Stade Brestois 29

The sources do not agree on the exact date of the club's founding. According to the account presented by current members, the club was founded in the year 1950 as a result of the union of five patronages from the local area. But it was the Stade Brestois when it was established took over the structures as well as the location that was Armoricaine de Brest which was founded in 1903 and of which it would be the sole heir.

Sports section in Saint Louis patronage was created in 1903 under the name Armoricaine de Brest and adopting the motto "Pen Huel" ("Heads up" in Breton). Prior to it was the First World War, 500 youngsters and 400 children took part in the different patronage events including military training shooting and athletics, football, men's gymnastics, theater and brass band, as well as study circles. The war reduced the number of the Armoricans but the activities quickly recommenced.

in 1922 Father Cozanet had a stadium constructed in Petit Paris, on the site of the present Stade Francis-Le Ble, a grandstand that still bears its Armorican Motto (the Stand of Pen Huel) in its title. The stadium opened on the 9th of February, 1923 at an event with both the Armoricaine as well as the Stade Francais. Through the ranks in the Armorican during the conflict, French internationals Alexis Thepot, Robert Coat and Jean Gueguen were born.

Its patronage was a part of Armorican played in sixteenth-finals in the Coupe de France in 1921 and 1927, as well as the 32nd finals of 1923, 1928, 1926 and 1931. In 1926 the Armoricaine was awarded from the champions of France patronage after winning the final against Saint Jean-de-Luz (3-0). Goalkeeper Alexis Thepot, who obtained an invitation to be in the Armoricaine team in 1927 when they played England and England, was one of the most impressive players of the club during the time.

In 1950, the merger was that was initiated by Canon Balbous of five Catholic patronages (the Armoricaine de Saint-Louis, the Avenir de Saint-Martin, the Flamme du Pilier Rouge, the Milice de Saint-Michel and the Jeune de Saint-Marc) gave the birth of Stade Brest. One of the goals of this amalgamation of Catholic teams was to replace the legendary Brest clubs of its day, AS Brest, which is a secular club.

When it was born in the year of its birth, it was the Stade Brestois had as President (then as Honorary President up to it was his last day in) Jean Offret.

In the role in Armoricaine as the division's first in Brittany in the first division of Brittany, the Stadium was promoted as a Promotion d'honneur, in 1951. Then it was in the regional honour division (just established) in 1952, before joining to the Honour Division (1953). Stade Brestois finally reached the French Amateur Championship (CFA) in 1958, and took advantage of the demise of Voltigeurs de Chateaubriant. The club is now at the same pace as its main rival AS Brest. The club was founded in 1963. moved back to honors division but was reinstated in the CFA in the year 1966. In the process of advancing in the ranks of French football and the Stade Brestois then acceded to the second division after its expansion in 1970.

In 1979 The Stade Brestois was promoted to the Division 1 for the first time in its history. The year of apprenticeship ended with a final place in the standings, however Stade is promoted in the next season. The club, which has a new president is Francois Yvinec is this time in Division 1. Despite some turbulence within the role of coach the Breton club has confirmed its place among the elite in the next season.

In 1983, the president Francois Yvinec decided to change the name of the club to FC Brest Armorique in order to more clearly define the geographic place that the team is located in. The year 1986 marks an important crucial year for the development for the team. Since that time they Bretons begin their journey of "football-business" by enlisting South American stars, who after a welcome debut enable them to achieve a record (and yet unmatched) 8th position within Division 1, in the year 1987. But, in the background the rift among the President and coach Raymond Keruzore results in the resignation of Keruzore as well as the deportation of their main sponsor and Leclerc. Leclerc stores.

The young Paul Le Guen, Vincent Guerin and Patrick Colleter do not have the potential to keep the club running and it was reduced to division 2 by 1988 in the promising new generation. It was in the match against the Racing Club de Strasbourg that they returned to the top tier a year later following play-offs, which is an important moment within the story of this club's.

The first division was still in play The Brest team is comprised of young talent like Corentin Martins David Ginola, the Paraguayan Roberto Cabanas or the future world champion Stephane Guivarc'h, who allow Brest to be ranked among the top clubs. However, in 1991 despite the 11th position achieved from Brest as a league team, its huge deficit led to its administration transfer in the Second Division.

The club that was situated on its banks along the Penfeld was unable to survive the collapse in the month of December of the same year. When he played his final game against Guingamp, a rival club Guingamp the invading of the field by angry Brest supporters prompts David Ginola to call for peace so that the game can be resumed. The results of games that the club has played from the beginning of the competition are not valid. Club, whose debts have been estimated as 150 millions francs has filed for bankruptcy.

The professional team is disbanded and Brest players leave, Brest players are let go. A reserve group, which is within the 3rd division is renamed the pennant team.

The club was promoted to National 1 in 1993. team was elevated to the newly created National 1 championship. After the merger between the two National groups in 1997 The Stade Brestois was relegated to the French Amateur Championship, where there was a period of three seasons.

After ten years at the amateur championships the Breton Club, that was renamed its initial identity (in 1993) returned to its National championship in 2000, with four seasons remaining.

In 2004, under the direction of a new Franck Ribery the team gained promotion up to Ligue 2, the second division of French football. The club was able to remain at this level for the years that followed. But, Brest was not a significant contender for promotion until the close in the decade. The 2009-2010 season was a good one for the Breton team, under the direction of Alex Dupont, finish in second place. This earned them the automatic move into Ligue 1, following a two-to-one win against Tours on April 30, 2010. The team also was successful through the Coupe de France, eventually being eliminated in the round of 16, losing to RC Lens in extra time.

The club has managed to maintain its place within the premier division which was achieved on the 29th of May in 2011 despite losing at home to Toulouse. In the 2011-12 season, Brest made it to the top division by securing an impressive win in the final game against Evian on the last game of the campaign. The win was also Brest's first victory away from home in the entire campaign.

As of 25 July 2022.

Please see the notable former and current players who have represented Stade Brestois in league and international competition since the club's foundation in 1903. To appear in the list, a player must have either played in at least 80 official matches for the club or represented their country's national team either while playing for Brest or after departing the club.

• Francis Chopin (1950–62)
• Albert Toris (1962–63)
• Sarkis Garabedian (1963–76)
• Armand Fouillen (1) (1963–76)
• Ernest Rannou (1964–66)
• Alain de Martigny (1) (1976–82)
• Dušan Nenković (1982–84)
• Robert Dewilder (1984–86)
• Raymond Kéruzoré (1986–87)
• Bernard Maligorne (1987–89)
• Slavoljub Muslin (1989–91)
• Armand Fouillen (2) (1991–93)
• Yvon Le Roux (1991–93)
• Yves Todorov (1993–94)
• Pierre Garcia (1994–95)
• Denis Goavec (1995–97)
• Pascal Robert (1997–99)
• Alain de Martigny (2) (1999–02)
• Sylvain Matrisciano (2002–03)
• Albert Rust (July 2003 – Mar 2006)
• Thierry Goudet (March 2006 – Dec 2006)
• Pascal Janin (Jan 2007 – Oct 2008)
• Gérald Baticle (Nov 2008 – May 2009)
• Alex Dupont (1) (May 2009 – Apr 2012)
• Landry Chauvin (May 2012 – Apr 2013)
• Corentin Martins (interim) (April 2013 – May 2013)
• Alex Dupont (2) (June 2013 – May 2016)
• Jean-Marc Furlan (May 2016 – May 2019)
• Olivier Dall'Oglio (2019 - May 2021)
• Michel Der Zakarian (May 2021 - present)

• Ligue 2
  • Champions: 1980–81
• Coupe de France
  • Quarter-finalist: (2) 1982–83, 2014–15
• Coupe Gambardella
  • Winner: 1990
• Division d'Honneur (Bretagne)
  • Champions: (4) 1966, 1972, 1977, 2005
• Cup of Brittany
  • Winner: 1969
• Championnat de France des patronages (catholic football league)
  • Winner: 1923

Since September 2011, Stade Brestois 29 sponsors its amateur American counterpart in New York, Stade Brestois New York.