| Full name | Royal Football Club Tournai | ||
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| Founded | 17 April 1903; 122 years ago (17 April 1903) | ||
| Ground | Stade Luc Varenne,Tournai | ||
| Capacity | 7,552[1] | ||
| Chairman |  Rudi Lemoine | ||
| Manager | Luigi Nasca | ||
| League | Belgian National Division 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Division 2 ACFF, 4th of 18 (promoted) | ||
| Website | http://www.rfct.be | ||
RFC Tournai is aBelgian association football club from the city ofTournai,Hainaut. It is the result of the merger between R. Union Sportive Tournaisienne (matricule n°26) andR.R.C. Tournaisien (n°36) in 2002. The club wears the matricule n°26 and plays in theBelgian National Division 1, the third tier of Belgian football.
Union Sportive Tournaisienne was founded in 1902 and became a member of theBelgian Football Association one year later. It played in thesecond division as soon as the competition was officially started in 1910. The club reached its peak when it played its only one season in thefirst division in 1951–52. It finished last (16th) with 3 wins and 12 points. In 2002 Tournai won thePromotion A and it merged with the Racing so that the new R.F.C. began in the third division.
Tournai began with a nice 6th place in 2003 but could not avoid relegation the next year when it finished 15th (on 16). In 2005, it won the Promotion A. On 24 November 2007,Thierry Pister was appointed as the new head coach for the club.
In 2022–23, RFC Tournai secure promotion to Belgian Division 2 from next season after winning play-off against RSC Habay La Neuve with score narrowly 0–1 at away games and return to fourth tier after 12 years absence. Following season, RFC Tournai secure back to back promotion to Belgian National Division 1 from next season after finishing fourth place due to expansion team in third tier.
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As of 18 October 2013.[1]Archived 20 August 2014 at theWayback Machine
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Staff
Head Coach
Mickael BrowaeysAssistant Coach
Fabien DelbeekeGoalkeeper Coach
Team Chef
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