Stade Brestois 29 is a French football club that is based in Brest. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of five local patronages comprising Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903.
In the early years the club enjoyed rapid progress in the ranks of regional football to the point of being elevated into the French Amateur Championship as the third grade of French football in 1958. The club was a part of to the Second Division in 1970, and then finally joined it was in the First Division in 1979. The club reached its peak of sporting excellence in the years 1981-91 under the leadership of Francois Yvinec. Yvinec played nine seasons in the top division over the course of 10 years. In 1991 the club was disbanded prior to filing for bankruptcy just a few months after. The club returned back to second division after 2004 as well as Ligue 1 in 2010. Then, at the conclusion of the 2012-2013 campaign, it played seventeen and thirteen games in the French Second and First divisions.
The Brest club is headed, from 10 May 2016 by businessman Denis Le Saint and led by the tactician Michel Der Zakarian since 1 July 2021.
After the 2018-19 season the club was a part of Ligue 1, the top division of French football.