The team plays in the Départemental 2, the tenth tier of French football.

In 1978, FC Fossemagne, who were at the time playing in the Division d'Honneur, merged with US Gour de l'Arche to create FC Périgueux.

The club entered the newly-created Division 4 in its first season in existence.

However, in 1990, the club suffered relegation to the Division d'Honneur, returning to regional level football.

[1] In 1998, a merger with CO Périgueux-Ouest [fr] meant that the club now became Périgueux Foot.