USA Perpignan

Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais (French) or Unió Esportiva Arlequins Perpinyà (Catalan), generally abbreviated as USAP, is a French rugby union club that plays in the city of Perpignan in Pyrénées-Orientales. It currently competes in the top level of the French league system.

Related Topics:
French - Catalan - French - Rugby union - Perpignan - Pyrénées-Orientales - French league system

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Founded in 1902 as AS Perpignan, renamed US Perpignan in 1919 and finally USA Perpignan in 1933.

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1902 - 1919 - 1933

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They play at Stade Aimé Giral (capacity 13,000). They wear the red and gold of the Catalan flag.

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Like Barcelona Football Club in Southern Catalonia in Spain, USAP is a Catalan nationalist icon in Northern Catalonia in France.

Related Topics:
Barcelona Football Club - Southern Catalonia - Catalan nationalist - Northern Catalonia

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