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The first Dieux du Stade calendar was released in 2001.<ref name="Advocate"/> It features nude and semi-nude photographs of Stade Français' players, occasionally in [[homoerotic]] scenarios,<ref name="VanityFair"/> though later editions of the calendar expanded beyond Stade Français to feature male athletes from other teams and sports.<ref name="TheMag"/><ref name="Outsports"/> The photographer for each edition of Dieux du Stade varies; previous contributors include [[Steven Klein (artist)|Steven Klein]], [[Peter Lindbergh]], and [[François Rousseau]].<ref name="Purepeople"/> Photographs included in Dieux du Stade have also been published as [[coffee table book]]s.<ref name="Advocate"/>
Dieux du Stade expanded significantly in popularity in 2004,
The calendar has occasionally attracted criticism and controversy. [[Racing 92]] attempted to have photographs of player [[Henry Chavancy]] removed from the 2012 edition of the calendar days before it was slated to be released, calling it a "slight on Racing's image" and claiming that Chavancy had not sought authorization from club management; the calendar was ultimately published without redactions.<ref name="Chavancy1"/><ref name="Chavancy2"/> A frontal nude image of [[mixed martial arts]] fighter Sylvain Potard in the 2016 edition of the calendar received significant media attention in France due to the large size of Potard's genitals.<ref name="VanityFair"/><ref name="Potard"/>
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