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| Full name | Racing Club de France Football | ||
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| Nicknames | Les Ciels et Blancs (The sky-blues and whites) Les Pingouins (The Penguins) | ||
| Short name | Racing, RC France, Racing CF | ||
| Founded | April 20, 1882; 143 years ago (1882-04-20) 1896; 129 years ago (1896) | ||
| Ground | Stade Yves-du-Manoir | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Patrick Norbert | ||
| Manager | Guillaume Norbert | ||
| League | National 3 Group G | ||
| 2024–25 | National 3 Group G, 2nd | ||
| Website | racingfoot.fr | ||
Racing Club de France Football, commonly known asRacing Club de France (French pronunciation:[ʁasiŋklœbdəfʁɑ̃s]), is a Frenchfootball club based in theParis suburb ofColombes.
The club was founded in 1882 as a multi-disciplinesports club, and is one of the oldest clubs in French football history. The club's football section was not founded until 1896. The team plays in theChampionnat National 3, the fifth level of French football.[1]
Racing Club de France, founded in 1882, was a founding member ofLigue 1. The club has won one Ligue 1 title (in1935–36) and fiveCoupe de France titles (currently the joint fourth-highest total). Racing also played in theUnion des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques-sanctioned league, France's first championship league. The club debuted in the league in 1899 and won the championship in 1907 after finishing second in 1902 and 1903. The club holds the Ligue 1 record for most goals scored during a 38-match season with 118 goals in1959–60.
Notable players of the club includeRoger Marche,Oscar Heisserer,Thadée Cisowski,Raoul Diagne,Luis Fernández,Maxime Bossis,David Ginola,Luís Sobrinho,Pierre Littbarski,Enzo Francescoli,Alfred Bloch, andRubén Paz. Diagne spent a decade with the club (1930–1940) and, in 1931, was the first black player on theFrance national team. He played in the1938 FIFA World Cup withAbdelkader Ben Bouali, his Racing teammate who was one of the firstNorth African players on the national team. From 2009 to 2012, the club moved to nearbyLevallois-Perret after reaching a financial agreement with thecommune.
During the1900 Summer Olympics, Racing Club de France hosted theathletics events at Croix-Catelan Stadium (the club's previous home).[2] Racing's zenith was the 1930s and 1940s, when the club wonLigue 1 in1936 and theCoupe de France in 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945 and 1949. The club was also successful in the early 1960s, finishing second in the first division in1961 and1962. However, Racing was a focal point of the financial crisis affecting French football during the mid-1960s. The club's financial struggles resulted in its relegation to the lower divisions.
In 1982, businessmanJean-Luc Lagardère wanted to build a team of stars and invested in the club as a second major club in Paris (withParis Saint-Germain). Although he considered a merger ofParis FC and Racing, the Racing management refused due to a lack of detailed information on PFC finances. Lagardère bought the Paris FC (incurring a debt of more than four million francs) and renamed it "Paris Racing 1". Lagardère invested in experienced players in 1982 and 1983.
Lagardère, determined to lead his club to the European Cup draws in 1987, hired Portuguese coachArtur Jorge after Jorge's victory in theEuropean Cup withFC Porto. He completed the team withGérard Buscher andPascal Olmeta. However, the club fell on hard times and attendance declined. During the late 1980s, Racing lost 300 million francs.
The club, relegated to the amateur levels, sought firmer financial footing. In December 2008,Georgios Kintis tried unsuccessfully to buy the club.[3] Before the 2009–10 season, Racing reached a financial agreement with the city ofLevallois. The club's association and support from the commune resulted in a name change toRacing Club de France Levallois 92.[4] Despite assistance from Levallois, Racing was relegated to theChampionnat de France amateur 2 by theDNCG in July 2010 after it was determined that the club had a €500,000 debt. On 21 November 2010, Racing Levallois andUJA Alfortville announced plans to merge for the following season. In 2012, the club returned toColombes as Racing Club de France Colombes 92. The club achieved promotion in the2021–22 Championnat National 3 season to reachChampionnat National 2 where they currently compete in Group A.
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As of 18 August 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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The following players have represented Racing inleague and international competition since the club's foundation in 1882. They have played in at least 100 official matches for the club, or achieved prominence elsewhere. For a complete list of RCF Paris players, seeCategory:Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 players.
Pierre AllemaneManuel AnatolHenri BardAlfred BlochLuis FernándezMaxime BossisThadée CisowskiEdmond DelfourRaoul DiagneDavid Ginola
Youssef DarbakiOscar HeissererFrançois HeutteAuguste JordanJean-Jacques MarcelRoger Marche
Sonny SilooyPascal OlmetaRoger QuenolleErnest VaastGuy Van SamÉmile VeinanteRené Vignal
Halim BenmabroukRabah Madjer
Arne Larsen Økland
Eugène Ekéké
Rodolphe Hiden
Joseph Ujlaki
Pierre LittbarskiAbderrahman Mahjoub
Vahap Özaltay
Enzo Francescoli
Miloš Milutinović
Albert GuðmundssonWalid Regragui
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