized in the football association FGSPF ( Fédération Gymnastique et Sportive des Patronages Français ), which since 1905 - like the other four associations also existing - has determined a national champion every year. 1907 to 1913 played the winners of the competing associations (with the exception of the oldest and largest, the USFSA ) from a common master; from 1914 the USFSA champions also took part, so that this Trophée de France had a high priority for the clubs that could win it. Officially, however, only championship titles from the 1932/33 season count in France these days.

The association championship of the FGSPF won Étoile in their very first playout (1905), and in an unofficial "final" against the USFSA champion Gallia Club Paris , the community club also remained victorious. In 1906 and 1907 Étoile was able to defend the FGSPF title and in 1907 also reached the first final round for the Trophée de France , which found its way to the Paris parish hall after victories over SM Puteaux and FC Simiotin Bordeaux (8: 3).

After the local rivals Patronage Olier and the Bons Gars (German: Good guys ) from Bordeaux were FGSPF title holders from 1908–1910 , Étoile des Deux Lacs won it again three times in a row from 1911 and again reached the finals for the Trophée de France . In 1911, the star was defeated in the final against CA Paris with 0: 1 and in 1913 the same opponent already in the semifinals with 2: 4; but in 1912 the second win of this trophy succeeded: Red Star Paris could be defeated 3-1.

War and Post War

In 1916 Étoile was once again association champion; However, the game operation was massively restricted as a result of the First World War and there were no more games for the Trophée de France . The founding of the uniform football association FFF meant that from 1919 onwards, the titles of the FGSPF, which initially existed, were hardly noticed.

After all, the kickers from the XVI. Arrondissement received at least modest attention in the uniform French cup competition, the Coupe de France , introduced in 1918 : when it was held for the first time, you reached the round of 16, in 1919, 1920 and 1922 the round of the last 64 teams. Since then, Étoile des Deux Lacs has never appeared again, so it is currently not possible to determine whether this ecclesiastical football club, which was one of the most successful in France between 1905 and 1914, still existed in 2005.

successes

French national team

The number of international matches for Étoile des Deux Lacs and the period of these international appearances are given in brackets

  • Henri Bellocq (6, 1909–1911, scored one goal)
  • Gilbert Brebion (1, 1909)
  • Jean Ducret (16, 1910-1913, scored two goals) then four more internationals for another club
  • D. Mercier (3, 1910)
  • Maurice Meunier (1, 1909)
  • Henri Mouton (5, 1909-1910, scored one goal)
  • Maurice Olivier (6, 1910-1914)
  • Félix Romano (1, 1913, scored one goal) has played five more international matches for Italy under the name Felice Romano 1921-1924
  • Paul Romano (3, 1911-1912)
  • Henri Sellier (1, 1910)
  • Auguste Tousset (2, 1910–1913, scored a goal)

literature

  • Thierry Berthou / Collectif: Dictionnaire historique des clubs de football français. Pages de Foot, Créteil 1999 - Volume 1 (A-Mo) ISBN 2-913146-01-5 , Volume 2 (Mu-W) ISBN 2-913146-02-3 .