Union Sportive Créteil Football
French association football club
Union Sportive Créteil (commonly referred to as US Créteil, USC, or simply Créteil, and formerly as ''Union Sportive Créteil-Lusitanos) is a French football club based in Créteil, a southeastern suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1936 and currently play in the National 1, the fourth level of French football. The football club forms part of an omnisports club that is also known for its handball team.
US Créteil was founded in 1936 as an omnisports club and have a rich history, despite achieving minimal honours.
The club has won the Division d'Honneur on two occasions in 1962 and 1986. In 1987, Créteil were crowned champions of the now-defunct Division 4 and, a year later, captured the Division 3 title. The club's best finish in the prestigious Coupe de France was during the 1985–86 edition of the competition when the team reached the quarter-finals. For eight consecutive seasons (1999–2007), Créteil played in Ligue 2, the second division of French football. It returned to Ligue 2 in the 2013–14 season. In 2018, the club was relegated to the Championnat National 2.
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