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 | 7,611 | ||
| Chairman |
 Daniel Masoni | ||
| Manager |
Alexandre Franceschi | ||
| League | Luxembourg Division of Honour | ||
| 2013-14 | Luxembourg National Division, 14th (relegated) | ||
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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 AS Nancy of France.
History
It was formed in 2005 as an amalgam of three clubs from Luxembourg City: CA Spora Luxembourg, 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 FC 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 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 2007-08 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.
Honours
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
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
Racing FC qualified for UEFA European competitions once.
- UEFA Cup
- Qualifying round (1): 2008–09
In the 2008-09 season 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.
Overall, Racings's record in European competition reads:
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
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| Racing FC Union | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 |
Current squad
2014–15 season[1]
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–)