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Racing Club de France – Levallois 92 (ʁasiŋ klœb də fʁɑ̃s; also known as Racing Paris, RCF Paris, Racing Club, or simply Racing) is a French association football
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...

 club formerly based in Colombes
Colombes
Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 13 March 1896, 17% of the territory of Colombes was detached and became the commune of Bois-Colombes ....

, a suburb of Paris. In 2009, the club moved to nearby Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret and Village Levallois , and which resulted in the incorporation of the...

 after the club reached a financial agreement with the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

. Racing was founded in 1882 as a sports club
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...

 and is one of the oldest clubs in French football history. The team currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth level of French football
Football in France
Football is the most popular sport in France. The Fédération Française de Football is the national governing bodyand is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the game of association football in the country, both professional and amateur...

. Racing is managed by former football player Azzedine Meguellatti and hosts its home matches at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time...

 in nearby Colombes.

Racing Club de France was founded in 1882 and has a rich history, despite the club's current status as an amateur club. Racing was one of the founding members of the French Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 and is one of the most successful clubs in French football history. However, despite the moniker, Racing has only won one Ligue 1 title, which came during the infancy of the league in the 1935–36 season. The club has also won five Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

 titles, which is tied for fourth-best among clubs. Racing also played in the USFSA-sanctioned league, which was France's first-ever league championship. Racing made its debut in the league in 1899 and won the league in 1907 having previously finished as runner-up in 1902 and 1903.

Racing have unearthed several talented players during its early existence. Notably players who played at the club include Roger Marche
Roger Marche
Roger Marche was a French football defender. He was part of the French national team during the 1954 and 1958 World Cup tournaments...

, Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former uruguayan football player of Italian and Spanish origin, who retired in 1997. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe or Le Prince...

, Oscar Heisserer
Oscar Heisserer
Oscar Heisserer was a French footballer.He played for RC Strasbourg, and appeared for France in the 1938 World Cup, where he scored a goal.-References:* *...

, Thadée Cisowski
Thadée Cisowski
Thadée Cisowski , originally Tadeusz Cisowski, is a former French footballer who played striker, son of Polish immigrants like Raymond Kopa and one of the best goalscorers in Championnat de France....

, and Raoul Diagne
Raoul Diagne
Raoul Diagne was a French footballer who played defender, and who had stints as a coach after his playing career....

, among others. Diagne spent a decade with the club from 1930–1940 and, in 1931, became the first black player to play in the French national team
France national football team
The France national football team represents the nation of France in international football. It is fielded by the French Football Federation , the governing body of football in France, and competes as a member of UEFA, which encompasses the countries of Europe...

. He later played on the team at the 1938 FIFA World Cup
1938 FIFA World Cup
The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the third staging of the World Cup, and was held in France from 4 June to 19 June. Italy retained the championship, beating Hungary 4–2 in the final.-Host selection:...

 alongside Abdelkader Ben Bouali
Abdelkader Ben Bouali
Abdelkader Ben Bouali was a professional French footballer.-References:* *...

, his Racing teammate, who was one of the first players of North African descent to play for the national team.

History

Racing Club de France is a historic team of French football, however, with a complicated history. During the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

, the club hosted the athletic
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. 117 athletes from 15 nations competed. In many countries, due in part to the conflagration of the Olympic Games and the World's Fair in Paris, the media discussed only the athletics events under the "Olympic" name while...

 events at Croix-Catelan Stadium, which was the club's previous home. Racing's days at its zenith were in the 1930s and 40s, when the club won the Division 1
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 in 1936, and the Coupe de France
Coupe de France
The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

 in 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945 and 1949. The club was also successful at the beginning of the 1960s, finishing runner-up of the first division in 1961 and 1962. However, midway through the decade, Racing became a significant focal point of the financial crisis that affected French football. The club's financial struggles resulted in its relegation to the lower divisions.

Racing was bought in the 1980s by French businessman Jean-Luc Lagardère
Jean-Luc Lagardère
Jean-Luc Lagardère was a major French businessman, CEO of the Lagardere Group, one of the largest French conglomerates....

 who wanted to build a team of stars, however the purchase and notion turned out to be a failure and Lagardère sold the team shortly after. Since its relegation to the amateur levels, Racing is still seeking financial resources to develop the club. In December 2008, Georgios Kintis sought to buy the club, but failed to reach an agreement. Ahead of the 2009–10 season, the club reached a financial agreement with the city of Levallois
Levallois-Perret
Levallois-Perret is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.-Name:The name Levallois-Perret comes from two housing developments, Champerret and Village Levallois , and which resulted in the incorporation of the...

. The club's association and support from the commune resulted in Racing changing its name to Racing Club de France Levallois 92.

However, despite assistance from Levallois, in July 2010, Racing was administratively relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2 by the DNCG after it was determined that the club had a €500,000 financial debt. On 21 November 2010, Racing Levallois and UJA Alfortville
UJA Alfortville
Union de la Jeunesse Arménienne de Paris is a French association football club based in Alfortville, a suburb of Paris. The club was founded in 1926 and currently play in the Championnat de France amateur Groupe A, the fourth division of French football...

 announced plans to merge together, starting next season. However, the merger is dependent on Alfortville maintaining its spot in the Championnat National
Championnat National
The Championnat de France National, commonly referred to as simply National or Division 3, serves as the third division of the French football league system behind Ligue 1 and Ligue 2...

.

Current squad

As of 29 December 2010.



Notable players

Below are the notable former players who have represented Racing in league
Ligue 1
Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

 and international competition since the club's foundation in 1882. To appear in the section below, a player must have played in at least 100 official matches for the club.

For a complete list of RCF Paris players, see :Category:RCF Paris players.
Pierre Allemane
Pierre Allemane
Pierre Allemane was a French football defender. He was born in Montpellier.Allemane played for Passy , Club Français , Racing Club de France and CASG Paris...

 Manuel Anatol
Manuel Anatol
Manuel Anatol Aristegi was a naturalized French professional football player.- Career :Anatol was born in Irun, a town in the Basque Country of Spain. He played for three clubs in the country; hometown club Real Unión, Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 1929, Anatol ventured to France and joined...

 Henri Arnaudeau Henri Bard
Henri Bard
Henri Bard was a professional French footballer.Bard, born in Lyon, started his career in Switzerland, when his parents lived there. His first club was Servette Genève. From 1911 he played as forward for Racing Club de France...

 Maxime Bossis
Maxime Bossis
Maxime Bossis is a retired football defender from France, who obtained 76 caps for the French national team. He is mostly remembered for missing the last penalty in 1982 World Cup semifinal between Germany and France...

 Thadée Cisowski
Thadée Cisowski
Thadée Cisowski , originally Tadeusz Cisowski, is a former French footballer who played striker, son of Polish immigrants like Raymond Kopa and one of the best goalscorers in Championnat de France....

 Edmond Delfour
Edmond Delfour
Maurice Edmond Delfour was a French international footballer who played midfielder and manager. He was born in Ris-Orangis...

 Raoul Diagne
Raoul Diagne
Raoul Diagne was a French footballer who played defender, and who had stints as a coach after his playing career....

 Maurice Dupuis David Ginola
David Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...

 Oscar Heisserer
Oscar Heisserer
Oscar Heisserer was a French footballer.He played for RC Strasbourg, and appeared for France in the 1938 World Cup, where he scored a goal.-References:* *...

 François Heutte
François Heutte
François Heutte is a French former football striker. He played for France in the Euro 1960.-References:* *...

 Auguste Jordan
Auguste Jordan
August Jordan was an Austrian, then French football midfielder, who became a coach after his playing career.-Playing career:Born in Austria as August Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938...

 Jean-Jacques Marcel
Jean-Jacques Marcel
Jean-Jacques Marcel , is a former French international footballer who played midfielder. He was an integral part of the French national teams of the 1950s.-Playing career:...


Roger Marche
Roger Marche
Roger Marche was a French football defender. He was part of the French national team during the 1954 and 1958 World Cup tournaments...

 Jules Mathé Pascal Olmeta
Pascal Olmeta
Pascal Olmeta is a French football goalkeeper who played for Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais in the 1990s....

 Roger Quenolle
Roger Quenolle
Roger Quenolle was a French football striker who played for RC Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg, Red Star, Stade Saint-Germain. He capped twice for France.He coached Stade Saint-Germain and Poissy.-External links:**...

 Ernest Vaast
Ernest Vaast
Ernest Vaast was a French international football midfielder. He scored 11 goals in 15 matches for France and was a main player at RC Paris.-References:...

 Émile Veinante
Émile Veinante
Émile Veinante was a French footballer and coach.Veinante was primarily a forward. He began his club career in 1916 with the youth squad at FC Metz, which was at that time still in German-controlled Alsace-Lorraine...

 René Vignal
René Vignal
René Vignal is a French former football goalkeeper. He played for France.-References:*...

 Alim Ben Mabrouk Rodolphe Hiden
Rodolphe Hiden
Rodolphe Hiden, or Rudolf Hiden was an Austrian–French football goalkeeper, who became a coach in Italy after his playing career.-Playing career:...

 Joseph Ujlaki
Joseph Ujlaki
Joseph Ujlaki was a French footballer of Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 in the 1950s and 1960s.-Titles:* Division 1 in 1956 with OGC Nice....

 Guy Van Sam
Guy Van Sam
Guy Van Sam is a retired French footballer who represented the France national football team.-References:...

 Abderrahman Mahjoub Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli
Enzo Francescoli Uriarte is a former uruguayan football player of Italian and Spanish origin, who retired in 1997. An elegant and highly skillful dribbler, passer, and goal-scorer, Francescoli was nicknamed El Príncipe or Le Prince...



Club officials

Racing Club de France Football
  • Association President: Jean-Michel Jaquot
  • President (SASP): Bruno Texier and Denis Marsault
  • Vice-President: Dominique La Maout
  • Honorary Vice-President: Jacky Barreau
  • Treasurer: Olivier Amsallem
  • General Secretary: Alain Lemoine
  • Directors: Jacky Barreau, Jean-Louis Brost, François Drape, Daniel Jacquet, Romain Jacquet, Bruno Texier


Coaching and medical staff
  • Manager: Azzedine Meguellatti
  • Assistant manager: Vincent Bordot, José Freitas, Robert Leveque
  • Goalkeeping coach: Hassan Aït-Tighjdine
  • Fitness coach: Jean Moussour
  • Reserve team manager: Vincent Bordot, Djiby Badianne


Academy coaching staff
  • Under 17s, 19s Technical Coordinator: Alain Lemoine
  • Under 19s head coach: Ali Tabti, Corentin Bataille, Oualid Khenfri
  • Under 17s head coach: Didier Tardiveau, Daniel Jacquet, Alain Lemoine
  • Under 12s–15s Technical Coordinator: Robert Hadmar
  • Under 15s head coach: Olivier Alberola, Manuel Rocha, Samuel Abokunwa
  • Under 14s head coach: Grégory Scacchi
  • Under 13s head coach: Didier Jousse, Teggy Trebiliphe, Silver Maga
  • Under 12s head coach: Amine Dancourt, Malik Faradji, Job Phil Bellebcir, Remi Marsal
  • Under 7s–11s Technical Coordinator: Alexander Gavache
  • Under 11s head coach: Zahir Sadi, Gérémy Guicheron, Sébastien Colle, Guy Grognet
  • Under 10s head coach: Joël Rachel, Abdelkader Boudour, Yohan Cairo, Farid Cherifi
  • Under 9s head coach: Vincent Negrier
  • Under 8s head coach: Frédéric Hedouin
  • Under 7s head coach: Jean-François Robin, Abdelkader Boudour, Emmanuel Mahe, Yves Morin, Christophe Dedouche, Carlos Lopes,
    Claude Ekoka, Badr Belamine, Himed Redgil, Christian Gasrel, Kais Zouaoui, Faycel Oukhemanou, Nicolas Moreau
  • Director of goalkeeping training: Hervé Charenton, Claude Million, Robert Hadmar, Réda Taberhinas, Zakaria Labidi

Managers

Dates Name
1932–1933   Curtis Booth
Curtis Booth
Curtis "Tommy" Booth was an English footballer and football manager. He played for Wallsend Elm Villa, Newcastle United, Leeds City, Norwich City and Accrington Stanley....

1933–1934   Peter Farmer
Peter Farmer (footballer)
Peter Farmer was an English professional football manager active throughout Europe.-Career:Farmer coached French teams Marseille and Racing Club de France ....

1934–1935   Jimmy Hogan
Jimmy Hogan
James "Jimmy" Hogan was an English football player and coach of Irish descent...

1935–1939   George Kimpton
1939–1940   Elie Rous
Elie Rous
Elie Rous was a French football manager.Rous led Racing Paris to the 1940 Coupe de France title, and was runner-up with Sète in 1942.He later coached Nice in 1950, and Metz between 1951 and 1952.-References:...

1940–1943   Émile Veinante
Émile Veinante
Émile Veinante was a French footballer and coach.Veinante was primarily a forward. He began his club career in 1916 with the youth squad at FC Metz, which was at that time still in German-controlled Alsace-Lorraine...

1943–1944   Robert Fischer
1944–1952   Paul Baron
1952   Auguste Listello
1952–1958   Auguste Jordan
Auguste Jordan
August Jordan was an Austrian, then French football midfielder, who became a coach after his playing career.-Playing career:Born in Austria as August Jordan, he moved to France in 1933 and became French in 1938...

1958–1964   Pierre Pibarot
Pierre Pibarot
Pierre Pibarot, was a French football player and legendary football manager. He was born in Alès, France.A product of the Olympique Alès youth programme, Pibarot left Alès briefly in 1932 to play for the now-defunct sporting club attached to the lycée Victor Hugo-de-Marseille...

1964   André Jeampierre
1964–1965   Paul Baron
1965–1966   Lucien Troupel
Lucien Troupel
Lucien Troupel was a French football striker. He played for Marseille, Brive, EF Marseille-Provence and Besançon.Troupel coached Toulon, Cannes, Lyon, Marseille, Sedan, Bataillon Joinville, France and Châteauroux....

1970–1975   Paul Jurilli
1978–1982   Jean-Marie Lawniczak
1982–1984   Alain De Martigny
Alain de Martigny
Alain de Martigny is a French footballer and football manager.He played for Cambrai, Lille and Brest.He coached Brest, RC Paris, the Gabon national football team, AS Sogara, Guingamp, Angers and Meaux.-References:...


Dates Name
1984–1986   Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka is a French former football defender and football manager.-Honours:As a player*Coupe de France 1976 with Olympique de MarseilleAs a coach*Championnat National with LB Châteauroux in 1993–94...

1986   Silvester Takač
Silvester Takac
Silvester Takač is a Serbian former football forward and manager.-References:* *...

1986–1987   Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka
Victor Zvunka is a French former football defender and football manager.-Honours:As a player*Coupe de France 1976 with Olympique de MarseilleAs a coach*Championnat National with LB Châteauroux in 1993–94...

1987–1988   Artur Jorge
Artur Jorge
Artur Jorge Braga Melo Teixeira , commonly known as simply Artur Jorge, is a Portuguese football coach and a former football player. He was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players of all time.-Club career:As a junior player, he started at the...

1988–1989   René Hauss
René Hauss
René Hauss was a French former footballer and coach.He spent his entire playing career with RC Strasbourg....

1989–1990   Henryk Kasperczak
Henryk Kasperczak
Henryk Wojciech Kasperczak is a Polish football manager and a football player.As a player, Kasperczak took part in two FIFA World Cups with Poland, achieving third place in 1974, as well as a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.As a manager, Kasperczak enjoyed most...

1990–1992   Luc Bruder
1992–1993   Camille Choquier
Camille Choquier
Camille Choquier is a former French football goalkeeper who played for SC Abbeville, SAS Épinal, Stade Saint-Germain and its successor, Paris SG.He coached Paris SG, Amiens SC, Melun, Poissy, RC Paris, Corbeil and Les Lilas....

1993–2000   Jean-Marie Lawniczak
2000–2002   Jean-Michel Cavalli
Jean-Michel Cavalli
Jean-Michel Cavalli is a French and Corsican licenced professional football manager and former football player.-Biography:...

2002   Régis Roche
2002–2004   Jean-Guy Wallemme
Jean-Guy Wallemme
Jean-Guy Wallemme is a former French footballer, who is currently manager manager of Congo.He was a mainstay of the RC Lens team which won the French championship in 1998.In August 2011 he took over the Congolese national team....

2004–2005   Stéphane Paille
Stéphane Paille
Stéphane Paille is a French former professional footballer who played for the French national team as well as for various clubs sides in France, Portugal, Switzerland and Scotland...

2008–2010   Ali Tabti
2010–present   Azzedine Meguellatti


League

  • Ligue 1
    Ligue 1
    Ligue 1 , is the French professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division of the French football league system. Ligue 1 is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel, the other being Ligue 2....

    • Champions (1): 1936
  • Ligue 2
    Ligue 2
    Ligue 2 , formerly known as Division 2, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Professionnel , the other being Ligue 1, the country's top football division...

    • Champions (1): 1986
  • Championnat de France amateur
    • Winners (1): 2004 (Group D)
  • Championnat de France amateur 2
    • Winners (1): 2007 (Group F)
  • Division d'Honneur (Paris Île-de-France)
    • Champions (1): 1973

Cup

  • Coupe de France
    Coupe de France
    The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France , is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation...

    • Champions (5): 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1949
    • Runners-Up (3): 1930, 1950, 1990
  • Coupe Gambardella
    Coupe Gambardella
    The Coupe Gambardella is a French football cup competition held between the under-19s of the French football clubs, organized by the French Football Federation ....

    • Champions (2): 1959, 1987

Other

  • USFSA Championnat
    • Champions (1): 1907
  • USFSA Paris Championnat
    • Champions (6): 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1919
  • FFFA Ligue de Paris
    • Champions (2): 1931, 1932
  • Coupe Dewar
    • Champions (4): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912
    • Runners-Up (1): 1901

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