The club was founded in 1896 as
Association Sportive Française. Their best ever result was in the amateur era, as they came in second for the
1912 USFSA Football Championship. In 1988, they changed their name to
AS Francilienne. They are known as
ASF Le Perreux. In 1908, AS Française won the
Coupe Manier, which was awarded to the team composed of at least eight French players with the highest ranking in the . On 18 April 1909, AS Française played the final of the
Coupe Dewar at
Stade de Charentonneau, which ended in a 0–5 loss to
Gallia Club. On 12 February 1912, AS Française defeated Raincy Sports by the resounding score of 19–0 in Colombes, which set the record for the biggest win in the first series Championships of France. In 1912, the club won the USFSA Paris championship, and this victory qualified the club for the
USFSA national championship, reaching the final at
Stade Colombes on 28 April, but losing 1–2 to
Stade raphaëlois. The club won its second Paris championship in 1914. Some of the members of this team were
Oscar Desaulty,
Fernand Massip,
Jean Zimmermann,
Robert Eucher,
René Grandjean,
René Jacolliot, and
René Camard. AS Française was one of the 48 clubs that participated in the inaugural
Coupe de France in
1917–18, reaching the semifinals, which they lost 1–0 to
FC Lyon. == Colours and badge ==