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.

Association football ventured to the city of Créteil relatively late compared to other communes located in and around Paris.

The declaration soon came to fruition following the foundation of Union Sportive Créteil in 1936 by a man commonly known as M. Hemon.

During this time, the football club played its home matches at the Stade Desmont, which seated only 800 spectators.

Créteil were a lucky beneficiary in 1978 when the French Football Federation announced the creation of the Division 4.

US Créteil spent the 2000s between the third division and Ligue 2 before being relegated back to Championnat de France National.

[4] The club has a small but loyal and fanatical fan-base, mostly from Val-de-Marne, the southern and eastern suburbs of Paris.

Despite playing in a modern facility, the club's level attendance is very low, averaging only around 500 spectators during the Championnat National years, although after promotion that number has risen to around 2500 per game in Ligue 2.

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