Racing Club de France Football

 

During the 1900 Summer Olympics, Racing Club de France hosted the athletics events at Croix-Catelan Stadium (the club's previous home).^[3] Racing's zenith was the 1930s and 1940s, when the club won Ligue 1 in 1936 and the Coupe de France in 1936, 1939, 1940, 1945 and 1949. The club was also successful in the early 1960s, finishing second in the first division in 1961 and 1962. 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, businessman Jean-Luc Lagardère wanted to build a team of stars and invested in the club as a second major club in Paris (with Paris Saint-Germain). Although he considered a merger of Paris 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 coach Artur Jorge after Jorge's victory in the European Cup with FC Porto. He completed the team with Gérard Buscher and Pascal 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.^[4] Before the 2009–10 season, Racing reached a financial agreement with the city of Levallois. The club's association and support from the commune resulted in a name change to Racing Club de France Levallois 92.^[5] Despite assistance from Levallois, Racing was relegated to the Championnat de France amateur 2 by the DNCG in July 2010 after it was determined that the club had a €500,000 debt. On 21 November 2010, Racing Levallois and UJA Alfortville announced plans to merge for the following season. In 2012, the club returned to Colombes as Racing Club de France Colombes 92. The club achieved promotion in the 2021–22 Championnat National 3 season to reach Championnat National 2 where they currently compete in Group A.

 

For the 2023–24 season, RC France will play their matches at Stade Alphonse Le Gallo due to the renovation of their original home ground, Stade Yves du Manoir.

Despite the first half of the 2023–24 were positive for Racing, the second half of the 2023–24 is extremely negative for the club, Racing lost almost his matches before being relegated to Champonnat National 3 despite a 4–3 win against FC Borgo,^[6] however they were given a reprieve due to administrative relegations from other sides so they were not relegated.^[7]

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  Racing Club de France: (1896–1932, 1966–1981, 2005–2007)
• Racing Club de Paris: (1932–1966, 1981–1987, 1999–2005)
• Matra Racing: (1987–1989)
• Racing Paris 1: (1989–1991)
• Racing 92: (1991–1995)
• Racing Club de France 92: (1995–1999)
• Racing Club de France football 92: (2007–2009)
• Racing Club de France Levallois 92: (2009–2012)
• Racing Club de France Colombes 92: (2012–2018)
• Racing Club de France Football: (2018–present)

As of 18 August 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   ALG Anis Derkaoui — GK   GLP Rubens Adélaïde 16 GK   MLI Sory Camara — DF   FRA Ouassim Faradji — DF   FRA Sabri Daouadji — DF   FRA Baila Dia — DF   SEN Salif Dramé — DF   FRA Abderrahmane Tabbackh — DF   FRA Valentin Tacheau — DF   FRA Yohan Somme — DF   FRA Maxime Da Veiga — MF   FRA Adama Camara — MF   FRA Adama Niakaté

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   FRA Charles-André Raux Yao — MF   FRA Fabien Lippmann — MF   FRA Mohamed El Kourchi — MF   FRA Merwan Ifnaoui — MF   FRA Walid Ait Draoui — MF   FRA Romain Vidot — MF   FRA Jason Jacqueray — FW   FRA Lilian Ricol — FW   FRA Moriba Traoré — FW   FRA Arnold Vula — FW   CTA Ghislain Vénuste Baboula

The following players have represented Racing in league 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, see Category:Racing Club de France football Colombes 92 players.

• President : Patrick Norbert
• Vice-president : Guillaume Norbert
• General secretary : –
• Manager : Guillaume Norbert
• Assistant manager : Serge Gnonsoro

• Ligue 1 champions: 1935–36
  • Runners-up: 1960–61, 1961–62
• Ligue 2 champions: 1985–86
• Championnat National 2: 2003–04 (Group D)
• Championnat National 3: 2006–07 (Group F), 2022 (Group L)
• Division d'Honneur (Paris Île-de-France) championship: 1973
• Coupe de France champions: 1935–36, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1944–45, 1948–49
  • Runners-up: 1929–30, 1949–50, 1989–90
• Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques Championship: 1907
• USFSA Paris Championship: 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1919
• FFFA Ligue de Paris champions: 1931, 1932
• Coupe Dewar champions: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1912
  • Runners-up: 1901

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