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What happened to these legendary clubs: Paris Jean-Bouin, worthy heir to CASG

2021-01-04T12:01:42.207Z


Despite many twists and turns in its history, the club of bankers has always avoided bankruptcy. It is one of the most beautiful tennis courts in the capital. Stuck between Roland-Garros and the Jean-Bouin stadium, where the Stade Français rugby players play, the 21 courts (including 17 clay courts) of Paris Jean-Bouin (ex-CASG) are the pride of this western club Parisian founded in 2003, mainly recognized for its tennis section. Its history, which dates back 117 years, was nevertheless event


It is one of the most beautiful tennis courts in the capital.

Stuck between Roland-Garros and the Jean-Bouin stadium, where the Stade Français rugby players play, the 21 courts (including 17 clay courts) of Paris Jean-Bouin (ex-CASG) are the pride of this western club Parisian founded in 2003, mainly recognized for its tennis section.

Its history, which dates back 117 years, was nevertheless eventful.

1903. Emile Loubet is president, Antoine Henri Becquerel, Pierre and Marie Curie receive the Nobel Prize in physics.

The big banks, which have been established for decades, have embarked on credit for manufacturers.

Société Générale (created 39 years earlier) wants to “strengthen the bonds of camaraderie between its members and facilitate their practice of sports.

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Its leaders therefore created the CASG (Société Générale Athletic Club), multisport, with an organization modeled on the network of agencies and employees.

The goal is simple: to participate in their development, but also to outclass the sports clubs of competing banking establishments, as well as the major French clubs of the moment, the Stade Français and Racing ... whose CASG shares the colors sky and white!

To do this, the bank hires the best athletes of the time, like Jean Bouin, and does not skimp on the means to put them in the best conditions.

The CASG will develop and experience great moments.

The footballers won the Coupe de France in 1919 and 1925. Jules Ladoumègue, the man with six world records in the 1,500 m., Wore his colors from 1928 to 1931.

The CASG Rugby team in the 1920s./DR  

Rugby, which has been playing at the Jean-Bouin stadium since 1925, remains in the Elite for many years.

In D2 in 1995, CASG Paris merged with Max Guazzini and Stade Français (which had been vegetating for years in lower divisions), and which soon would remain alone at the helm.

A further step will be taken in 2009, when the town hall ordered the destruction of the old stadium (which it owns) to rebuild another, brand new, thus causing the end of CASG Athletics.

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The CASG has experienced many turbulent times, especially financially.

In 2002, when Société Générale withdrew from CASG, the club became a partner of the Lagardère group.

This is the golden period of tennis, with three French team championship titles (2005, 2006, 2007), thanks to Richard Gasquet, Gaël Monfils, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Arnaud Di Pasquale, among others.

Paris Jean-Bouin, in partnership with the Lagardère group, won three French team championship titles (here in 2006) ./ DR  

In 2010, Lagardère, who contributed 30% of the budget, in turn retired.

A new agreement was then signed with the town hall of Paris and the FFT, which was looking for a space next to Roland-Garros.

The site has been upgraded to the level of Grand Slam standing and is now used for training during the tournament.

"The history of CASG has been glorious," says Jacques Lelièvre (93), president since 2003. It is one of the three identities of western Paris with Racing and Stade Français.

Today the club is financially healthy.

The number of licensees is increasing every year.

It is not only for leisure sport, our training is also recognized.

But we don't have the vocation to make stars.

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PARIS JEAN-BOUIN (ex-CASG)

Founded: September 14, 2003 (1903).

Chairman: Jacques Lelièvre.

Sections: 4 (tennis, basketball, field hockey, bridge).

Licensees: 2,349 (including 1,500 for tennis).

Headquarters and facilities: avenue de la Porte Molitor (between Porte d'Auteuil and Porte de Saint Cloud).

Number of courts: 21.

Honors: French Football Cup (1919 and 1925), French Interclub tennis champion 1st Division (2005,06,07).

One of the first logos of CASG./DR  

The current logo of Paris Jean-Bouin./DR  

Source: leparis

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