R. Union Saint-Gilloise

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Union
Full name	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Nickname(s)	Les Unionistes Union 60
Founded	November 1, 1897
Ground	Stade Joseph Marien, Forest, Brussels (Capacity 6000)
Chairman	Michielsen Willy
Manager	Jacques Urbain
League	Belgian Third Division A
2007-08	Belgian Second Division, 18th (relegated)
Home colours 　 Away colours

R. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality of Saint-Gilles, Brussels. It has been in the second division since 2004-05. Its matricule is the n°10.

Contents 1 History 2 Honours 3 Current squad 4 Famous past players 5 References

[edit] History

The club was founded in 1897 and obtained its first of eleven titles as Champion of Belgium in 1904. Until World War II it was a major team in Belgian football, establishing a well-known record in Belgium in the years 1933 to 1935 (they played 60 consecutive games without losing). After the war, it had a brief spell of European success, playing the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup between 1958 and 1965 (but this cup was not bound with the championship final table), and attaining the semi-finals in the 1958-60 edition after a two legged victory against A.S. Roma. In 1963, the club is relegated to the second division, and even attained the lowest national level in 1980.

[edit] Honours

• Belgian First Division:
  • Winners (11): 1903-04, 1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-13, 1922-23, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35
  • Runners-up (8): 1902-03, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923-24
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (1): 1963-64
  • Runners-up (1): 1967-68
• Belgian Third Division A:
  • Winners (2): 1975-76, 1983-84
• Belgian Third Division B:
  • Winners (1): 2003-04
• Belgian Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1912-13, 1913-14

[edit] Current squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Mulopo Kudimbana 2 DF Stéphane Poncet 3 FW Sébastien Siani (on loan from RSC Anderlecht) 4 DF Rémy Kéromest 5 DF Christophe Préseaux 6 MF Jules César Oulaï 7 DF Davy Peeters 8 DF Stéphane Stassin 10 DF David Rimbold 12 GK Fabian Duquesne 13 FW Giuseppe Gentile 14 MF Evariste Ngolok 15 MF Gertjan Martens 16 MF Diowo Wetshi Emongo

No. Position Player 17 FW Yves Buelinckx 18 MF Ivan Perez Avial 19 MF Samuel Dog 20 DF David Habarugira 21 FW Karim Mokadem 22 DF Kevin Nicaise 23 GK Stefano Crimi 24 FW Zachary Zekhnini 25 MF Sammy Dehamla FW Benjamin Mokulu Tembe (on loan from FC Brussels) MF Dinanga Tsimpaka FW Josué Alex Aguie DF Hervé Kage (on loan from RSC Anderlecht)

[edit] Famous past players

• Christian Kinkela
• Sanharib Malki

[edit] References

• (English) (French) (Dutch) Official website

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