Paris football team

Paris

Confederation	None
Home stadium	Parc des Princes Stade Jean-Bouin
First international
Paris 0–3 Marylebone FC (Paris, France; 1 April 1893)
Biggest win
Paris 4–1 Horsmonden School (Paris, France; 8 January 1902) Paris 4–1 Arcadian FC (Paris, France; 2 January 1905)
Biggest defeat
Paris 0–13 Old Edwardians FC (Paris, France; 12 April 1909)

The Paris football team (French: Équipe de Paris Île-de-France de football) is an association football scratch team mainly consisting of players from Paris, but also of players hailing from other regions and countries playing for Parisian clubs or in the Parisian League. This scratch team was initially selected by the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques (USFSA), then by the Ligue de Football Association (LFA), and finally by the French Football Federation (FFF).

The Paris football team plays one-off games against clubs, regional teams, or collectives of other confederations, and as such, no governing body in the sport officially recognizes the team.

History

The USFSA era

Even before football was recognized by the USFSA in January 1894, the Parisian clubs White Rovers and Standard AC, both of whom consisting mostly of English players, formed an agreement to face the English club Marylebone FC, which came to play in Paris during the Easter holidays of 1893; the English logically won 3–0. On the following day, White Rovers played the first international club game on French soil against Marylebone FC (4–1). A year later, this time under the umbrella of the USFSA, a Paris selection including players from White Rovers, Standard AC, and Club Français faced an agreement between the English clubs Marylebone and Belzice; the English won 2–1.

On 24 February 1895, the first representative team of Paris played a friendly match against the London-based Folkestone at the soggy pitch of the Seine Velodrome, which welcomed 1,500 spectators, a record attendance for a football match in France at the time; the English won 3–0. The only French players who started for the Paris team were the founders of Club Français, Eugène Fraysse and Charles Bernat. Two months later, on 12 April, Paris faced Folkestone again, this time losing 8–0.

On 12 December 1898, a German national selection competed in a football match for the first time, beating the White Rovers 7–0, and on the next day, 13 December, the Germans faced a selection of the best Parisian players from the USFSA, which included five players from Club Français (defenders Sid Wood and Bernat and forwards Fraysse, Grandjean and Jack Wood), four players from Standard AC (goalkeeper Arnull, midfielder J. Hicks, and forwards O. Hicks and Meggs), one from Paris Star (defender Barnold), and one from Racing (midfielder Alfred Tunmer). Two hundred people attended this match, and after a fierce fight, the German team triumphed 2–1, scoring 1 goal in each half, while Paris' goal was scored by Meggs.

The LFA era (1910–1919)

The LFA's Paris selection of 15 March 1914. Standing: Gamblin (Red Star), Germann (US Suisse), Barreau (Levallois), Bigué (CA Paris), Scheibenstock (CA Paris). Squatting: M. Gastiger (Levallois), Mesnier (CA Paris), Devic (Red Star), F. Romano (Levallois), Triboulet (Levallois).

The Ligue de Football Association (LFA), a member of the French Interfederal Committee (CFI), set up a Paris selection in 1910, obtaining disappointing results, because the best Parisian players were now divided into four competing federations (USFSA, LFA, FGSPF, and FCAF), and the LFA could only select its own players, which mainly come from LFA's three flagship clubs: Red Star, CA Paris, and FEC Levallois.

Between 1910 and 1914, LFA's Paris selection played one match against a London League XI every year, losing each time. In the 1912 match, Paris fielded the likes of Pierre Chayriguès, Eugène Maës, Gaston Barreau, Henri Vialmonteil, and René Fenouillière. On 4 January 1914, the LFA's Paris selection traveled to Lille to face the USFSA's Northern France football team, also known as Lions des Flandres, and even though the LFA team fielded several former and current internationals, such as Chayriguès, Maës, Lucien Gamblin, Félix Romano, and captain Barreau, it was the USFSA team that won 3–0. This match was held two months after All Saints' Day of 1913, in which both federations organized a match at the same time, with the LFA team facing the London League in Saint-Ouen, while the USFSA selection faced the amateurs' team of English Wanderers in Auteuil, and this choice proves the acuteness of the rivalry between the federations. In the build-up for a match against Belgium on 25 January 1914, France played a warm-up game against a selection of the foreigner players in Paris, which included both 7 "Liguists" (LFA) and 4 "Unionists" (USFSA), being made-up of 6 Swiss, 3 British, 1 Hungarian, and a Franco-Italian; it ended in a goalless draw.

During the First World War, Northern France was occupied for 4 years and several "Lions" players died in battle, thus weakening the team, but despite this, the LFA's Paris selection was still unable to defeat them when they faced each other again on 11 May 1919, this time at the Stade de Paris in Saint-Ouen, ending in a 4–4 draw.

Under the FFF

On 7 July 1919, the LFA merged with other national federations to form the French Football Federation (FFF), and the regional team began this new era with a victory against its London counterpart on 1 November 1919 (4–3), at the Stade Bergeyre in Paris. The next day, a rematch was played at the Stade de Paris, and the Parisians confirmed their success by winning 3–1.

Results

USFSA

Select Paris v Marylebone FC

1 April 1894 Friendly	Select Paris	0–3	Marylebone FC	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Marylebone FC/Belsice FC

4 April 1894 Friendly	Select Paris	1–2	Marylebone FC/Belsice FC	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Folkestone

24 February 1895 Friendly	Select Paris	0–3	Folkestone	Paris, France
	H. Whym Rivaz, Attrill Bernat, Clarke, Cox Jack Wood, N. Tunmer, Kemp, Barker, Fraysse	Report	Clares Harris, Clark Welch, Harwood, Baker Barrett, Marks, Collins, Hirons, Andersons	Stadium: Seine Velodrome Attendance: 1,500

Select Paris v Folkestone

12 April 1895 Friendly	Select Paris	0–8	Folkestone	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v English Ramblers

28 December 1896 Friendly	Select Paris	1–2	English Ramblers	Paris, France
		Report

Parisian English XI v English Ramblers

29 December 1896 Friendly	Parisian English XI	1–4	English Ramblers	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Horsmonden School

2 January 1897 Friendly	Paris XI	0–6	Horsmonden School	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Germany XI

13 February 1898 Friendly	Select Paris	1–2	Germany XI	Paris, France
	Meggs Geo Arnull Barnold, Sid Wood Bernat, Tunmer, J. Hicks O. Hicks, Jack Wood, Meggs, Grandjean, Fraysse	Report	? L. Friese Westendarf, Paul I Franz, Bensenmann, ScAucker Paul II, O. Baudach, Wheeler, Walter, Welzler
Note: Some of the German names are pseudonyms.

Paris XI v East Sheen

31 March 1899 Friendly	Paris XI	0–1	East Sheen	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v East Sheen

1 April 1899 Friendly	Paris XI	0–3	East Sheen	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v English Ramblers

3 April 1899 Friendly	Paris XI	1–7	English Ramblers	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Horsmonden School

8 January 1902 Friendly	Paris XI	4–1	Horsmonden School	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Horsmonden School

9 January 1902 Friendly	Paris XI	1–3	Horsmonden School	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Horsmonden School

10 January 1902 Friendly	Paris XI	1–3	Horsmonden School	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Newcastle United

1 September 1904 Friendly	Paris XI	2–11	Newcastle United	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Arcadian FC

2 January 1905 Friendly	Select Paris	4–1	Arcadian FC	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v English Ramblers

25 April 1905 Friendly	Paris XI	4–2	English Ramblers	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v North London FC

20 January 1907 Friendly	Select Paris	4–3	North London FC	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Old Etonians

1 April 1907 Friendly	Paris XI	1–3	Old Etonians	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Select London

25 December 1907 Friendly	Select Paris	1–6	Select London	Paris, France
		Report

Comité de Paris v Corinthian

17 April 1908 Friendly	Comité de Paris	1–5	Corinthian	Paris, France
		Report

Paris XI v Old Edwardians FC

12 April 1909 Friendly	Paris XI	0–13	Old Edwardians FC	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Select London

1 January 1910 Friendly	Select Paris	1–10	Select London	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Civil Service

29 March 1910 Friendly	Select Paris	0–2	Civil Service	Paris, France
		Report

Paris v Catalonia

24 July 1910 Friendly	Paris	3–1	Catalonia	San Sebastián, Spain
	Triboulet Mathey		Comamala

Select Paris v Civil Service

30 October 1910 Friendly	Select Paris	0–6	Civil Service	Paris, France
		Report

Comité de Paris v Middlesex County

11 December 1910 Friendly	Comité de Paris	2–4	Middlesex County	Paris, France
		Report

LFA

Select Paris v London League

18 December 1910 Friendly	Select Paris	0–5	London League	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Select London

8 December 1912 Friendly	Select Paris	0–2	Select London	Paris, France
	Chayriguès Massip, Letailleur Lhermitte, Vascout, Barreau Niggli, Rouchès, Maës, Vialmonteil, Fenouillière	Report1 Report2	A. Nicholls F. T. Weblin, Scholl W. Hales, A. Whyman, J. W. Sudds S. Wayment, R. Noble, G. W. Bell, H. J. Mallett, S. Croll	Referee: M. J. C. Starck

Select Paris v London League

1 November 1913 Friendly	Select Paris	0–5	London League	Paris, France
	Germann Zullig, Gravier Devic, Vascout, Barreau Niggli, Surmick, Maës, Romano, Triboulet	Report1 (page 38) Report2	Chapman 0–1', 0–2' ? 0–3' Vascout 0–4', o.g.' Broster 0–5' Thomas Newton Rhodes, Ford Broster, Critcher (capt.), C. G. Garland Greenaway, Chapman, McMahon, Keene, G. A. Littier	Referee: Stark (president of the London Referees Association)

Lions des Flandres v Select Paris

4 January 1914 Friendly	Lions des Flandres	3–0	Select Paris	Lille, France
14:34	Lesur 34' Six 72' Dubly 78' Parsys Moigneu, Hanot Dujardin, Ducret, Gravelines Dubly, Chandelier, Lesur, Six, Eloy	Report	Chayriguès Gravier, Pellan Devic, Gamblin, Barreau Romano, Rouchès, Maës, Morel, Triboulet	Referee: M. Tromp (Netherlands)

France v Foreigners of Paris

18 January 1914 Friendly	France	0–0	Foreigners of Paris	Paris, France
		Report (page 45)	Germann Zullig, Romano Jordan, Eggenschwyler, Steiner Niggli, Matthey, Surwick, Solka, Burgin	Stadium: Saint-Michel Legion Stadium

Select Brussels v Select Paris

15 March 1914 Friendly	Select Brussels	1–1	Select Paris	Saint-Ouen, France
		Report (page 45)		Stadium: Stade de Paris

Select Paris v London League

22 March 1914 Friendly	Select Paris	1–5	London League	Paris, France
		Report (page 46) Report2

Select Paris v Lions des Flandres

12 May 1919 Friendly	Select Paris	4–4	Lions des Flandres	Saint-Ouen, France
		Report		Stadium: Stade de Paris

Modern

Select Paris v Select London

1 November 1924 Friendly	Select Paris	1–3	Select London	Paris, France
		Report1

Paris v Catalonia

1 November 1925 Friendly	Paris	2–3	Catalonia	Hauts-de-Seine, France
	Cordon Maulene		Samitier Cros Martínez	Stadium: Stade de Colombes Referee: Vandewegaete

Catalonia v Paris

16 May 1926 Friendly	Catalonia	4–0	Paris	Barcelona, Catalonia
	Sastre Pedrol Broto	Report		Stadium: Camp de Les Corts Referee: Mariné

Select Paris v Motherwell

12 June 1927 Friendly	Select Paris	0–3	Motherwell	Paris, France
		Report1

Select Paris v Select London

30 October 1928 Friendly	Select Paris	1–2	Select London	Paris, France
		Report1

Select Paris v Middlesex Wanderers

20 May 1929 Friendly	Select Paris	1–3	Middlesex Wanderers	Paris, France
		Report1

Paris XI v Newcastle United

22 May 1932 Friendly	Paris XI	3–1	Newcastle United	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Blackburn Rovers

21 May 1933 Friendly	Select Paris	1–3	Blackburn Rovers	Paris, France
		Report

Select Paris v Middlesex Wanderers

May 1934 Friendly	Select Paris	0–3	Middlesex Wanderers	Amsterdam, Netherlands
		Report1

Select Paris v Select London

14 April 1935 Friendly	Select Paris	3–3	Select London	Paris, France
		Report1

Select Paris v Wolverhampton Wanderers

22 May 1938 Friendly	Select Paris	2–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Paris, France
		Report1