Racing FC Union Luxembourg
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Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg , usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football
club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg
.
, Union Luxembourg
, and CS Alliance 01. Its heritage is further complicated by the ancestry of those three clubs, all of which were formed by mergers:
In its first season
as a united team, Racing finished seventh in the National Division
, equal on points with fifth-place FC Wiltz 71
. They have improved their placing steadily since then, becoming challengers for the league title. In 2006-07
, they finished fourth, and in the 2007-2008
season, they achieved their best ever ranking: finishing 2nd.
In the 2008-2009 season Racing played Kalmar FF (SWE) and lost 1:10 on aggregate. They lost 0:3 at home and 1:7 away with Sully Billon scoring the only goal.
Overall, Racings's record in European competition reads:
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
.
History
It was formed in 2005 as an amalgam of three clubs from Luxembourg City: CA Spora LuxembourgCA Spora Luxembourg
CA Spora Luxembourg was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...
, Union Luxembourg
Union Luxembourg
Union Sportive Luxembourg, usually known as Union Luxembourg, was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...
, and CS Alliance 01. Its heritage is further complicated by the ancestry of those three clubs, all of which were formed by mergers:
- CA Spora Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1923 of Racing Club LuxembourgRacing Club LuxembourgRacing Club Luxembourg is a now defunct Luxembourgian team which was merged with Sporting Club Luxembourg in 1923 to make CA Spora Luxembourg....
and Sporting Club LuxembourgSporting Club LuxembourgSporting Club Luxembourg are a now defunct Luxembourgian football team which was merged with Racing Club Luxembourg to become CA Spora Luxembourg in 1923....
. - Union Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1925 of US Hollerich BonnevoieUS Hollerich BonnevoieUS Hollerich Bonnevoie is a defunct football team which was merged with Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost to create Union Sportive Luxembourg in 1925....
and Jeunesse Sportive VerlorenkostJeunesse Sportive VerlorenkostJS Verlorenhost is a defunct football team which was merged with US Hollerich Bonnevoie to create Union Sportive Luxembourg in 1925....
. - CS Alliance 01 was formed by the merger in 2001 of FC Aris BonnevoieFC Aris BonnevoieFC Aris Bonnevoie was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is now a part of Racing FC Union Luxembourg.-History:...
and CS Hollerich.
In its first season
Luxembourg National Division 2005-06
The 2005-06 season of Luxembourg's National Division football league ran from 7 August 2005 to 28 May 2006. The league title was won by F91 Dudelange, who also won the Luxembourg Cup to complete the Double.-Teams:...
as a united team, Racing finished seventh in the National Division
Luxembourg National Division
The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...
, equal on points with fifth-place FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71
FC Wiltz 71 is a football club, based in Wiltz, in north-western Luxembourg.It was formed in 1971 as an amalgam of Union Sportive Niederwiltz and Gold a Ro'd Wiltz...
. They have improved their placing steadily since then, becoming challengers for the league title. In 2006-07
Luxembourg National Division 2006-07
The 2006-07 season of Luxembourg's National Division ran from 5 August 2006 to 30 May 2007. F91 Dudelange continued their domination of the National Division by winning their third league title in a row; Dudelange also won the Luxembourg Cup to complete the Double.-Teams:The National Division was...
, they finished fourth, and in the 2007-2008
Luxembourg National Division 2007-08
The 2007-08 season of the Luxembourg National Division ran from August 2007 to 31 May 2008. F91 Dudelange won their fourth consecutive title.-Teams:-Format:As in 2006-07, the 2007-08 season involved involve only a round-robin amongst the fourteen teams...
season, they achieved their best ever ranking: finishing 2nd.
European Competition
Racing FC qualified for UEFA European competitions once.- UEFA CupUEFA CupThe UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
- Qualifying round (1): 2008-09
In the 2008-2009 season Racing played Kalmar FF (SWE) and lost 1:10 on aggregate. They lost 0:3 at home and 1:7 away with Sully Billon scoring the only goal.
Overall, Racings's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racing FC Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 |