R.F.C. Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas
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R.F.C. Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas was a Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 football club from the municipality of Saint-Nicolas
Saint-Nicolas, Belgium
Saint-Nicolas is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. It is effectively a part of the greater Liège conurbation stretching west from Liège city centre towards Liège airport. As of January 1, 2006 Saint-Nicolas had a total population of 22,666....

 in the Liège suburb. It was created in 1899 as Tilleur F.C. and wore the matricule n°21.

History

The club played in the first Belgian Second Division
Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

 in 1910 and won this league in 1920 without qualifying for the first division. In 1925 the name changed to R. Tilleur F.C. and the club won the second division again this time qualifying for the top division. Tilleur only won three games and finished last with 8 points that year. In 1928-29 the club played in the first division again but gained 9 points and was relegated. In 1933-34 it finished last for the third time in three seasons at the top level.

The other spells of Tilleur in the first division were 1942-46 (interrupted by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 in 1945), 1949-59 and 1964-67. The best position it reached was a 4th place in 1965. In 1989 the club merged with R. Saint-Nicolas F.C. de Liège to become R.F.C. Tilleur-Saint-Nicolas. The new club under the matricule n°21 soon disappeared when it merged with the R.F.C. Liégeois
R.F.C. de Liège
Royal Football Club de Liège is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. It currently plays in the Belgian Third Division. Its matricule is 4, meaning that it was the fourth club to register with the country's national federation, and the club was the first Belgian champion in history...

 in 1995 to become R. Tilleur F.C. de Liège, a club that is now known as R.F.C. de Liège.

Honours

  • Belgian Second Division
    Belgian Second Division
    The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...

    :
    • Winners (5): 1919-20, 1924-25, 1932-33, 1938-39, 1947-48
    • Runners-up (2): 1927-28, 1963-64
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