Racing FC Union Luxembourg
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Full name |
Racing Football Club Union Lëtzebuerg | ||
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Founded | 12 May 2005 | ||
Ground |
Stade Achille Hammerel, Luxembourg City | ||
Capacity | 5,814 | ||
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League | Luxembourg National Division | ||
2017–18 | National Division, 7th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Racing Football Club Union Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Racing Football Club Union Lëtzebuerg), usually abbreviated to Racing FC, is a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
In the summer of 2012 the club signed a partnership with financial powerhouse Europe Sports Group with the aim of reaching the UEFA Champions League or Europa League in the near future. The agency will be tasked with identifying and securing top class players from around the world to reach this goal. The club has also arranged a partnership with the 1st flight club Nancy of France.
History
It was formed in 2005 as an amalgam of three clubs from Luxembourg City: Spora, Union Luxembourg, and CS Alliance 01. Its heritage is further complicated by the ancestry of those three clubs, all of which were themselves formed by mergers:
- CA Spora Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1923 of Racing Club Luxembourg and Sporting Club Luxembourg.
- Union Luxembourg was formed by the merger in 1925 of US Hollerich Bonnevoie and Jeunesse Sportive Verlorenkost.
- CS Alliance 01 was formed by the merger in 2001 of Aris Bonnevoie and CS Hollerich.
In its first season as a united team, Racing finished seventh in the National Division, equal on points with fifth-place Wiltz. They have improved their placing steadily since then, becoming challengers for the league title. In 2006–07, they finished fourth, and in the 2007–08 season, they achieved their best ever ranking: finishing 2nd. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished in last place and was consequently relegated from the top level. Racing promptly returned to the top flight the following season, finishing 2nd. In 2016, the then president of Racing & ESTAC Troyes, Daniel Masoni, was ousted due to the neglect he showed Racing FC Union in favour of his French team. With the return of a Luxembourgish president, in the form of former FC Rodange 91 President Karine Reuter, the fortunes of the club began to change. This renewal process reached its preliminary climax with the first title the club has won since the fusion, namely the 2017–18 Luxembourg Cup.
Honours
Racing FC Union
- National Division:
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Luxembourg Cup:
- Winners (1): 2017-18
- Division of Honour:
- Runners-up (1): 2014–15
As CA Spora Luxembourg
- Winners (11): 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1948–49, 1955–56, 1960–61, 1988–89
- Runners-up (10): 1923–24, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1944–45, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1966–67, 1987–88
- Winners (8): 1927–28, 1931–32, 1939–40, 1949–50, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1979–80
- Runners-up (8): 1924–25, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1944–45, 1962–63, 1986–87
As Racing Club Luxembourg
- Winners (1): 1909–10
- Winners (1): 1921–22
As Sporting Club Luxembourg
- Winners (2): 1910–11, 1918–19
- Runners-up (3): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1915–16
As Union Luxembourg
- Winners (6): 1926–27, 1961–62, 1970–71, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
- Runners-up (9): 1921–22, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1992–93, 1997–98
- Winners (10): 1946–47, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1995–96
- Runners-up (10): 1922–23, 1925–26, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1996–97
As US Hollerich Bonnevoie
- Winners (5): 1911–12, 1913–14, 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17
- Runners-up (2): 1909–10, 1917–18
As FC Aris Bonnevoie
- Winners (3): 1963–64, 1965–66, 1971–72
- Runners-up (1): 1970–71
- Winners (1): 1966–67
- Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1975–76, 1978–79
European Competition
In the 2008–09 UEFA Cup Racing played Kalmar FF and lost 1–10 on aggregate. They lost 0–3 at home and 1–7 away with Sully Billon scoring the only goal.
Record by competition
Competition | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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UEFA Cup / Europa League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Overall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
Matches
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2008–09 | UEFA Cup | 1QR | 0–3 | 1–7 | 1–10 | |
2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 1QR | 0−2 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Current squad
2018–19 season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
Jacques Müller (July 1, 2005 – April 13, 2007) Alvaro da Cruz (July 1, 2007 – Sept 22, 2008) Yannick Bianchini (caretaker) (Sept 27, 2008 – Oct 21, 2008) Sébastien Allieri (Oct 22, 2008 – March 4, 2012) Claude Origer (March 5, 2012 – Feb 24, 2014) Alexandre Franceschi (Feb 25, 2014 – Mar 9, 2014) Pascal Lebrun (Mar 10, 2014 – Dec 18, 2014) Fabien Matagne (Jan 4, 2015 – Mar 17, 2016) Samy Smaili (Jul 1, 2016– Feb 28, 2017) Philippe Ciancanelli (Interim) Jacques Müller (Mar 20, 2017 – Nov 1, 2017) Patrick Grettnich (Nov 6, 2017 -
External links
- (in French) Racing FC Union Luxembourg official website